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駑鈍

简驽钝 · 繁駑鈍

Mandarin · pinyin nú dùn

(literary) dull
slow-witted

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驽: nú · tired, old horse; old, weak
钝: dùn · blunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted

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2–4 · nu2 dun4

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