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不可

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: bug4 ko2
POJ: puk-khó
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: cannot; must not, (as intensifier with 非...) must
不可

Wiktionary lists 不可 as both a modal/auxiliary verb ("cannot; must not") and as a particle intensifying 非...不可 ("must"); verb was picked as the primary sense but the particle function is equally central to its everyday use.

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