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迷不知返

Mandarin · pinyin mí bù zhī fǎn

to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)

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迷: mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
返: fǎn · return, revert to, restore

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2–4–1–3 · mi2 bu4 zhi1 fan3

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mai4 bat1 zi1 faan2

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