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不像話

简不像话 · 繁不像話

Mandarin · pinyin bù xiàng huà

unreasonable
shocking
outrageous

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
像: xiàng · a picture, image, figure; to resemble
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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4–4–4 · bu4 xiang4 hua4

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adj

unreasonable; inappropriate
outrageous; ridiculous; shameful

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