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"ref": "[1973, Arthur Bremer, An Assassin's Diary, Harper's Magazine Press, page 141",
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
"word": "你在想什麼？"
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"note": "你在想什么？ (nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?) (no exact equivalent exists; lit., \"what are you thinking about?\")",
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
"word": "min jár az eszed?"
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
"word": "grosik za twoje myśli"
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
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"word": "你在想什麼？"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "你在想什么？ (nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?) (no exact equivalent exists; lit., \"what are you thinking about?\")",
"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts"
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"word": "penni ajatuksistasi"
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
"word": "min jár az eszed?"
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
"word": "mi jár a fejedben?"
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
"word": "grosik za twoje myśli"
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"sense": "inquiry into the thoughts",
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