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不是話

简不是话 · 繁不是話

Mandarin · pinyin bù shì huà

see 不像話 bù xiàng huà

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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4–4–4 · bu4 shi4 hua4

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