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不可或缺

Mandarin · pinyin bù kě huò quē

Meanings

  1. necessary
  2. must have
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可
kě · may, can, -able; possibly
或
huò · or, either, else; perhaps, maybe
缺
quē · be short of, lack; gap, deficit
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4–3–4–1 · bu4 ke3 huo4 que1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3

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bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) necessary; must-have; indispensable

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