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不可估量

bat1 ho2 gu2 loeng6

bu4 ke3 gu1 liang4

inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure

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

不可估量

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 ho2 hak1 ke3 {ke4} - may; can; possibly
估 gu2 gu3 gu1 gu4 - estimate; appraise; assess
量 loeng4 loeng6 liang2 {liang4} - to measure; quantity; capacity

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