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顫抖不已

简颤抖不已 · 繁顫抖不已

Mandarin · pinyin chàn dǒu bù yǐ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

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抖: dǒu · tremble, shake, rouse; give shake
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
已: yǐ · already; finished; stop
颤: chàn · shiver, tremble; trembling

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4–3–4–3 · chan4 dou3 bu4 yi3

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