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貴人多忘

简贵人多忘 · 繁貴人多忘

Mandarin · pinyin guì rén duō wàng

an eminent person has short memory (idiom)

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貴: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
忘: wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
贵: guì · expensive, costly, valuable

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4–2–1–4 · gui4 ren2 duo1 wang4

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gwai3 jan4 do1 mong4

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