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狗屁不通

Mandarin · pinyin gǒu pì bù tōng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical
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狗
gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
屁
pì · break wind; fart; buttocks
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
通
tōng · pass through; common; communicate
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3–4–4–1 · gou3 pi4 bu4 tong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1

Cantonese word readings for 狗屁不通. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1

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phrase

  1. (figurative, vulgar) incoherent; nonsensical; bullshit

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