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沒完沒了

简没完没了 · 繁沒完沒了

Mandarin · pinyin méi wán méi liǎo

without end
incessantly
on and on

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
完: wán · complete, finish, settle; whole
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–2–2–3 · mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mut6 jyun4 mut6 liu5

Cantonese word readings for 沒完沒了. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to be endless; to be without end

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