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格格不入

Mandarin · pinyin gé gé bù rù

Meanings

  1. (idiom) inharmonious
  2. incompatible
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格
gé · pattern, standard, form; style
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
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2–2–4–4 · ge2 ge2 bu4 ru4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaak3 gaak3 bat1 jap6

Cantonese word readings for 格格不入. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gaak3 gaak3 bat1 jap6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) inharmonious; incompatible

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