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避不見面

简避不见面 · 繁避不見面

Mandarin · pinyin bì bù jiàn miàn

to refuse to meet sb
to avoid sb

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避: bì · avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–4–4–4 · bi4 bu4 jian4 mian4

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