in which versatility is the enemy of explanation

chàbùduō (差不多 )

(adj.) similar, about the same;

(adv.) almost, nearly, approximately

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chàbùduō (差不多 )

(statement, inflection word, a feeling)

(adj.) good, bad, all right, about the same;

(adv.) good enough, almost there, just about correct;

indistinguishable, muddled together, an inseparable mess;

(adj.) mathematically approximate, metaphorically comparable;

(n.) an inherent contradiction

Ex: chàbùduō de fānyì(差不多的翻译), an impossible translation