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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) / boorish / rough and ready / sloppy
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Original source entry:

粗枝大葉 粗枝大叶 [cu1 zhi1 da4 ye4] /thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)/boorish/rough and ready/sloppy/

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