沒水平

简 没水平 · 繁 沒水平
Mandarin · pinyin méi shuǐ píng

Meanings

  1. disgraceful
  2. poor quality
  3. substandard
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沒
méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
平
píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
没
méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink
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2–3–2 · mei2 shui3 ping2

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mut6 seoi2 ping4

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