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不好惹

Mandarin · pinyin bù hǎo rě

not to be trifled with
not to be pushed around
stand no nonsense

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
惹: rě · irritate, vex, offend, incite

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4–3–3 · bu4 hao3 re3

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