不答不七

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Chinese

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not; no
reply; answer; return
reply; answer; return; respond; echo; to answer; agree
 
not; no seven
trad. (不答不七)
simp. #(不答不七)

Etymology

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Possibly from 不八不七.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不答不七

  1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen; neither fish nor fowl
    穿不答不七歹看 [Hokkien, trad.]
    穿不答不七歹看 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit niá saⁿ chhēng kah put-tap-put-chhit, chin pháiⁿ-khòaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    These clothes were worn so unpresentably, so ugly.

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