不乾不淨

简 不干不净 · 繁 不乾不淨
Mandarin · pinyin bù gān bù jìng

Meanings

  1. unclean
  2. filthy
  3. foul-mouthed
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
乾
qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
淨
jìng · pure, clean, unspoiled
干
gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
净
jìng · clean, pure; cleanse
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4–1–4–4 · bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 gon1 bat1 zeng6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) dirty; unclean; filthy
  2. (idiomatic) foul-mouthed; obscene (of language)

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