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不求甚解

bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2

bu4 qiu2 shen4 jie3

not seek to understand things thoroughly; be content with superficial understanding

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3

不求甚解

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
求 kau4 qiu2 ju1 - ask for; seek ;demand; request
甚 sam6 shen4 {she2 shen2} - what; considerably
解 gaai2 gaai3 jie3 {jie4} - solve, explanation

This word was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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