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巴不能夠

简巴不能够 · 繁巴不能夠

Mandarin · pinyin bā bù néng gòu

avid
eager for
longing for
to look forward to

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
能: néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
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够: gòu · enough, adequate

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1–4–2–4 · ba1 bu4 neng2 gou4

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