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非分之想

Mandarin · pinyin fēi fèn zhī xiǎng

(idiom) a presumptuous desire; an aspiration beyond one's reach

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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider

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1–4–1–3 · fei1 fen4 zhi1 xiang3

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fei1 fan6 zi1 soeng2

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