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過得去
简 过得去 · 繁 過得去Mandarin · pinyin guò dé qù
Meanings
- lit. can pass through (an opening)
- fig. can get by (in life)
- tolerably well
- not too bad
- How are you getting by?
- How's life?
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4–2–4 · guo4 de2 qu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwo3 dak1 heoi3
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verb
- to be able to get through
- to get by
- (chiefly rhetorically) to feel at ease and justified; to have an easy conscience
adj
- passable; acceptable
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