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不勝
简 不胜 · 繁 不勝Mandarin · pinyin bù shèng
Meanings
- cannot bear or stand
- be unequal to
- very
- extremely
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4–4 · bu4 sheng4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 sing1
Cantonese word readings for 不勝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
verb
- (literary) to not win; to lose
verb
- (literary) to be not up to; to be unable to bear
- (literary) to be to an unlimited degree; to be to the point where one cannot take it anymore
- (literary) Placed between two identical monosyllabic verbs, to indicate difficulty in performing or completing an action.
- (regional) to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
adv
- (literary) tremendously
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