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難分難捨

简难分难舍 · 繁難分難捨

Mandarin · pinyin nán fēn nán shě

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
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难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
舍: shě · shè · house, dwelling; dwell, reside

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2–1–2–3 · nan2 fen1 nan2 she3

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