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吃不消

hek3 bat1 siu1

chi1 bu5 xiao1 (PRC), chi1 bu4 xiao1 (Taiwan)

cannot stomach it; cannot stand it anymore. Syn.: 受不了. Cant.: 頂唔住; 頂唔順

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 597,000

吃不消

吃 hek3 hat1 chi1 {ji2} - eat (Mandarin)
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
消 siu1 xiao1 - vanish; disperse; quench

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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