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動不動

dung6 bat1 dung6

dong4 bu5 dong4 (PRC), dong4 bu4*2 dong4 (Taiwan)

easily; frequently; at every turn

Cantonese: /yuk1 di/

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2

動不動 / 动不动

動 dung6 dong4 - move, stir; change, alter
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
動 dung6 dong4 - move, stir; change, alter

This word was added by bybell on 5th Oct 2005 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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