不可抗力

Mandarin · pinyin bù kě kàng lì

Meanings

  1. force majeure; act of God
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可
kě · may, can, -able; possibly
抗
kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
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4–3–4–4 · bu4 ke3 kang4 li4

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bat1 ho2 kong3 lik6

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noun

  1. (law) force majeure; act of God

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