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無可厚非

简无可厚非 · 繁無可厚非

Mandarin · pinyin wú kě hòu fēi

see 未可厚非 wèi kě hòu fēi

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無: Look up this written character
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
厚: hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–3–4–1 · wu2 ke3 hou4 fei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 ho2 hau5 fei1

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phrase

(idiomatic) not altogether inexcusable; hard to blame; reasonable; understandable

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