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擇不開

简择不开 · 繁擇不開

Mandarin · pinyin zhái bu kāi

impossible to separate
impossible to disentangle
cannot take time out

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擇: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
择: zé · select, choose, pick out
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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2–5–1 · zhai2 bu5 kai1

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zaak6 bat1 hoi1

Cantonese word readings for 擇不開. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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