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莫如

Mandarin · pinyin mò rú

Meanings

  1. it would be better
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莫
mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
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4–2 · mo4 ru2

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mok6 jyu4

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conj

  1. (literary) it would be better to; might as well; let's

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