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離心

简离心 · 繁離心

Mandarin · pinyin lí xīn

to be at odds with
centrifugal (force)

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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2–1 · li2 xin1

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verb

to be at odds with the community or the leadership; to not be of the same mind
to recede from the centre
to centrifugate
(weightlifting): to perform an eccentric repetition

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