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不知道

bat1 zi1 dou6*3

bu4 zhi1 dao4

do not know | Cant.: 唔知道

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2

不知道

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
知 zi1 zi3 zhi1 {zhi4} - know, understand, comprehend
道 dou6 dao4 - path, road, the way; method

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This word was added by XieChengnuo on 6th Mar 2006 and last edited on 19th Dec 2006

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