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不給力

简不给力 · 繁不給力

Mandarin · pinyin bù gěi lì

lame (unimpressive)
a huge letdown
not to try at all

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
給: gěi · give; by, for
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
给: gěi · give; by, for

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4–3–4 · bu4 gei3 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 kap1 lik6

Cantonese word readings for 不給力. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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