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屢教不改
简 屡教不改 · 繁 屢教不改Mandarin · pinyin lǚ jiào bù gǎi
Meanings
- lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition
- incorrigible
- unrepentant
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3–4–4–3 · lu:3 jiao4 bu4 gai3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
leoi5 gaau3 bat1 goi2
Cantonese word readings for 屢教不改. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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leoi5 gaau3 bat1 goi2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to have been taught many times, but still do wrong anyway; to be incorrigible
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