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未置可否

Mandarin · pinyin wèi zhì kě fǒu

to refuse to comment
same as 不置可否

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
置: zhì · place, lay out; set aside
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
否: fǒu · not, no, negative; final particle; hexagram ䷋

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4–4–3–3 · wei4 zhi4 ke3 fou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei6 zi3 ho2 fau2

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