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What does 不得了 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不得了 bùdeliǎo

extremely; awfully (after adjectives)

It can also mean

  • terrible; disastrous
  • amazing; terrific

Its characters

  1. 了 liǎo to finish

In a sentence

悟空穿上新衣服,跟在师父后面,得意得不得了。

From 救出悟空 · Freed from the Mountain

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