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說不準

简说不准 · 繁說不準

Mandarin · pinyin shuō bù zhǔn

unable to say
can't say precisely

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說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
准: zhǔn · approve, allow, permit; in accord

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1–4–3 · shuo1 bu4 zhun3

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verb

to be unable to speak about with confidence

adv

maybe; possibly

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