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違時絕俗

简违时绝俗 · 繁違時絕俗

Mandarin · pinyin wéi shí jué sú

to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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俗: sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
违: wéi · disobey, violate, defy; be apart from
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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2–2–2–2 · wei2 shi2 jue2 su2

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wai4 si4 zyut6 zuk6

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