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無可無不可

简无可无不可 · 繁無可無不可

Mandarin · pinyin wú kě wú bù kě

neither for nor against sth
indifferent

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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–3–2–4–3 · wu2 ke3 wu2 bu4 ke3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 ho2 mou4 bat1 ho2

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