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勢不可擋

简势不可挡 · 繁勢不可擋

Mandarin · pinyin shì bù kě dǎng

see 勢不可當 shì bù kě dāng

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勢: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
擋: Look up this written character
势: shì · power, force; tendency
挡: dǎng · obstruct, impede; stop; resist

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4–4–3–3 · shi4 bu4 ke3 dang3

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sai3 bat1 ho2 dong2

Cantonese word readings for 勢不可擋. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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