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志不在此 (zi3 bat1 zoi6 ci2) — not interested or ambitious about this: 志 means "ambition/intention/goal/will", 不在此 means "not (present) here" in Cantonese

zi˗₃志batˉ¹不zoiˍ₆在ciˊ²此
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi4 bu4 zai4 ci3

Meaning of 志不在此

nounnot interested or ambitious about this: 志 means "ambition/intention/goal/will", 不在此 means "not (present) here"

Characters in 志不在此

志zi3
make up one's mind to pursue some object; be bent on doing something
不bat1
not; no; un-
在zoi6
be alive; living; be present; exist
此ci2
such; thus

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