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麻木不仁

má mù bù rén

4-character word

What 麻木不仁 means

1. numbed
2. insensitive
3. apathetic
4. thick-skinned

The characters in 麻木不仁

• 麻máhemp (variant of 麻
• 木mù(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 仁rénhumane; kernel

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