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若無其事

joek6 mou4 kei4 si6

calmly, nonchalance

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 738,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

若無其事

This word was added by bybell on 28th Aug 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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若 joek6 je5 yao4 re2 ruo4 {re3} | re3 {yao4 - if; suppose; supposing; assuming; provided
無 mou4 wu2 - not; negative; don't have
其 kei4 gei1 gei3 qi2 ji1 - he; she; it
事 si6 shi4 dian4 zhi4 - affair; business; duties; event

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