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揮之不去

huī zhī bù qù·ㄏㄨㄟㄓㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ

“unable to get rid of no matter how one tries to drive it away; said of memories, thoughts, or feelings that persistently linger and cannot be shaken off”

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揮

huī·ㄏㄨㄟ

To wave or brandish; to command or conduct; to scatter or disperse; to wipe away; to squander.

之

zhī·ㄓ

Possessive particle, similar to 的; pronoun for him, her, it, them; verb meaning to go; preposition indicating location or relation.

不

bù·ㄅㄨˋ

Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.

去

qù·ㄑㄩˋ

To go to a place; to leave; to depart; to die (euphemism); to send or remove; to be apart from; used before a verb to indicate going to do something.

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