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說不過去

简 说不过去 · 繁 說不過去
Mandarin · pinyin shuō bu guò qù

Meanings

  1. cannot be justified
  2. inexcusable
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說
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
说
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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1–5–4–4 · shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4

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adj

  1. (idiomatic) to be unable to explain away; cannot justify morally

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