不擇手段 (bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6 | bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4) : by fair means or foul; unscrupulously; by hook or by crook

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不擇手段

bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6

bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4

by fair means or foul; unscrupulously; by hook or by crook

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

不擇手段 / 不择手段

This word has been viewed 2328 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 04:33 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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不 bat1 - not; no; un-
擇 zaak6 - select, choose
手 sau2 - hand
段 dyun6 - section, paragraph, phase

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不擇手段的 - unscrupulous

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