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了不起

liu5 bat1 hei2

liao3 bu5 qi3

amazing; terrific; extraordinary [粵]: 巴閉, 犀利

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3

了不起

了 liu5 le5 liao3 liao4 - le5: [particle] | liao3: understand; settle
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
起 hei2 qi3 - to start; rise; get up

This word was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 and last edited on 29th Aug 2008

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