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冇禮貌

mou5 lai5 maau6

impolite; rude

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

冇禮貌

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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冇 mou5 mao3; mou3 - do not have
禮 lai5 li3 - social custom; rites; ceremony
貌 maau6 mao4 - [1] [n] countenance; facial appearance; featur

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