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不足為訓

bat1 zuk1 wai4 fan3

bu4 zu2 wei2 xun4

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Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不足為訓

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
足 zuk1 zu2 - [1] foot [2] enough [3] fully
為 wai6 wai4 wei2 wei4 - do, act; handle; be; for
訓 fan3 xun4 - lecture

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