不八不七

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Chinese

not; no eight not; no seven
trad. (不八不七)
simp. #(不八不七)

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Adjective

不八不七

  1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen; neither fish nor fowl
    穿不八不七歹看 [Hokkien, trad.]
    穿不八不七歹看 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit niá saⁿ chhēng kah put-pat-put-chhit, chin pháiⁿ-khòaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    These clothes were worn so unpresentably, so ugly.

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