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不醉不歸

简不醉不归 · 繁不醉不歸

Mandarin · pinyin bù zuì bù guī

lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom)
fig. let's make a night of it!

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
醉: zuì · intoxicated, drunk; addicted to
歸: Look up this written character
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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4–4–4–1 · bu4 zui4 bu4 gui1

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bat1 zeoi3 bat1 gwai1

Cantonese word readings for 不醉不歸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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