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毫不客氣

hou4 bat1 haak3 hei3

hao2 bu4 ke4 qi5

no trace of politeness; unrestrained (criticism)

Level: 3

毫不客氣

毫 hou4 hao2 - [1] [n] fine hair [2] a measure of length [3]
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
客 haak3 ke4 - guest; customer; foreigner
氣 hei3 qi4 - gas; air; breath; anger

This word was added by bybell on 15th Apr 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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