不 甘 于

bù gān yúdictionary entry

unwilling to accept / not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)

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Original source entry:

不甘於不甘于 [bu4 gan1 yu2] /unwilling to accept/not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 不甘於

不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
甘
gān
(bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[kǔ]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth)
Gān
surname Gan / short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gān sù]
于
yú
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
Yú
surname Yu

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