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不成樣子

简不成样子 · 繁不成樣子

Mandarin · pinyin bù chéng yàng zi

shapeless
deformed
ruined
beyond recognition
(of a person) reduced to a shadow

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
樣: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
样: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style

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4–2–4–5 · bu4 cheng2 yang4 zi5

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bat1 sing4 joeng6 zi2

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