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不甘後人 (bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4) — cannot bear playing second fiddle in Cantonese

batˉ¹不gamˉ¹甘hauˍ₆後janˎ₄人
简 不甘后人
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 gan1 hou4 ren2

Meaning of 不甘後人

nouncannot bear playing second fiddle
nounnot content to fall behind or not to exceed

Characters in 不甘後人

不bat1
not; no; un-
甘gam1
pleasant; satisfactory; timely
後hau6
a Chinese family name
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources

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