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不動聲色 (bat1 dung6 seng1 sik1) — to maintain one's composure; stay calm and collected; not turn a hair; not bat an eyelid in Cantonese

batˉ¹不dungˍ₆動sengˉ¹聲sikˉ¹色
简 不动声色
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4

Meaning of 不動聲色

nounto maintain one's composure; stay calm and collected; not turn a hair; not bat an eyelid

Characters in 不動聲色

不bat1
not; no; un-
動dung6
movement; action; motion
聲sing1
make a sound; declare; state
色sik1
sensuality; desire for beauty; lust; lewdness; carnal pleasure

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