xià bù wéi lìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
not to be repeated / not to be taken as a precedent / just this once
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Original source entry:

下不為例 下不为例 [xia4 bu4 wei2 li4] /not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once/

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