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不分勝負

简不分胜负 · 繁不分勝負

Mandarin · pinyin bù fēn shèng fù

unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
to come out even
to tie
to draw

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
負: Look up this written character
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
负: fù · load, burden; carry, bear

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4–1–4–4 · bu4 fen1 sheng4 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 fan1 sing3 fu6

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(idiomatic) unable to distinguish the winner from the loser; to be tied

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