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Open the tool →分文不受 (fēn wén bù shòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accept no payment whatsoever”.
分文不受 is pronounced fēn wén bù shòu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 分文不受 means “not accept a single cent”. It is used to mean “to accept no payment whatsoever”.
分:指银子计量的最小单位;文:指制钱的最小单位。一个钱也不接受。比喻不计报酬