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難不倒

简难不倒 · 繁難不倒

Mandarin · pinyin nán bù dǎo

not to pose a problem for sb
cannot stump sb

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難: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–4–3 · nan2 bu4 dao3

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