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高不可攀

Mandarin · pinyin gāo bù kě pān

too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
攀: pān · climb; pull; hang on to

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1–4–3–1 · gao1 bu4 ke3 pan1

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gou1 bat1 ho2 paan1

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