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也好不了多少

Mandarin · pinyin yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo

hardly any better
just as bad

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也: yě · also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate

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3–3–5–3–1–3 · ye3 hao3 bu5 liao3 duo1 shao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jaa5 hou2 bat1 liu5 do1 siu2

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