巴不能夠

简 巴不能够 · 繁 巴不能夠
Mandarin · pinyin bā bù néng gòu

Meanings

  1. avid
  2. eager for
  3. longing for
  4. to look forward to
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巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
能
néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
夠
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够
gòu · enough, adequate
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1–4–2–4 · ba1 bu4 neng2 gou4

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baa1 bat1 nang4 gau3

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