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未嘗不可

简未尝不可 · 繁未嘗不可

Mandarin · pinyin wèi cháng bù kě

(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
嘗: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
尝: cháng · taste; experience, experiment

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4–2–4–3 · wei4 chang2 bu4 ke3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2

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(idiomatic) to not be forbidden or impossible

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