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蠻不講理

简 蛮不讲理 · 繁 蠻不講理
Mandarin · pinyin mán bù jiǎng lǐ

Meanings

  1. completely unreasonable
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蠻
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
講
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理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
蛮
mán · barbarians; barbarous, savage
讲
jiǎng · explain; discuss; talk
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Mandarin tones

2–4–3–3 · man2 bu4 jiang3 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maan4 bat1 gong2 lei5

Cantonese word readings for 蠻不講理. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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maan4 bat1 gong2 lei5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) rude and unreasonable

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