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不知所謂

bat1 zi1 so2 wai6

bu4 zhi1 suo3 wei4

to not know what one is doing; to not know (simple/common) things

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 139,000

不知所謂 / 不知所谓

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
知 zi1 zi3 zhi1 {zhi4} - know, understand, comprehend
所 so2 suo3 - location; position; building; office
謂 wai6 wei4 - [1] [v] say; tell [2] [v] call; name; be calle

This word was added by MrBug on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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