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漠不關心

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
unconcerned; indifferent; apathetic
  • 漠不关心
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The phrase combines the vastness of a desert with a bolted door to represent a heart that is closed and indifferent.
The phrase combines the vastness of a desert with a bolted door to represent a heart that is closed and indifferent.

Origin

The phrase is formed by combining four characters: 漠 (desert), 不 (not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-), 關 (door bolt), and 心 (heart).

The character 漠 is composed of the semantic component 水 (water) and the phonetic component 莫 (none; nothing; not anything). The character 關 is composed of the semantic component 門 (gate; door; entrance; opening; portal) and the phonetic component 𢇅.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese漠 “desert”
    • soundChinese莫 “none; nothing; not anything”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese關 “door bolt”
    • meaningChinese門 “gate; door; entrance; opening; portal (Classifier: 扇 m mn; 道 m c; 度 c; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 片 mn)”
    • soundChinese𢇅
  • characterChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. unconcerned; indifferent; apathetic

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 態度冷淡，毫不關心。 例：對於別人的事，他總是一副漠不關心的樣子。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0