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非異人任

简非异人任 · 繁非異人任

Mandarin · pinyin fēi yì rén rèn

to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
異: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
任: rèn · trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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1–4–2–4 · fei1 yi4 ren2 ren4

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fei1 ji6 jan4 jam6

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(idiomatic) to avoid assigning one's duty to others

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