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不可能

bat1 ho2 nang4

bu4 ke3 neng2

impossible; cannot | Cant.: 冇可能

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,060,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

不可能

This word was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 ho2 hak1 ke3 {ke4} - may; can; possibly
能 nang4 neng2 nai2 nai4 - be able, can; ability

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