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蠻不講理

简蛮不讲理 · 繁蠻不講理

Mandarin · pinyin mán bù jiǎng lǐ

completely unreasonable

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蠻: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
講: Look up this written character
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
蛮: mán · barbarians; barbarous, savage
讲: jiǎng · explain; discuss; talk

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2–4–3–3 · man2 bu4 jiang3 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maan4 bat1 gong2 lei5

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(idiomatic) rude and unreasonable

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