来历不明(lái lì bù míng)

4 charactersTrad. 來歷不明

(idiom) of unknown origin

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Word information

Pinyin
lái lì bù míng
Meaning
(idiom) of unknown origin; of dubious background
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
來歷不明

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