不可逾越

Mandarin · pinyin bù kě yú yuè

Meanings

  1. impassable
  2. insurmountable
  3. insuperable
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可
kě · may, can, -able; possibly
逾
yú · go over, pass over, exceed
越
yuè · exceed, go beyond; the more ...
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4–3–2–4 · bu4 ke3 yu2 yue4

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bat1 ho2 jyu4 jyut6

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  1. (idiomatic) impassable; insurmountable; insuperable

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