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不可枚舉

简不可枚举 · 繁不可枚舉

Mandarin · pinyin bù kě méi jǔ

innumerable (idiom)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
枚: méi · stalk of shrub, trunk of tree
舉: Look up this written character
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend

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4–3–2–3 · bu4 ke3 mei2 ju3

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bat1 ho2 mui4 geoi2

Cantonese word readings for 不可枚舉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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