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不得了

bat1 dak1 liu5

bu4 de2 liao3

desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,790,000

不得了

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
得 dak1 de2 de5 dei3 - get; obtain; need
了 liu5 le5 liao3 liao4 - le5: [particle] | liao3: understand; settle

This word was added by tuan on 22nd Jul 2004 and last edited on 27th Apr 2008

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