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見不得人

简见不得人 · 繁見不得人

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn bu dé rén

shameful

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–5–2–2 · jian4 bu5 de2 ren2

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(idiomatic) shameful and cannot be revealed

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