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難以自已

简难以自已 · 繁難以自已

Mandarin · pinyin nán yǐ zì yǐ

cannot control oneself (idiom)
to be beside oneself

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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
已: yǐ · already; finished; stop
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–3–4–3 · nan2 yi3 zi4 yi3

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naan4 ji5 zi6 ji5

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