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Change log entry 38854
Processed by: mmmoore (2011-12-22 23:09:07 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 37589 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
good or bad
1 視天氣好壞而定 Decide based on whether the weather is good or bad.
2 不論好壞, ... Regardless of whether it's good or bad, ...
3 這種事無所謂好壞。 ...cannot be said to be good or bad

good and bad
1 每個時代所創作的文學作品好壞都有。
2 人必須學會好壞都能承受。
3 事情的發展,無非是好壞兩種可能。

standard; quality
1 他的工作好壞的前後不一。
2 烤瓷牙種類繁多,好壞不等。患者要認真進行選擇。

I suppose "good or bad" & "good and bad" could be collapsed into "good, bad".

Or, as Alan suggests, that sense of 好壞 could be simply omitted as "essentially two words 好、懷"

Editor: I think it adds value.
Diff:
- 好壞 好坏 [hao3 huai4] /good and bad/
+ 好壞 好坏 [hao3 huai4] /good or bad/good and bad/standard/quality/
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