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保不齊

简保不齐 · 繁保不齊

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo bu qí

more likely than not
quite possible
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保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
齊: qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
齐: qí · even, uniform, of equal length

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3–5–2 · bao3 bu5 qi2

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bou2 bat1 cai4

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adv

(colloquial) may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly

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