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半間不界

简半间不界 · 繁半間不界

Mandarin · pinyin bàn gān bù gà

shallow
not thorough
superficial

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半: bàn · half
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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4–1–4–4 · ban4 gan1 bu4 ga4

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bun3 gaan1 bat1 gaai3

Cantonese word readings for 半間不界. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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