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談不攏

简谈不拢 · 繁談不攏

Mandarin · pinyin tán bù lǒng

can't come to an agreement

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談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname
拢: lǒng · collect, bring together

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2–4–3 · tan2 bu4 long3

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