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不禁
  bat1 gam3   jyutping
  bu4 jin1; bu4 jin4   pinyin
cannot help doing sth; cannot refrain from doing; lack the willpower to resist doing

Pinyin bu4 jin1 is used in China; bu2 jin4 is more often in Taiwan.
adverb

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 1,730,000

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

This word has been viewed 1697 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 21st Nov 2004 05:49 and last edited on 4th Mar 2015 14:41
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Characters in this word:

 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 gam3 kam1 gam1  -  prohibit; imprison; restrain; endure

2 compounds containing this word:

弱不禁風 - a physically weak person
忍俊不禁 - cannot help but laugh
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