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Pronunciation
做生意 ( zuò shēng yì ) 本來 ( běn lái ) 就是 ( jiù shì ) 說 ( shuì ) 不清 ( bù qīng ) 道 ( dào ) 不 ( bù ) 明 ( míng ) 的 ( de ) 事 ( shì )
做 (zuò, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ) to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on a [CE-DICT]
生 (うぶ) (adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) (esp. 初, 初心) innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears; (n-pref) (2) (産, 生) birth- [EDICT] (いく) (pref) (arch) vital; virile; lively [EDICT] (き) (n,pref) pure; undiluted; raw; crude [EDICT] (せい;しょう) (n) (1) life; living; (n,n-suf) (2) (せい only) (male) (hum) I; me; myself [EDICT] (なま) (adj-no,adj-na,n,n-pref) (1) raw; uncooked; fresh; (2) natural; unedited; unprocessed; crude; (3) (col) unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom); (4) live (i.e. not recorded); (5) inexperienced; unpolished; green; (6) (abbr) (See 御生,生意気) impudence; sauciness; (7) (abbr) (See 生ビール) unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer; (pref) (8) partially; somewhat; half-; semi-; (P) [EDICT] (ふ) (n,n-suf) (See 芝生) area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.) [EDICT] (なまり) (n) (uk) (abbr) (See 生り節) boiled and half-dried bonito [EDICT] (shēng, ㄕㄥ ) to be born; to give birth; life; to grow [CE-DICT]
意 (い) (n) (1) feelings; thoughts; (2) meaning [EDICT] (yì, ㄧˋ ) idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate; abbr. for Italy 意大利 [CE-DICT]
說 (shuì, ㄕㄨㄟˋ ) persuade (politically) [CE-DICT] (shuō, ㄕㄨㄛ ) to speak; to say; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory) [CE-DICT]
不 (ふ) (pref) un-; non-; negative prefix [EDICT] (ぶ) (pref) (1) un-; non-; (2) bad ...; poor ... [EDICT] (bù, ㄅㄨˋ ) (negative prefix); not; no [CE-DICT]
清 (しん) (n) Qing (dynasty of China, 1616-1912); Ch'ing [EDICT] (さや) (adv) (1) (arch) clearly; brightly; (2) cleanly; purely [EDICT] (qīng, ㄑㄧㄥ ) clear; distinct; complete; pure; the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) [CE-DICT]