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不香嗎

简不香吗 · 繁不香嗎

Mandarin · pinyin bù xiāng ma

(slang) would be better (abbr. for 這錢買排骨它不香嗎 zhè qián mǎi pái gǔ tā bù xiāng ma for that money, a pork cutlet would be more appetizing, would it not?)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
嗎: ma · final interrogative particle
吗: ma · final interrogative particle

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4–1–5 · bu4 xiang1 ma5

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