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不伦不类

bù lún bù lèi

4-character word Traditional 不倫不類

What 不伦不类 means

1. out of place
2. inappropriate
3. incongruous

The characters in 不伦不类

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 伦lúnhuman relationship; order; coherence
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 类lèikind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble…

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