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不實

简不实 · 繁不實

Mandarin · pinyin bù shí

untrue; false; unfounded
(literary) (of a plant) to not bear fruit

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere

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4–2 · bu4 shi2

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bat1 sat6

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adj

nonfactual; incorrect; false
unfounded; groundless

verb

(literary) to not bear fruit

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