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不可收拾

bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6

bu4 ke3 shou1 shi5

unmanageable, out of hand, hopeless | [粵]: 一鑊泡

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3

不可收拾

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 ho2 hak1 ke3 {ke4} - may; can; possibly
收 sau1 shou1 shou4 - receive; gather; collect
拾 sip3 sap6 shi2 {she4} {shi1} {shi5} | she - to pick up; to collect; to put away

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 2nd Jul 2008

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