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插不上手

Mandarin · pinyin chā bu shàng shǒu

Meanings

  1. to be unable to intervene
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插
chā · insert, stick into; plant
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
手
shǒu · hand
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1–5–4–3 · cha1 bu5 shang4 shou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caap3 bat1 soeng5 sau2

Cantonese word readings for 插不上手. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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caap3 bat1 soeng5 sau2

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