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不倫不類

简 不伦不类 · 繁 不倫不類
Mandarin · pinyin bù lún bù lèi

Meanings

  1. out of place
  2. inappropriate
  3. incongruous
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
倫
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類
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伦
lún · normal human relationships
类
lèi · class, group, kind, category
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4–2–4–4 · bu4 lun2 bu4 lei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 leon4 bat1 leoi6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) nondescript; neither fish nor fowl

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