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不成體統

简不成体统 · 繁不成體統

Mandarin · pinyin bù chéng tǐ tǒng

not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
bad form
unacceptable behavior

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
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体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
统: tǒng · govern, command, control; unite

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4–2–3–3 · bu4 cheng2 ti3 tong3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 sing4 tai2 tung2

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(idiomatic) most improper; downright outrageous

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