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禽獸不如

简 禽兽不如 · 繁 禽獸不如
Mandarin · pinyin qín shòu bù rú

Meanings

  1. worse than a beast
  2. to behave immorally
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Characters in this entry

禽
qín · birds, fowl; surname; capture
獸
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
兽
shòu · beast, animal; bestial
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2–4–4–2 · qin2 shou4 bu4 ru2

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kam4 sau3 bat1 jyu4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) worse than a beast

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