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未可厚非

Mandarin · pinyin wèi kě hòu fēi

not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
not altogether inexcusable
understandable

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
厚: hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175

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4–3–4–1 · wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei6 ho2 hau5 fei1

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