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或多或少

Mandarin · pinyin huò duō huò shǎo

more or less

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或: huò · or, either, else; perhaps, maybe
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate

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4–1–4–3 · huo4 duo1 huo4 shao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waak6 do1 waak6 siu2

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(idiomatic) more or less (in varying degrees)

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