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無懈可擊

简无懈可击 · 繁無懈可擊

Mandarin · pinyin wú xiè kě jī

(idiom) impossible to fault
impeccable

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無: Look up this written character
懈: xiè · idle, relaxed, remiss
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
擊: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight

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2–4–3–1 · wu2 xie4 ke3 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 haai6 ho2 gik1

Cantonese word readings for 無懈可擊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

(idiomatic) unassailable; unbeatable; incontrovertible; unimpeachable

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