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不一而足

Mandarin · pinyin bù yī ér zú

by no means an isolated case
numerous

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156

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4–1–2–2 · bu4 yi1 er2 zu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 jat1 ji4 zuk1

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(idiomatic) cannot be described only by one example; by no means an isolated case; to be numerous; innumerable

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