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不會

简不会 · 繁不會

Mandarin · pinyin bù huì

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–4 · bu4 hui4

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verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 不, 會 /会.
be unlikely; will not
to be unable to; to have not learned to
Used in rhetorical questions to express reproach for nonperformance of an action

intj

(chiefly Taiwan) you're welcome

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