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不知凡幾

bat1 zi1 faan4 gei2

bu4 zhi1 fan2 ji3

can't tell how many there are - there are numerous similar cases

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

不知凡幾

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
知 zi1 zi3 zhi1 {zhi4} - know, understand, comprehend
凡 faan4 fan2 - ordinary; worldly; every
幾 gei2 gei1 ji3 ji1 - a few; how many, how much?

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