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說不定

syut3 bat1 ding6

shuo1 bu5 ding4 (PRC) / shuo1 bu4*2 (Taiwan) ding4

perhaps; maybe (Cantonese: 話唔定 or 話唔埋)

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 5,540,000

說不定 / 说不定

說 syut3 seoi3 jyut6 shuo1 rui4 tuo1 {shui4} {yue4} - say
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
定 deng6 ding6 ding4 - decide, fix; definite, sure

This word was added by claw on 13th Nov 2004 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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