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數不上

简数不上 · 繁數不上

Mandarin · pinyin shǔ bù shàng

not to deserve to be mentioned; not to qualify; below par

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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3–4–4 · shu3 bu4 shang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sou2 bat1 soeng5

Cantonese word readings for 數不上. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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