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馬不停蹄

简马不停蹄 · 繁馬不停蹄

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ bù tíng tí

unrelenting
without stopping to rest

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馬: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
停: tíng · stop, suspend, delay; suitable
蹄: tí · hoof; horse
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–4–2–2 · ma3 bu4 ting2 ti2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa5 bat1 ting4 tai4

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(idiomatic) to be busy non-stop

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