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沒治

简没治 · 繁沒治

Mandarin · pinyin méi zhì

hopeless
helpless
incurable
fantastic
out of this world

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–4 · mei2 zhi4

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adj

very bad and unable to be saved
helpless
very good

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