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可一而不可再

Mandarin · pinyin kě yī ér bù kě zài

may be done once and once only; just this once

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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
再: zài · again, twice, re-

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3–1–2–4–3–4 · ke3 yi1 er2 bu4 ke3 zai4

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ho2 jat1 ji4 bat1 ho2 zoi3

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