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不得了 (bat1 dak1 liu5) — desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly in Cantonese

batˉ¹不dakˉ¹得liuˏ₅了
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 de2 liao3

Meaning of 不得了

noundesperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly

Characters in 不得了

不bat1
not; no; un-
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
了liu5
indicating change of situation | [粵] 喇

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