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阿不來提·阿不都熱西提 |
阿不来提·阿不都热西提 |
[[A1bu4lai2ti2 A1bu4du1re4xi1ti2]] |
/Ablet Abdureshit (1942–), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993–2003/ |
389
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2 |
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挨不上 |
挨不上 |
[ai1 bu4 shang4] |
/to be irrelevant/to be superfluous/ |
6135
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1 |
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哀而不傷 |
哀而不伤 |
[ai1 er2 bu4 shang1] |
/deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)/ |
6337
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1 |
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愛不忍釋 |
爱不忍释 |
[ai4 bu4 ren3 shi4] |
/to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)/ |
6337
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1 |
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愛不釋手 |
爱不释手 |
[[ai4bu4shi4shou3]] |
/(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible/ |
682
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2 |
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愛理不理 |
爱理不理 |
[[ai4li3-bu4li3]] |
/(idiom) standoffish; indifferent/ |
474
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2 |
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按兵不動 |
按兵不动 |
[an4 bing1 bu4 dong4] |
/to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time/ |
6337
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1 |
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按捺不住 |
按捺不住 |
[an4 na4 bu5 zhu4] |
/to be unable to hold back/ |
6188
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1 |
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凹凸不平 |
凹凸不平 |
[[ao1tu1-bu4ping2]] |
/(idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)/ |
760
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2 |
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傲慢不遜 |
傲慢不逊 |
[[ao4man4-bu4xun4]] |
/see 傲慢無禮|傲慢无礼[ao4man4-wu2li3]/ |
726
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2 |
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巴不能夠 |
巴不能够 |
[ba1 bu4 neng2 gou4] |
/avid/eager for/longing for/to look forward to/ |
6582
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1 |
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巴不得 |
巴不得 |
[ba1 bu5 de5] |
/(coll.) to be eager for/to long for/to look forward to/ |
5115
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1 |
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八竿子打不著 |
八竿子打不着 |
[[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]] |
/(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection/ |
698
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2 |
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八杆子打不著 |
八杆子打不着 |
[[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]] |
/variant of 八竿子打不著|八竿子打不着[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]/ |
698
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2 |
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八九不離十 |
八九不离十 |
[ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2] |
/pretty close/very near/about right/ |
7105
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1 |
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拔刀相助 |
拔刀相助 |
[ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4] |
/see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4]/ |
3103
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1 |
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把持不定 |
把持不定 |
[ba3 chi2 bu4 ding4] |
/indecisive (idiom)/ |
6112
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1 |
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百讀不厭 |
百读不厌 |
[bai3 du2 bu4 yan4] |
/to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)/ |
5138
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1 |
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百年不遇 |
百年不遇 |
[bai3 nian2 bu4 yu4] |
/only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)/ |
6585
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1 |
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百思不得其解 |
百思不得其解 |
[bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3] |
/see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]/ |
4739
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1 |
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百思不解 |
百思不解 |
[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3] |
/to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)/to remain perplexed despite much thought/ |
4739
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1 |
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百思莫解 |
百思莫解 |
[bai3 si1 mo4 jie3] |
/see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]/ |
4739
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1 |
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百聽不厭 |
百听不厌 |
[bai3 ting1 bu4 yan4] |
/worth hearing a hundred times/ |
7105
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1 |
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百聞不如一見 |
百闻不如一见 |
[bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4] |
/seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others/seeing is believing/ |
6337
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1 |
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百戰不殆 |
百战不殆 |
[bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] |
/to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight/ |
4972
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1 |
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百折不回 |
百折不回 |
[bai3 zhe2 bu4 hui2] |
/see 百折不撓|百折不挠[bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2]/ |
4831
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1 |
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百折不撓 |
百折不挠 |
[bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2] |
/to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated setbacks/to be indomitable/ |
4839
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1 |
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百足之蟲死而不僵 |
百足之虫死而不僵 |
[bai3 zu2 zhi1 chong2 si3 er2 bu4 jiang1] |
/a centipede dies but never falls down/old institutions die hard/ |
7105
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1 |
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扳不倒兒 |
扳不倒儿 |
[[ban1bu4dao3r5]] |
/(dialect) roly-poly toy/ |
839
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2 |
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半懂不懂 |
半懂不懂 |
[ban4 dong3 bu4 dong3] |
/to not fully understand/to only partly understand/ |
2686
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1 |
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半間不界 |
半间不界 |
[ban4 gan1 bu4 ga4] |
/shallow/not thorough/superficial/ |
6041
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1 |
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半明不滅 |
半明不灭 |
[ban4 ming2 bu4 mie4] |
/dull (lamplight)/ |
4656
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1 |
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半身不遂 |
半身不遂 |
[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2] |
/paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia/ |
1590
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1 |
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半生不熟 |
半生不熟 |
[ban4 sheng1 bu4 shou2] |
/underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting/ |
4652
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1 |
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半通不通 |
半通不通 |
[ban4 tong1 bu4 tong1] |
/to not fully understand (idiom)/ |
6092
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1 |
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辦不到 |
办不到 |
[[ban4bu5dao4]] |
/cannot be done; not feasible; impossible to accomplish/ |
490
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2 |
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半大不小 |
半大不小 |
[[ban4da4-bu4xiao3]] |
/teenage; in one's teens; adolescent/ |
891
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2 |
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包子有肉不在褶上 |
包子有肉不在褶上 |
[bao1 zi5 you3 rou4 bu4 zai4 zhe3 shang4] |
/a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)/ |
4122
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1 |
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保不定 |
保不定 |
[bao3 bu4 ding4] |
/more likely than not/quite possible/on the cards/ |
6631
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1 |
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保不齊 |
保不齐 |
[bao3 bu5 qi2] |
/more likely than not/quite possible/on the cards/ |
4869
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1 |
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保不住 |
保不住 |
[bao3 bu5 zhu4] |
/cannot maintain (sth)/unable to keep/more likely than not/may well/ |
4664
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1 |
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寶刀不老 |
宝刀不老 |
[bao3 dao1 bu4 lao3] |
/lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever/the old man still has it/ |
4530
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1 |
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飽漢不知餓漢飢 |
饱汉不知饿汉饥 |
[bao3 han4 bu4 zhi1 e4 han4 ji1] |
/The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom)./ |
6337
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1 |
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飽人不知餓人飢 |
饱人不知饿人饥 |
[bao3 ren2 bu4 zhi1 e4 ren2 ji1] |
/The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom)./ |
6337
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1 |
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抱佛腳 |
抱佛脚 |
[[bao4 fo2jiao3]] |
/(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚[ping2shi2 bu4 shao1xiang1, lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3])/ |
401
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2 |
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報喜不報憂 |
报喜不报忧 |
[bao4 xi3 bu4 bao4 you1] |
/to report only the good news, not the bad news/to hold back unpleasant news/to sweep bad news under the carpet/ |
6328
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1 |
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報應不爽 |
报应不爽 |
[bao4 ying4 bu4 shuang3] |
/divine retribution is unfailing (idiom)/one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds/ |
1685
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1 |
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抱不平 |
抱不平 |
[[bao4bu4ping2]] |
/to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)/ |
674
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2 |
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抱打不平 |
抱打不平 |
[[bao4da3bu4ping2]] |
/see 打抱不平[da3bao4bu4ping2]/ |
681
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2 |
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卑卑不足道 |
卑卑不足道 |
[bei1 bei1 bu4 zu2 dao4] |
/to be too petty or insignificant to mention/to not be worth mentioning (idiom)/ |
6194
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1 |
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悲不自勝 |
悲不自胜 |
[bei1 bu4 zi4 sheng4] |
/unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought/overcome with sorrow/heartbroken/ |
3822
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1 |
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卑不足道 |
卑不足道 |
[bei1 bu4 zu2 dao4] |
/not worth mentioning/ |
6194
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1 |
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備而不用 |
备而不用 |
[bei4 er2 bu4 yong4] |
/have sth ready just in case/keep sth for possible future use/ |
6966
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1 |
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繃不住 |
绷不住 |
[beng1 bu5 zhu4] |
/(Internet slang) can't contain oneself/unable to bear/can't help (doing sth)/ |
1999
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1 |
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甭 |
甭 |
[[beng2]] |
/contracted form of 不用[bu4yong4]/ |
401
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2 |
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比不了 |
比不了 |
[bi3 bu4 liao3] |
/cannot compare to/to be no match for/ |
2094
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1 |
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比不上 |
比不上 |
[bi3 bu4 shang4] |
/can't compare with/ |
7105
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1 |
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比上不足，比下有餘 |
比上不足，比下有余 |
[[bi3shang4-bu4zu2, bi3xia4-you3yu2]] |
/neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some/ |
808
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2 |
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避不見面 |
避不见面 |
[bi4 bu4 jian4 mian4] |
/to refuse to meet sb/to avoid sb/ |
3788
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1 |
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必不可缺 |
必不可缺 |
[bi4 bu4 ke3 que1] |
/see 必不可少[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3]/ |
5293
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1 |
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必不可少 |
必不可少 |
[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3] |
/absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential/ |
7105
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1 |
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避而不 |
避而不 |
[bi4 er2 bu4] |
/to avoid (doing sth)/ |
2831
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1 |
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閉口不談 |
闭口不谈 |
[bi4 kou3 bu4 tan2] |
/to refuse to say anything about (idiom)/to remain tight-lipped/to avoid mentioning/ |
6117
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1 |
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閉口不言 |
闭口不言 |
[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2] |
/to keep silent (idiom)/ |
4843
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1 |
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□ |
□ |
[biang4] |
/(Tw) (coll.) cool/awesome/(etymologically, a contracted form of 不一樣|不一样[bu4 yi1 yang4])/often written as ㄅㄧㄤˋ/ |
2377
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1 |
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嫑 |
嫑 |
[[biao2]] |
/(dialect) don't; must not (contracted form of 不要[bu4yao4])/ |
172
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2 |
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表裡不一 |
表里不一 |
[biao3 li3 bu4 yi1] |
/outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems/saying one thing but meaning sth different/ |
6337
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1 |
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憋不住 |
憋不住 |
[bie1 bu5 zhu4] |
/to be unable to repress sth/to be unable to contain oneself/ |
2852
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1 |
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兵不血刃 |
兵不血刃 |
[bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4] |
/lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory/ |
6337
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1 |
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冰炭不相容 |
冰炭不相容 |
[bing1 tan4 bu4 xiang1 rong2] |
/as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals/ |
7105
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1 |
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冰炭不言，冷熱自明 |
冰炭不言，冷热自明 |
[bing1 tan4 bu4 yan2 , leng3 re4 zi4 ming2] |
/ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words/ |
6337
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1 |
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兵不厭詐 |
兵不厌诈 |
[[bing1bu4yan4zha4]] |
/(idiom) deception is justified in war/ |
60
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2 |
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並不在乎 |
并不在乎 |
[bing4 bu4 zai4 hu5] |
/really does not care/ |
6702
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1 |
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並行不悖 |
并行不悖 |
[bing4 xing2 bu4 bei4] |
/to run in parallel without hindrance/not mutually exclusive/two processes can be implemented without conflict/ |
6340
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1 |
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並不 |
并不 |
[[bing4bu4]] |
/not at all; by no means/ |
774
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2 |
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博而不精 |
博而不精 |
[bo2 er2 bu4 jing1] |
/extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything/jack-of-all-trades, master of none/ |
2918
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1 |
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不兒道 |
不儿道 |
[bu1 r5 dao4] |
/(dialect) contracted form of 不知道[bu4 zhi1 dao4]/ |
1850
|
1 |
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不兒 |
不儿 |
[bu2 r5] |
/(coll.) no (contracted form of 不是[bu4 shi4])/ |
1958
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1 |
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不 |
不 |
[[bu4]] |
/no; not so/(bound form) not; un-/ |
937
|
2 |
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不安 |
不安 |
[bu4 an1] |
/unpeaceful/unstable/uneasy/disturbed/restless/worried/ |
7030
|
1 |
|
|
|
不安分 |
不安分 |
[bu4 an1 fen5] |
/restless/unsettled/ |
4991
|
1 |
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不安好心 |
不安好心 |
[bu4 an1 hao3 xin1] |
/to have bad intentions/ |
5138
|
1 |
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不諳世故 |
不谙世故 |
[bu4 an1 shi4 gu4] |
/unworldly/unsophisticated/ |
4142
|
1 |
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不白之冤 |
不白之冤 |
[bu4 bai2 zhi1 yuan1] |
/unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
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|
不飽和 |
不饱和 |
[bu4 bao3 he2] |
/unsaturated/ |
6954
|
1 |
|
|
|
不飽和脂肪酸 |
不饱和脂肪酸 |
[bu4 bao3 he2 zhi1 fang2 suan1] |
/unsaturated fatty acid/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不卑不亢 |
不卑不亢 |
[bu4 bei1 bu4 kang4] |
/neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)/neither obsequious nor supercilious/ |
5220
|
1 |
|
|
|
不比 |
不比 |
[bu4 bi3] |
/unlike/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不必 |
不必 |
[bu4 bi4] |
/need not/does not have to/not necessarily/ |
5611
|
1 |
|
|
|
不避斧鉞 |
不避斧钺 |
[bu4 bi4 fu3 yue4] |
/not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)/not afraid of dying in combat/not afraid of being executed/ |
4138
|
1 |
|
|
|
不避艱險 |
不避艰险 |
[bu4 bi4 jian1 xian3] |
/shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger/make light of difficulties and dangers/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
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|
不變 |
不变 |
[bu4 bian4] |
/constant/unvarying/(math.) invariant/ |
7000
|
1 |
|
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不便 |
不便 |
[bu4 bian4] |
/inconvenient/inappropriate/unsuitable/short of cash/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
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不變價格 |
不变价格 |
[bu4 bian4 jia4 ge2] |
/fixed price/constant price/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不變量 |
不变量 |
[bu4 bian4 liang4] |
/invariant quantity/invariant (math.)/ |
6693
|
1 |
|
|
|
不辨菽麥 |
不辨菽麦 |
[bu4 bian4 shu1 mai4] |
/lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不變資本 |
不变资本 |
[bu4 bian4 zi1 ben3] |
/constant capital/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不才 |
不才 |
[bu4 cai2] |
/untalented/I/me (humble)/ |
6064
|
1 |
|
|
|
不測 |
不测 |
[bu4 ce4] |
/unexpected/measureless/unexpected circumstance/contingency/mishap/ |
6093
|
1 |
|
|
|
不曾 |
不曾 |
[bu4 ceng2] |
/hasn't yet; hasn't ever/ |
980
|
1 |
|
|
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不差 |
不差 |
[bu4 cha1] |
/to not lack/ |
6139
|
1 |
|
|
|
不插電 |
不插电 |
[bu4 cha1 dian4] |
/unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)/ |
6692
|
1 |
|
|
|
不差 |
不差 |
[bu4 cha4] |
/not bad/OK/ |
6139
|
1 |
|
|
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不成 |
不成 |
[bu4 cheng2] |
/won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?/ |
5805
|
1 |
|
|
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不成材 |
不成材 |
[bu4 cheng2 cai2] |
/worthless/good-for-nothing/ |
5291
|
1 |
|
|
|
不成功便成仁 |
不成功便成仁 |
[bu4 cheng2 gong1 bian4 cheng2 ren2] |
/to succeed or die trying (idiom)/ |
4238
|
1 |
|
|
|
不成話 |
不成话 |
[bu4 cheng2 hua4] |
/see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]/ |
4426
|
1 |
|
|
|
不承認主義 |
不承认主义 |
[bu4 cheng2 ren4 zhu3 yi4] |
/policy of non-recognition/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不成體統 |
不成体统 |
[bu4 cheng2 ti3 tong3] |
/not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous/bad form/unacceptable behavior/ |
6066
|
1 |
|
|
|
不成文 |
不成文 |
[bu4 cheng2 wen2] |
/unwritten (rule)/ |
5378
|
1 |
|
|
|
不成文法 |
不成文法 |
[bu4 cheng2 wen2 fa3] |
/unwritten law/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不成樣子 |
不成样子 |
[bu4 cheng2 yang4 zi5] |
/shapeless/deformed/ruined/beyond recognition/(of a person) reduced to a shadow/ |
5804
|
1 |
|
|
|
不逞之徒 |
不逞之徒 |
[bu4 cheng3 zhi1 tu2] |
/desperado/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不齒 |
不齿 |
[bu4 chi3] |
/to despise/to hold in contempt/ |
6571
|
1 |
|
|
|
不恥下問 |
不耻下问 |
[bu4 chi3 xia4 wen4] |
/not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不啻 |
不啻 |
[bu4 chi4] |
/just as/no less than/like (sth momentous)/as good as/tantamount to/ |
6314
|
1 |
|
|
|
不啻天淵 |
不啻天渊 |
[bu4 chi4 tian1 yuan1] |
/no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely/worlds apart/the gap couldn't be bigger/ |
6314
|
1 |
|
|
|
不出所料 |
不出所料 |
[bu4 chu1 suo3 liao4] |
/as expected/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不觸目 |
不触目 |
[bu4 chu4 mu4] |
/unobtrusive/ |
5783
|
1 |
|
|
|
不揣冒昧 |
不揣冒昧 |
[bu4 chuai3 mao4 mei4] |
/to venture to/to presume to/to take the liberty of/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不輟 |
不辍 |
[bu4 chuo4] |
/incessant/relentless/ |
6867
|
1 |
|
|
|
不辭而別 |
不辞而别 |
[bu4 ci2 er2 bie2] |
/to leave without saying good-bye/ |
5571
|
1 |
|
|
|
不辭勞苦 |
不辞劳苦 |
[bu4 ci2 lao2 ku3] |
/to spare no effort/ |
4221
|
1 |
|
|
|
不辭辛苦 |
不辞辛苦 |
[bu4 ci2 xin1 ku3] |
/to make nothing of hardships/ |
4221
|
1 |
|
|
|
不湊巧 |
不凑巧 |
[bu4 cou4 qiao3] |
/unluckily/ |
6840
|
1 |
|
|
|
不錯 |
不错 |
[bu4 cuo4] |
/correct/right/not bad/pretty good/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不打不成才 |
不打不成才 |
[bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2] |
/spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)/ |
6121
|
1 |
|
|
|
不打不成器 |
不打不成器 |
[bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 qi4] |
/spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)/ |
4481
|
1 |
|
|
|
不打不成相識 |
不打不成相识 |
[bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 xiang1 shi2] |
/don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不打不相識 |
不打不相识 |
[bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2] |
/lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship/no discord, no concord/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不打緊 |
不打紧 |
[bu4 da3 jin3] |
/unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/ |
6289
|
1 |
|
|
|
不打自招 |
不打自招 |
[bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1] |
/to confess without being pressed/to make a confession without duress/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不大離 |
不大离 |
[bu4 da4 li2] |
/pretty close/just about right/not bad/same as 差不多/ |
6794
|
1 |
|
|
|
不大離兒 |
不大离儿 |
[bu4 da4 li2 r5] |
/erhua variant of 不大離|不大离[bu4 da4 li2]/ |
5096
|
1 |
|
|
|
不帶 |
不带 |
[bu4 dai4] |
/not to have/without/un-/ |
5802
|
1 |
|
|
|
不逮捕特權 |
不逮捕特权 |
[bu4 dai4 bu3 te4 quan2] |
/the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee/ |
5934
|
1 |
|
|
|
不帶電 |
不带电 |
[bu4 dai4 dian4] |
/uncharged; electrically neutral/ |
1277
|
1 |
|
|
|
不單 |
不单 |
[bu4 dan1] |
/not the only/not merely/not simply/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不但 |
不但 |
[bu4 dan4] |
/not only (... but also ...)/ |
1248
|
1 |
|
|
|
不當家不知柴米貴 |
不当家不知柴米贵 |
[bu4 dang1 jia1 bu4 zhi1 chai2 mi3 gui4] |
/a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)/ |
2348
|
1 |
|
|
|
不當緊 |
不当紧 |
[bu4 dang1 jin3] |
/not important/of no consequence/ |
6752
|
1 |
|
|
|
不當事 |
不当事 |
[bu4 dang1 shi4] |
/useless/regard as useless/ |
6752
|
1 |
|
|
|
不當得利 |
不当得利 |
[bu4 dang4 de2 li4] |
/unjust enrichment/ |
3907
|
1 |
|
|
|
不當一回事 |
不当一回事 |
[bu4 dang4 yi1 hui2 shi4] |
/not regard as a matter (of any importance)/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
不到 |
不到 |
[bu4 dao4] |
/not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than/ |
6845
|
1 |
|
|
|
不到長城非好漢 |
不到长城非好汉 |
[bu4 dao4 Chang2 cheng2 fei1 hao3 han4] |
/lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal/ |
4278
|
1 |
|
|
|
不道德 |
不道德 |
[bu4 dao4 de2] |
/immoral/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不到黃河心不死 |
不到黄河心不死 |
[bu4 dao4 Huang2 He2 xin1 bu4 si3] |
/lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)/fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal/to keep going while some hope is left/ |
5103
|
1 |
|
|
|
不到火候不揭鍋 |
不到火候不揭锅 |
[bu4 dao4 huo3 hou4 bu4 jie1 guo1] |
/don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)/ |
3147
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得 |
不得 |
[bu4 de2] |
/must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得不 |
不得不 |
[bu4 de2 bu4] |
/have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't help it/can't avoid/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得而知 |
不得而知 |
[bu4 de2 er2 zhi1] |
/unknown/unable to find out/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得勁 |
不得劲 |
[bu4 de2 jin4] |
/awkward/unhandy/be indisposed/not feel well/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得了 |
不得了 |
[bu4 de2 liao3] |
/desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得其門而入 |
不得其门而入 |
[bu4 de2 qi2 men2 er2 ru4] |
/to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)/ |
1292
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得人心 |
不得人心 |
[bu4 de2 ren2 xin1] |
/not to enjoy popular support/to be unpopular/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得要領 |
不得要领 |
[bu4 de2 yao4 ling3] |
/to fail to grasp the main points/ |
3857
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得已 |
不得已 |
[bu4 de2 yi3] |
/to act against one's will/to have no alternative but to/to have to/to have no choice/must/ |
5571
|
1 |
|
|
|
不得已而為之 |
不得已而为之 |
[bu4 de2 yi3 er2 wei2 zhi1] |
/to have no other choice/to be the last resort/ |
4657
|
1 |
|
|
|
不登大雅之堂 |
不登大雅之堂 |
[bu4 deng1 da4 ya3 zhi1 tang2] |
/lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)/not presentable/coarse/unrefined/ |
6924
|
1 |
|
|
|
不等 |
不等 |
[bu4 deng3] |
/unequal/varied/ |
5117
|
1 |
|
|
|
不等邊三角形 |
不等边三角形 |
[bu4 deng3 bian1 san1 jiao3 xing2] |
/scalene triangle/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不等號 |
不等号 |
[bu4 deng3 hao4] |
/inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)/ |
3845
|
1 |
|
|
|
不等價交換 |
不等价交换 |
[bu4 deng3 jia4 jiao1 huan4] |
/exchange of unequal values/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不等式 |
不等式 |
[bu4 deng3 shi4] |
/inequality (math.)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
不敵 |
不敌 |
[bu4 di2] |
/no match for/cannot beat/ |
6867
|
1 |
|
|
|
不抵抗主義 |
不抵抗主义 |
[bu4 di3 kang4 zhu3 yi4] |
/policy of nonresistance/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不第 |
不第 |
[bu4 di4] |
/to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)/ |
4225
|
1 |
|
|
|
不迭 |
不迭 |
[bu4 die2] |
/cannot cope/find it too much/incessantly/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定 |
不定 |
[bu4 ding4] |
/indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious/ |
5752
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定詞 |
不定词 |
[bu4 ding4 ci2] |
/infinitive/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定冠詞 |
不定冠词 |
[bu4 ding4 guan4 ci2] |
/indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)/ |
4869
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定積分 |
不定积分 |
[bu4 ding4 ji1 fen1] |
/indefinite integral (math.)/ |
6727
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定期 |
不定期 |
[bu4 ding4 qi1] |
/non-scheduled/irregularly/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定式 |
不定式 |
[bu4 ding4 shi4] |
/infinitive (grammar)/ |
5535
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定形 |
不定形 |
[bu4 ding4 xing2] |
/indeterminate form/ |
6727
|
1 |
|
|
|
不定元 |
不定元 |
[bu4 ding4 yuan2] |
/indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x/ |
6503
|
1 |
|
|
|
不懂裝懂 |
不懂装懂 |
[bu4 dong3 zhuang1 dong3] |
/to pretend to understand when you don't/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不動 |
不动 |
[bu4 dong4] |
/motionless/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不動產 |
不动产 |
[bu4 dong4 chan3] |
/real estate/immovable property/immovables/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不動點 |
不动点 |
[bu4 dong4 dian3] |
/fixed point (of a map) (math.)/ |
4808
|
1 |
|
|
|
不動點定理 |
不动点定理 |
[bu4 dong4 dian3 ding4 li3] |
/fixed point theorem (math.)/ |
6712
|
1 |
|
|
|
不凍港 |
不冻港 |
[bu4 dong4 gang3] |
/ice-free port/open port/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不動聲色 |
不动声色 |
[bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4] |
/not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected/not batting an eyelid/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不動搖 |
不动摇 |
[bu4 dong4 yao2] |
/unmoved/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不獨 |
不独 |
[bu4 du2] |
/not only/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不端 |
不端 |
[bu4 duan1] |
/improper/dishonorable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不斷 |
不断 |
[bu4 duan4] |
/unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant/ |
6210
|
1 |
|
|
|
不對 |
不对 |
[bu4 dui4] |
/incorrect/wrong/amiss/abnormal/queer/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不對碴兒 |
不对碴儿 |
[bu4 dui4 cha2 r5] |
/not proper/not fit for the occasion/ |
6308
|
1 |
|
|
|
不對稱 |
不对称 |
[bu4 dui4 chen4] |
/unsymmetrical/asymmetric/ |
6286
|
1 |
|
|
|
不對勁 |
不对劲 |
[bu4 dui4 jin4] |
/not in good condition/wrong/fishy/ |
5812
|
1 |
|
|
|
不對勁兒 |
不对劲儿 |
[bu4 dui4 jin4 r5] |
/erhua variant of 不對勁|不对劲[bu4 dui4 jin4]/ |
4998
|
1 |
|
|
|
不對盤 |
不对盘 |
[bu4 dui4 pan2] |
/(of a person) objectionable/(of two people) to find each other disagreeable/ |
4894
|
1 |
|
|
|
不對頭 |
不对头 |
[bu4 dui4 tou2] |
/fishy/not right/amiss/ |
6099
|
1 |
|
|
|
不二 |
不二 |
[bu4 er4] |
/the only (choice, way etc)/undivided (loyalty)/ |
2263
|
1 |
|
|
|
不二法門 |
不二法门 |
[bu4 er4 fa3 men2] |
/the one and only way/the only proper course to take/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不二價 |
不二价 |
[bu4 er4 jia4] |
/one price for all/fixed price/ |
6367
|
1 |
|
|
|
不乏 |
不乏 |
[bu4 fa2] |
/there is no lack of/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不法 |
不法 |
[bu4 fa3] |
/lawless/illegal/unlawful/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不方便 |
不方便 |
[bu4 fang1 bian4] |
/inconvenience/inconvenient/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不菲 |
不菲 |
[bu4 fei3] |
/considerable (cost etc)/bountiful (crop etc)/high (social status etc)/ |
6066
|
1 |
|
|
|
不悱不發 |
不悱不发 |
[bu4 fei3 bu4 fa1] |
/a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)/ |
2373
|
1 |
|
|
|
不費吹灰之力 |
不费吹灰之力 |
[bu4 fei4 chui1 hui1 zhi1 li4] |
/as easy as blowing off dust/effortless/with ease/ |
6986
|
1 |
|
|
|
不費事 |
不费事 |
[bu4 fei4 shi4] |
/not troublesome/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分 |
不分 |
[[bu4 fen1]] |
/not to distinguish; to make no distinction/(LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)/ |
855
|
2 |
|
|
|
不分彼此 |
不分彼此 |
[bu4 fen1 bi3 ci3] |
/to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)/to share everything/to be on very intimate terms/ |
5080
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分伯仲 |
不分伯仲 |
[bu4 fen1 bo2 zhong4] |
/lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent/nothing to choose between them/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分高下 |
不分高下 |
[bu4 fen1 gao1 xia4] |
/equally matched/not much to distinguish who is stronger/ |
6573
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分青紅皂白 |
不分青红皂白 |
[bu4 fen1 qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2] |
/not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)/not to distinguish between right and wrong/ |
4147
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分情由 |
不分情由 |
[bu4 fen1 qing2 you2] |
/indiscriminate/ |
6834
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分上下 |
不分上下 |
[bu4 fen1 shang4 xia4] |
/not to know one's place/ |
3779
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分勝敗 |
不分胜败 |
[bu4 fen1 sheng4 bai4] |
/to not be able to distinguish who's winning/ |
6102
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分勝負 |
不分胜负 |
[bu4 fen1 sheng4 fu4] |
/unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched/to come out even/to tie/to draw/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分軒輊 |
不分轩轾 |
[bu4 fen1 xuan1 zhi4] |
/well-matched/equally matched/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分皂白 |
不分皂白 |
[bu4 fen1 zao4 bai2] |
/not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分晝夜 |
不分昼夜 |
[bu4 fen1 zhou4 ye4] |
/day and night/round-the-clock/ |
6077
|
1 |
|
|
|
不分系 |
不分系 |
[[bu4 fen1xi4]] |
/to enroll without declaring one's major or department (in one's first year(s) of university)/ |
535
|
2 |
|
|
|
不忿 |
不忿 |
[bu4 fen4] |
/unsatisfied/unconvinced/indignant/ |
6033
|
1 |
|
|
|
不憤不啟 |
不愤不启 |
[bu4 fen4 bu4 qi3] |
/a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)/ |
4116
|
1 |
|
|
|
不符 |
不符 |
[bu4 fu2] |
/inconsistent/not in agreement with/not agree or tally with/not conform to/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不服 |
不服 |
[bu4 fu2] |
/not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed/to refuse to obey or comply/to refuse to accept as final/to remain unconvinced by/not to give in to/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不服氣 |
不服气 |
[bu4 fu2 qi4] |
/unwilling to concede/defiant/indignant/to find it galling/ |
1922
|
1 |
|
|
|
不服水土 |
不服水土 |
[bu4 fu2 shui3 tu3] |
/(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place/not acclimatized/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不孚眾望 |
不孚众望 |
[bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4] |
/not living up to expectations (idiom)/failing to inspire confidence among people/unpopular/ |
4862
|
1 |
|
|
|
不負 |
不负 |
[bu4 fu4] |
/to live up to/ |
2239
|
1 |
|
|
|
不負眾望 |
不负众望 |
[bu4 fu4 zhong4 wang4] |
/to live up to expectations (idiom)/ |
4937
|
1 |
|
|
|
不甘 |
不甘 |
[bu4 gan1] |
/unreconciled to/not resigned to/unwilling/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不乾不淨 |
不干不净 |
[bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4] |
/unclean/filthy/foul-mouthed/ |
6742
|
1 |
|
|
|
不乾不淨，吃了沒病 |
不干不净，吃了没病 |
[bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4 , chi1 le5 mei2 bing4] |
/a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)/a couple of germs won't do you any harm/ |
4233
|
1 |
|
|
|
不甘後人 |
不甘后人 |
[bu4 gan1 hou4 ren2] |
/(idiom) not want to be outdone/not content to lag behind/ |
2321
|
1 |
|
|
|
不甘寂寞 |
不甘寂寞 |
[bu4 gan1 ji4 mo4] |
/unwilling to remain lonely or idle/unwilling to be left out/ |
4084
|
1 |
|
|
|
不甘人後 |
不甘人后 |
[bu4 gan1 ren2 hou4] |
/(idiom) not want to be outdone/not content to lag behind/ |
2321
|
1 |
|
|
|
不干涉 |
不干涉 |
[bu4 gan1 she4] |
/noninterference/nonintervention/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不甘心 |
不甘心 |
[bu4 gan1 xin1] |
/not reconciled to/not resigned to/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不甘於 |
不甘于 |
[bu4 gan1 yu2] |
/unwilling to accept/not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)/ |
6544
|
1 |
|
|
|
不敢當 |
不敢当 |
[bu4 gan3 dang1] |
/lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise/you flatter me/ |
6968
|
1 |
|
|
|
不敢高攀 |
不敢高攀 |
[bu4 gan3 gao1 pan1] |
/lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)/I cannot presume on your attention/ |
6510
|
1 |
|
|
|
不敢苟同 |
不敢苟同 |
[bu4 gan3 gou3 tong2] |
/to beg to differ (idiom)/ |
4702
|
1 |
|
|
|
不敢越雷池一步 |
不敢越雷池一步 |
[bu4 gan3 yue4 Lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4] |
/dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit/ |
4903
|
1 |
|
|
|
不敢自專 |
不敢自专 |
[bu4 gan3 zi4 zhuan1] |
/not daring to act for oneself (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不給力 |
不给力 |
[bu4 gei3 li4] |
/lame (unimpressive)/a huge letdown/not to try at all/ |
4435
|
1 |
|
|
|
不恭 |
不恭 |
[bu4 gong1] |
/disrespectful/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不公 |
不公 |
[bu4 gong1] |
/unjust/unfair/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不攻自破 |
不攻自破 |
[bu4 gong1 zi4 po4] |
/(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)/to be discredited/ |
5169
|
1 |
|
|
|
不苟 |
不苟 |
[bu4 gou3] |
/not lax/not casual/careful/conscientious/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不夠 |
不够 |
[bu4 gou4] |
/not enough/insufficient/inadequate/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不顧大局 |
不顾大局 |
[bu4 gu4 da4 ju2] |
/to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)/ |
1889
|
1 |
|
|
|
不顧前後 |
不顾前后 |
[bu4 gu4 qian2 hou4] |
/regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不關痛癢 |
不关痛痒 |
[bu4 guan1 tong4 yang3] |
/unimportant/of no consequence/ |
5324
|
1 |
|
|
|
不管 |
不管 |
[bu4 guan3] |
/not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter/ |
3472
|
1 |
|
|
|
不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓 |
不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 |
[bu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1] |
/it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)/ |
2576
|
1 |
|
|
|
不管三七二十一 |
不管三七二十一 |
[bu4 guan3 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] |
/regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast/ |
6689
|
1 |
|
|
|
不管怎樣 |
不管怎样 |
[bu4 guan3 zen3 yang4] |
/in any case; no matter what/ |
980
|
1 |
|
|
|
不光 |
不光 |
[bu4 guang1] |
/not the only one/not only/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不光彩 |
不光彩 |
[bu4 guang1 cai3] |
/disgraceful/dishonorable/ |
6365
|
1 |
|
|
|
不規範 |
不规范 |
[bu4 gui1 fan4] |
/not standard/abnormal/irregular/ |
6427
|
1 |
|
|
|
不規則 |
不规则 |
[bu4 gui1 ze2] |
/irregular/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不規則三角形 |
不规则三角形 |
[bu4 gui1 ze2 san1 jiao3 xing2] |
/scalene triangle (math.)/ |
6727
|
1 |
|
|
|
不規則四邊形 |
不规则四边形 |
[bu4 gui1 ze2 si4 bian1 xing2] |
/irregular quadrilateral/trapezium/ |
6727
|
1 |
|
|
|
不軌 |
不轨 |
[bu4 gui3] |
/errant/ |
3758
|
1 |
|
|
|
不過 |
不过 |
[bu4 guo4] |
/only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/cannot be more (after adjectival)/ |
4245
|
1 |
|
|
|
不過爾爾 |
不过尔尔 |
[bu4 guo4 er3 er3] |
/not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre/nothing out of the ordinary/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不過意 |
不过意 |
[[bu4 guo4yi4]] |
/to be sorry; to feel apologetic/ |
868
|
2 |
|
|
|
不寒而慄 |
不寒而栗 |
[bu4 han2 er2 li4] |
/lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)/fig. to tremble with fear/to be terrified/ |
1989
|
1 |
|
|
|
不含糊 |
不含糊 |
[bu4 han2 hu5] |
/unambiguous/unequivocal/explicit/prudent/cautious/not negligent/unafraid/unhesitating/really good/extraordinary/ |
6828
|
1 |
|
|
|
不好 |
不好 |
[bu4 hao3] |
/no good/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不好惹 |
不好惹 |
[bu4 hao3 re3] |
/not to be trifled with/not to be pushed around/stand no nonsense/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不好受 |
不好受 |
[bu4 hao3 shou4] |
/unpleasant/hard to take/ |
5787
|
1 |
|
|
|
不好意思 |
不好意思 |
[bu4 hao3 yi4 si5] |
/to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)/ |
5993
|
1 |
|
|
|
不合 |
不合 |
[bu4 he2] |
/to not conform to/to be unsuited to/to be out of keeping with/should not/ought out/ |
6179
|
1 |
|
|
|
不和 |
不和 |
[bu4 he2] |
/not to get along well/to be on bad terms/to be at odds/discord/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不合法 |
不合法 |
[bu4 he2 fa3] |
/illegal/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不合理 |
不合理 |
[bu4 he2 li3] |
/unreasonable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不合時宜 |
不合时宜 |
[bu4 he2 shi2 yi2] |
/out of step with current thinking/outmoded/inappropriate for the occasion/ |
2121
|
1 |
|
|
|
不合體統 |
不合体统 |
[bu4 he2 ti3 tong3] |
/not according with decorum/scandalous/bad form/unacceptable behavior/ |
6286
|
1 |
|
|
|
不合作 |
不合作 |
[bu4 he2 zuo4] |
/noncooperation/ |
6799
|
1 |
|
|
|
不很 |
不很 |
[bu4 hen3] |
/not very/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不划算 |
不划算 |
[bu4 hua2 suan4] |
/it isn't worth it/not cost-effective/not profitable/too expensive/ |
6752
|
1 |
|
|
|
不歡而散 |
不欢而散 |
[bu4 huan1 er2 san4] |
/to part on bad terms/(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord/ |
6925
|
1 |
|
|
|
不患寡而患不均 |
不患寡而患不均 |
[bu4 huan4 gua3 er2 huan4 bu4 jun1] |
/do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)/ |
4825
|
1 |
|
|
|
不遑 |
不遑 |
[bu4 huang2] |
/to have no time to (do sth)/ |
3783
|
1 |
|
|
|
不遑多讓 |
不遑多让 |
[bu4 huang2 duo1 rang4] |
/lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)/fig. not to be outdone/not to yield to one's opponents/ |
4051
|
1 |
|
|
|
不諱 |
不讳 |
[bu4 hui4] |
/without concealing anything/to pass away/to die/ |
4001
|
1 |
|
|
|
不會 |
不会 |
[bu4 hui4] |
/improbable/unlikely/will not (act, happen etc)/not able/not having learned to do sth/(coll.) (Tw) don't mention it/not at all/ |
4200
|
1 |
|
|
|
不惑 |
不惑 |
[bu4 huo4] |
/without doubt/with full self-confidence/forty years of age/ |
6173
|
1 |
|
|
|
不羈 |
不羁 |
[bu4 ji1] |
/unruly/uninhibited/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不及 |
不及 |
[bu4 ji2] |
/to fall short of/not as good as/too late/ |
5965
|
1 |
|
|
|
不吉 |
不吉 |
[bu4 ji2] |
/unlucky/inauspicious/ominous/ |
6867
|
1 |
|
|
|
不即不離 |
不即不离 |
[bu4 ji2 bu4 li2] |
/to be neither too familiar nor too distant/to keep sb at arm's length/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不疾不徐 |
不疾不徐 |
[bu4 ji2 bu4 xu2] |
/neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)/ |
6259
|
1 |
|
|
|
不及格 |
不及格 |
[bu4 ji2 ge2] |
/to fail/to flunk/ |
4160
|
1 |
|
|
|
不吉利 |
不吉利 |
[bu4 ji2 li4] |
/ominous/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不及物動詞 |
不及物动词 |
[bu4 ji2 wu4 dong4 ci2] |
/intransitive verb/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不計 |
不计 |
[bu4 ji4] |
/to disregard/to take no account of/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不記名 |
不记名 |
[bu4 ji4 ming2] |
/see 無記名|无记名[wu2 ji4 ming2]/ |
4736
|
1 |
|
|
|
不記名投票 |
不记名投票 |
[bu4 ji4 ming2 tou2 piao4] |
/secret ballot/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不計其數 |
不计其数 |
[bu4 ji4 qi2 shu4] |
/lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless/innumerable/ |
6262
|
1 |
|
|
|
不加 |
不加 |
[bu4 jia1] |
/without/not/un-/ |
6556
|
1 |
|
|
|
不佳 |
不佳 |
[bu4 jia1] |
/not good/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不加拘束 |
不加拘束 |
[bu4 jia1 ju1 shu4] |
/unrestricted/ |
6556
|
1 |
|
|
|
不加理睬 |
不加理睬 |
[bu4 jia1 li3 cai3] |
/without giving due consideration/to ignore/to overlook/ |
6556
|
1 |
|
|
|
不加區別 |
不加区别 |
[bu4 jia1 qu1 bie2] |
/indiscriminate/ |
6556
|
1 |
|
|
|
不加修飾 |
不加修饰 |
[bu4 jia1 xiu1 shi4] |
/undecorated/unvarnished/no frills/ |
6581
|
1 |
|
|
|
不加選擇 |
不加选择 |
[bu4 jia1 xuan3 ze2] |
/indiscriminate/ |
6556
|
1 |
|
|
|
不加掩飾 |
不加掩饰 |
[bu4 jia1 yan3 shi4] |
/undisguised/ |
6556
|
1 |
|
|
|
不兼容性 |
不兼容性 |
[bu4 jian1 rong2 xing4] |
/incompatibility/ |
6541
|
1 |
|
|
|
不減當年 |
不减当年 |
[bu4 jian3 dang1 nian2] |
/(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit/to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever/ |
4539
|
1 |
|
|
|
不簡單 |
不简单 |
[[bu4 jian3dan1]] |
/not simple; rather complicated/remarkable; marvelous/ |
868
|
2 |
|
|
|
不見 |
不见 |
[bu4 jian4] |
/not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing/ |
5965
|
1 |
|
|
|
不見不散 |
不见不散 |
[bu4 jian4 bu4 san4] |
/lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)/fig. Be sure to wait!/See you there!/ |
3073
|
1 |
|
|
|
不見得 |
不见得 |
[bu4 jian4 de5] |
/not necessarily/not likely/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不見棺材不落淚 |
不见棺材不落泪 |
[bu4 jian4 guan1 cai5 bu4 luo4 lei4] |
/lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)/fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality/ |
5005
|
1 |
|
|
|
不見經傳 |
不见经传 |
[bu4 jian4 jing1 zhuan4] |
/not found in the classics (idiom); unknown/unfounded/not authoritative/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不見了 |
不见了 |
[bu4 jian4 le5] |
/to have disappeared/to be missing/nowhere to be found/ |
2588
|
1 |
|
|
|
不見天日 |
不见天日 |
[bu4 jian4 tian1 ri4] |
/all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不見兔子不撒鷹 |
不见兔子不撒鹰 |
[bu4 jian4 tu4 zi5 bu4 sa1 ying1] |
/you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)/one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed/ |
2196
|
1 |
|
|
|
不結盟 |
不结盟 |
[bu4 jie2 meng2] |
/nonalignment/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不結盟運動 |
不结盟运动 |
[Bu4 Jie2 meng2 Yun4 dong4] |
/Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)/ |
4694
|
1 |
|
|
|
不解 |
不解 |
[bu4 jie3] |
/to not understand/to be puzzled by/indissoluble/ |
6189
|
1 |
|
|
|
不解風情 |
不解风情 |
[bu4 jie3 feng1 qing2] |
/unromantic/insensitive/ |
5214
|
1 |
|
|
|
不禁 |
不禁 |
[bu4 jin1] |
/can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不僅如此 |
不仅如此 |
[bu4 jin3 ru2 ci3] |
/not only that, but .../ |
5711
|
1 |
|
|
|
不僅僅 |
不仅仅 |
[[bu4 jin3jin3]] |
/not only; not just/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
不盡 |
不尽 |
[bu4 jin4] |
/not completely/endlessly/ |
6389
|
1 |
|
|
|
不盡根 |
不尽根 |
[bu4 jin4 gen1] |
/surd (math.)/ |
6727
|
1 |
|
|
|
不盡然 |
不尽然 |
[bu4 jin4 ran2] |
/not always; not entirely/not necessarily so; not entirely correct/ |
1452
|
1 |
|
|
|
不經一事，不長一智 |
不经一事，不长一智 |
[bu4 jing1 yi1 shi4 , bu4 zhang3 yi1 zhi4] |
/lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)/fig. wisdom only comes with experience/ |
997
|
1 |
|
|
|
不經意間 |
不经意间 |
[bu4 jing1 yi4 jian1] |
/without paying attention/without noticing/unconsciously/inadvertently/ |
5523
|
1 |
|
|
|
不經之談 |
不经之谈 |
[bu4 jing1 zhi1 tan2] |
/absurd statement/cock-and-bull story/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不景氣 |
不景气 |
[bu4 jing3 qi4] |
/slack/in a slump/ |
4633
|
1 |
|
|
|
不敬 |
不敬 |
[bu4 jing4] |
/disrespect/irreverent/rude/insufficiently respectful (to a superior)/ |
6586
|
1 |
|
|
|
不脛而走 |
不胫而走 |
[bu4 jing4 er2 zou3] |
/to get round fast/to spread like wildfire/ |
5417
|
1 |
|
|
|
不久 |
不久 |
[bu4 jiu3] |
/not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不久前 |
不久前 |
[bu4 jiu3 qian2] |
/not long ago/ |
6628
|
1 |
|
|
|
不咎既往 |
不咎既往 |
[bu4 jiu4 ji4 wang3] |
/not censure sb for his past misdeeds/overlook sb's past mistakes/let bygones be bygones/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不拘 |
不拘 |
[bu4 ju1] |
/not stick to/not confine oneself to/whatever/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不拘小節 |
不拘小节 |
[bu4 ju1 xiao3 jie2] |
/to not bother about trifles (idiom)/ |
6182
|
1 |
|
|
|
不拘一格 |
不拘一格 |
[bu4 ju1 yi1 ge2] |
/not stick to one pattern/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不舉 |
不举 |
[bu4 ju3] |
/erectile dysfunction/impotence/ |
2550
|
1 |
|
|
|
不倦 |
不倦 |
[bu4 juan4] |
/tireless/untiring/indefatigable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不覺 |
不觉 |
[bu4 jue2] |
/unconsciously/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不絕 |
不绝 |
[bu4 jue2] |
/unending/uninterrupted/ |
6405
|
1 |
|
|
|
不絕如縷 |
不绝如缕 |
[bu4 jue2 ru2 lü3] |
/hanging by a thread/very precarious/almost extinct/(of sound) linger on faintly/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不絕於耳 |
不绝于耳 |
[bu4 jue2 yu2 er3] |
/(of sound) to never stop/to fall incessantly on the ear/to linger on/ |
4653
|
1 |
|
|
|
不絕於途 |
不绝于途 |
[bu4 jue2 yu2 tu2] |
/to come and go in an incessant stream/ |
5172
|
1 |
|
|
|
不均 |
不均 |
[bu4 jun1] |
/uneven/distributed unevenly/ |
6553
|
1 |
|
|
|
不開竅 |
不开窍 |
[bu4 kai1 qiao4] |
/unable to understand/can't get the point/ |
6540
|
1 |
|
|
|
不堪 |
不堪 |
[bu4 kan1] |
/cannot bear/cannot stand/utterly/extremely/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不堪忍受 |
不堪忍受 |
[bu4 kan1 ren3 shou4] |
/unbearable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不堪入目 |
不堪入目 |
[bu4 kan1 ru4 mu4] |
/unbearable to look at/an eyesore/ |
6824
|
1 |
|
|
|
不堪設想 |
不堪设想 |
[bu4 kan1 she4 xiang3] |
/too horrible to contemplate/unthinkable/inconceivable/ |
4193
|
1 |
|
|
|
不刊之論 |
不刊之论 |
[bu4 kan1 zhi1 lun4] |
/indisputable statement/unalterable truth/ |
5165
|
1 |
|
|
|
不看僧面看佛面 |
不看僧面看佛面 |
[bu4 kan4 seng1 mian4 kan4 fo2 mian4] |
/lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)/fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else/ |
2366
|
1 |
|
|
|
不亢不卑 |
不亢不卑 |
[bu4 kang4 bu4 bei1] |
/neither haughty nor humble/neither overbearing nor servile/neither supercilious nor obsequious/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可撤銷信用證 |
不可撤销信用证 |
[bu4 ke3 che4 xiao1 xin4 yong4 zheng4] |
/irrevocable letter of credit/ |
6513
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可導 |
不可导 |
[bu4 ke3 dao3] |
/not differentiable (function in calculus)/ |
6309
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可端倪 |
不可端倪 |
[bu4 ke3 duan1 ni2] |
/impossible to get even an outline (idiom)/unfathomable/not a clue/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可多得 |
不可多得 |
[bu4 ke3 duo1 de2] |
/hard to come by/rare/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可分割 |
不可分割 |
[bu4 ke3 fen1 ge1] |
/inalienable/unalienable/inseparable/indivisible/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可分離 |
不可分离 |
[bu4 ke3 fen1 li2] |
/inseparable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可估量 |
不可估量 |
[bu4 ke3 gu1 liang4] |
/inestimable/incalculable/beyond measure/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可或缺 |
不可或缺 |
[bu4 ke3 huo4 que1] |
/necessary/must have/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可解 |
不可解 |
[bu4 ke3 jie3] |
/insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)/ |
6518
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可開交 |
不可开交 |
[bu4 ke3 kai1 jiao1] |
/to be awfully (busy etc)/ |
6064
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可抗拒 |
不可抗拒 |
[bu4 ke3 kang4 ju4] |
/act of God/force majeure (law)/irresistible (idiom)/ |
6077
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可抗力 |
不可抗力 |
[bu4 ke3 kang4 li4] |
/force majeure; act of God/ |
1003
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可理喻 |
不可理喻 |
[bu4 ke3 li3 yu4] |
/(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable/ |
1293
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可枚舉 |
不可枚举 |
[bu4 ke3 mei2 ju3] |
/innumerable (idiom)/ |
5994
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可名狀 |
不可名状 |
[bu4 ke3 ming2 zhuang4] |
/indescribable/beyond description/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可磨滅 |
不可磨灭 |
[bu4 ke3 mo2 mie4] |
/indelible/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可逆 |
不可逆 |
[bu4 ke3 ni4] |
/irreversible/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可逆轉 |
不可逆转 |
[bu4 ke3 ni4 zhuan3] |
/irreversible/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可缺少 |
不可缺少 |
[bu4 ke3 que1 shao3] |
/indispensable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可勝數 |
不可胜数 |
[bu4 ke3 sheng4 shu3] |
/countless/innumerable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可勝言 |
不可胜言 |
[bu4 ke3 sheng4 yan2] |
/inexpressible (idiom)/beyond description/ |
5337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可數 |
不可数 |
[bu4 ke3 shu3] |
/uncountable/ |
6426
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可數名詞 |
不可数名词 |
[bu4 ke3 shu3 ming2 ci2] |
/uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)/ |
6426
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可數集 |
不可数集 |
[bu4 ke3 shuo4 ji2] |
/uncountable set (math.)/ |
6427
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可同日而語 |
不可同日而语 |
[bu4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3] |
/lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath/incomparable/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可挽回 |
不可挽回 |
[bu4 ke3 wan3 hui2] |
/irreversible/ |
6550
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可言喻 |
不可言喻 |
[bu4 ke3 yan2 yu4] |
/inexpressible (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可以 |
不可以 |
[bu4 ke3 yi3] |
/may not/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可逾越 |
不可逾越 |
[bu4 ke3 yu2 yue4] |
/impassable/insurmountable/insuperable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可知論 |
不可知论 |
[bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4] |
/agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable/ |
6902
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可終日 |
不可终日 |
[bu4 ke3 zhong1 ri4] |
/to be unable to carry on even for a single day/to be in a desperate situation/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不可能 |
不可能 |
[[bu4 ke3neng2]] |
/impossible; cannot/ |
115
|
2 |
|
|
|
不克 |
不克 |
[bu4 ke4] |
/cannot/to not be able (to)/to be unable to/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
不客氣 |
不客气 |
[bu4 ke4 qi5] |
/you're welcome/don't mention it/impolite/rude/blunt/ |
4752
|
1 |
|
|
|
不空成就佛 |
不空成就佛 |
[Bu4 kong1 cheng2 jiu4 fo2] |
/Amoghasiddhi Buddha/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
不快 |
不快 |
[bu4 kuai4] |
/unhappy/in low spirits/(of a knife) not sharp/ |
5087
|
1 |
|
|
|
不愧 |
不愧 |
[bu4 kui4] |
/to be worthy of/to deserve to be called/to prove oneself to be/ |
5693
|
1 |
|
|
|
不愧不怍 |
不愧不怍 |
[bu4 kui4 bu4 zuo4] |
/no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable/upright and above board/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不愧下學 |
不愧下学 |
[bu4 kui4 xia4 xue2] |
/not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不擴散核武器條約 |
不扩散核武器条约 |
[Bu4 Kuo4 san4 He2 wu3 qi4 Tiao2 yue1] |
/Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons/ |
4668
|
1 |
|
|
|
不拉嘰 |
不拉叽 |
[bu4 la1 ji1] |
/(nasty, stupid etc) as can be/ |
4779
|
1 |
|
|
|
不拉幾 |
不拉几 |
[bu4 la1 ji1] |
/(dialect) extremely/ |
5403
|
1 |
|
|
|
不來梅港 |
不来梅港 |
[Bu4 lai2 mei2 gang3] |
/Bremerhaven, German port/ |
5550
|
1 |
|
|
|
不賴 |
不赖 |
[bu4 lai4] |
/(coll.) not bad/good/fine/ |
4088
|
1 |
|
|
|
不稂不莠 |
不稂不莠 |
[bu4 lang2 bu4 you3] |
/useless/worthless/good-for-nothing/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不了 |
不了 |
[bu4 le5] |
/no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)/ |
2500
|
1 |
|
|
|
不離不棄 |
不离不弃 |
[bu4 li2 bu4 qi4] |
/to stand by (sb) (idiom)/steadfast loyalty/ |
3292
|
1 |
|
|
|
不離兒 |
不离儿 |
[bu4 li2 r5] |
/not bad/pretty good/pretty close/ |
6308
|
1 |
|
|
|
不理 |
不理 |
[bu4 li3] |
/to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no notice of/to ignore/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不理不睬 |
不理不睬 |
[bu4 li3 bu4 cai3] |
/to completely ignore (idiom)/to pay no attention to/not to be in the least concerned about/ |
4819
|
1 |
|
|
|
不力 |
不力 |
[bu4 li4] |
/not to do one's best/not to exert oneself/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不利 |
不利 |
[bu4 li4] |
/unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不連續 |
不连续 |
[bu4 lian2 xu4] |
/discontinuous; discrete/ |
1295
|
1 |
|
|
|
不連續面 |
不连续面 |
[bu4 lian2 xu4 mian4] |
/surface of discontinuity/ |
6805
|
1 |
|
|
|
不良傾向 |
不良倾向 |
[bu4 liang2 qing1 xiang4] |
/harmful trend/ |
6538
|
1 |
|
|
|
不良人 |
不良人 |
[bu4 liang2 ren2] |
/(Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers/ |
2156
|
1 |
|
|
|
不了了之 |
不了了之 |
[bu4 liao3 liao3 zhi1] |
/to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite/ |
5103
|
1 |
|
|
|
不料 |
不料 |
[bu4 liao4] |
/unexpectedly/to one's surprise/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不列顛 |
不列颠 |
[Bu4 lie4 dian1] |
/Britain/British/Great Britain/ |
6709
|
1 |
|
|
|
不列顛保衛戰 |
不列颠保卫战 |
[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Bao3 wei4 zhan4] |
/see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Zhan4 yi4]/ |
2107
|
1 |
|
|
|
不列顛哥倫比亞 |
不列颠哥伦比亚 |
[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4] |
/British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada/ |
6709
|
1 |
|
|
|
不列顛哥倫比亞省 |
不列颠哥伦比亚省 |
[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4 sheng3] |
/British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada/ |
6715
|
1 |
|
|
|
不列顛戰役 |
不列颠战役 |
[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Zhan4 yi4] |
/Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)/ |
4736
|
1 |
|
|
|
不列顛諸島 |
不列颠诸岛 |
[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Zhu1 dao3] |
/British Isles/ |
5135
|
1 |
|
|
|
不吝賜教 |
不吝赐教 |
[bu4 lin4 ci4 jiao4] |
/to be so kind as to enlighten me/ |
1876
|
1 |
|
|
|
不靈 |
不灵 |
[bu4 ling2] |
/not work/be ineffective/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不露聲色 |
不露声色 |
[bu4 lu4 sheng1 se4] |
/not show one's feeling or intentions/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不倫 |
不伦 |
[bu4 lun2] |
/(of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc)/unseemly/ |
4028
|
1 |
|
|
|
不倫不類 |
不伦不类 |
[bu4 lun2 bu4 lei4] |
/out of place/inappropriate/incongruous/ |
3961
|
1 |
|
|
|
不論 |
不论 |
[bu4 lun4] |
/whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss/ |
6856
|
1 |
|
|
|
不落痕跡 |
不落痕迹 |
[bu4 luo4 hen2 ji4] |
/to leave no trace/seamless/professional/ |
6527
|
1 |
|
|
|
不落窠臼 |
不落窠臼 |
[bu4 luo4 ke1 jiu4] |
/not follow the beaten track/have an original style/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不落俗套 |
不落俗套 |
[bu4 luo4 su2 tao4] |
/to conform to no conventional pattern/unconventional/offbeat/ |
5335
|
1 |
|
|
|
不滿意 |
不满意 |
[bu4 man3 yi4] |
/dissatisfied/ |
5782
|
1 |
|
|
|
不毛 |
不毛 |
[bu4 mao2] |
/barren/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不眠不休 |
不眠不休 |
[bu4 mian2 bu4 xiu1] |
/without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)/ |
5152
|
1 |
|
|
|
不免 |
不免 |
[bu4 mian3] |
/inevitably/ |
5661
|
1 |
|
|
|
不免一死 |
不免一死 |
[bu4 mian3 yi1 si3] |
/cannot avoid being killed/cannot escape death/to be mortal/ |
4035
|
1 |
|
|
|
不妙 |
不妙 |
[bu4 miao4] |
/(of a turn of events) not too encouraging/far from good/anything but reassuring/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不明 |
不明 |
[bu4 ming2] |
/not clear/unknown/to fail to understand/ |
5687
|
1 |
|
|
|
不明不白 |
不明不白 |
[bu4 ming2 bu4 bai2] |
/(idiom) obscure; dubious; shady/ |
1070
|
1 |
|
|
|
不明飛行物 |
不明飞行物 |
[bu4 ming2 fei1 xing2 wu4] |
/unidentified flying object (UFO)/ |
5872
|
1 |
|
|
|
不明就裡 |
不明就里 |
[bu4 ming2 jiu4 li3] |
/not to understand the situation/unaware of the ins and outs/ |
5404
|
1 |
|
|
|
不明覺厲 |
不明觉厉 |
[bu4 ming2 jue2 li4] |
/although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)/ |
4483
|
1 |
|
|
|
不明確 |
不明确 |
[bu4 ming2 que4] |
/indefinite/unclear/ |
6881
|
1 |
|
|
|
不明事理 |
不明事理 |
[bu4 ming2 shi4 li3] |
/not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不名數 |
不名数 |
[bu4 ming2 shu4] |
/abstract number/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不名一錢 |
不名一钱 |
[bu4 ming2 yi1 qian2] |
/to be penniless/ |
2938
|
1 |
|
|
|
不名一文 |
不名一文 |
[bu4 ming2 yi1 wen2] |
/without a penny to one's name/penniless/stony-broke/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不名譽 |
不名誉 |
[bu4 ming2 yu4] |
/disreputable/disgraceful/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不摸頭 |
不摸头 |
[bu4 mo1 tou2] |
/not acquainted with the situation/not up on things/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不謀而合 |
不谋而合 |
[bu4 mou2 er2 he2] |
/to agree without prior consultation/to happen to hold the same view/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不睦 |
不睦 |
[bu4 mu4] |
/to not get along well/to be at odds/ |
6158
|
1 |
|
|
|
不耐煩 |
不耐烦 |
[bu4 nai4 fan2] |
/impatient/to lose patience/ |
2000
|
1 |
|
|
|
不耐受 |
不耐受 |
[bu4 nai4 shou4] |
/intolerance (for lactose, gluten or other foods)/ |
2775
|
1 |
|
|
|
不能 |
不能 |
[bu4 neng2] |
/cannot/must not/should not/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不能不 |
不能不 |
[bu4 neng2 bu4] |
/have to/cannot but/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不能自已 |
不能自已 |
[bu4 neng2 zi4 yi3] |
/unable to control oneself/to be beside oneself/ |
5349
|
1 |
|
|
|
不念舊惡 |
不念旧恶 |
[bu4 nian4 jiu4 e4] |
/do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
不佞 |
不佞 |
[bu4 ning4] |
/without eloquence/untalented/I, me (humble)/ |
6122
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怒而威 |
不怒而威 |
[bu4 nu4 er2 wei1] |
/(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence/ |
1332
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怕 |
不怕 |
[bu4 pa4] |
/fearless/not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)/even if/even though/ |
4957
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨 |
不怕不识货，就怕货比货 |
[bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4] |
/lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)/fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison/ |
4938
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨 |
不怕不识货，只怕货比货 |
[bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4] |
/lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)/fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison/ |
4938
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怕官，只怕管 |
不怕官，只怕管 |
[bu4 pa4 guan1 , zhi3 pa4 guan3] |
/lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)/fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority/ |
4243
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怕慢，就怕站 |
不怕慢，就怕站 |
[bu4 pa4 man4 , jiu4 pa4 zhan4] |
/it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)/ |
4914
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友 |
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友 |
[[bu4 pa4 shen2 yi1yang4 de5 dui4shou3, jiu4 pa4 zhu1 yi1yang4 de5 dui4you3]] |
/(saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent/ |
514
|
2 |
|
|
|
不怕一萬，就怕萬一 |
不怕一万，就怕万一 |
[bu4 pa4 yi1 wan4 , jiu4 pa4 wan4 yi1] |
/better to be safe than sorry (proverb)/to be prepared just in case/ |
4930
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記 |
不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 |
[bu4 pa4 zei2 tou1 jiu4 pa4 zei2 dian4 ji4] |
/much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)/ |
1542
|
1 |
|
|
|
不偏斜 |
不偏斜 |
[bu4 pian1 xie2] |
/not leaning to one side/impartial/even-handed/ |
6833
|
1 |
|
|
|
不平 |
不平 |
[bu4 ping2] |
/uneven/injustice/unfairness/wrong/grievance/indignant/dissatisfied/ |
5780
|
1 |
|
|
|
不平常 |
不平常 |
[bu4 ping2 chang2] |
/remarkable/remarkably/unusual/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不平等 |
不平等 |
[bu4 ping2 deng3] |
/inequality/unfairness/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不平等條約 |
不平等条约 |
[bu4 ping2 deng3 tiao2 yue1] |
/(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)/ |
2022
|
1 |
|
|
|
不平凡 |
不平凡 |
[bu4 ping2 fan2] |
/marvelous/marvelously/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不平衡 |
不平衡 |
[bu4 ping2 heng2] |
/disequilibrium/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不平則鳴 |
不平则鸣 |
[bu4 ping2 ze2 ming2] |
/where there is injustice, there will be an outcry/man will cry out against injustice/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不破不立 |
不破不立 |
[bu4 po4 bu4 li4] |
/without destruction there can be no construction/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不期 |
不期 |
[bu4 qi1] |
/unexpectedly/to one's surprise/ |
6378
|
1 |
|
|
|
不期而遇 |
不期而遇 |
[bu4 qi1 er2 yu4] |
/meet by chance/have a chance encounter/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不期而至 |
不期而至 |
[bu4 qi1 er2 zhi4] |
/to arrive unexpectably/unexpected/ |
1732
|
1 |
|
|
|
不期然而然 |
不期然而然 |
[bu4 qi1 ran2 er2 ran2] |
/happen unexpectedly/turn out contrary to one's expectations/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不起眼 |
不起眼 |
[bu4 qi3 yan3] |
/unremarkable/nothing out of the ordinary/ |
4775
|
1 |
|
|
|
不起眼兒 |
不起眼儿 |
[bu4 qi3 yan3 r5] |
/erhua variant of 不起眼[bu4 qi3 yan3]/ |
4998
|
1 |
|
|
|
不巧 |
不巧 |
[bu4 qiao3] |
/too bad/unfortunately/as luck would have it/ |
5397
|
1 |
|
|
|
不切合實際 |
不切合实际 |
[bu4 qie4 he2 shi2 ji4] |
/impractical/not conforming to reality/ |
6561
|
1 |
|
|
|
不切實際 |
不切实际 |
[bu4 qie4 shi2 ji4] |
/unrealistic/impractical/ |
4000
|
1 |
|
|
|
不清 |
不清 |
[bu4 qing1] |
/unclear/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不清楚 |
不清楚 |
[bu4 qing1 chu5] |
/unclear/not understood/currently unknown/ |
6493
|
1 |
|
|
|
不輕饒 |
不轻饶 |
[bu4 qing1 rao2] |
/not to forgive easily/not to let off/(You, He) won't get away with it!/ |
6535
|
1 |
|
|
|
不情願 |
不情愿 |
[bu4 qing2 yuan4] |
/unwilling/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不請自來 |
不请自来 |
[bu4 qing3 zi4 lai2] |
/to turn up without being invited/unsolicited/ |
5848
|
1 |
|
|
|
不窮 |
不穷 |
[bu4 qiong2] |
/endless/boundless/inexhaustible/ |
6862
|
1 |
|
|
|
不求人 |
不求人 |
[bu4 qiu2 ren2] |
/backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)/ |
5259
|
1 |
|
|
|
不求甚解 |
不求甚解 |
[bu4 qiu2 shen4 jie3] |
/lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview/not bothered with the details/superficial/content with shallow understanding/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不求收獲 |
不求收获 |
[bu4 qiu2 shou1 huo4] |
/not expecting any reward/not asking for favors/ |
6798
|
1 |
|
|
|
不求有功，但求無過 |
不求有功，但求无过 |
[bu4 qiu2 you3 gong1 , dan4 qiu2 wu2 guo4] |
/lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)/fig. to take a risk-averse approach/ |
3516
|
1 |
|
|
|
不屈 |
不屈 |
[bu4 qu1] |
/unyielding/unbending/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不屈不撓 |
不屈不挠 |
[bu4 qu1 bu4 nao2] |
/unyielding/indomitable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不區分大小寫 |
不区分大小写 |
[bu4 qu1 fen1 da4 xiao3 xie3] |
/case insensitive/not distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters/ |
3218
|
1 |
|
|
|
不去理 |
不去理 |
[bu4 qu4 li3] |
/not to pay attention to/to leave sth as it is/to ignore/ |
4135
|
1 |
|
|
|
不確定性原理 |
不确定性原理 |
[bu4 que4 ding4 xing4 yuan2 li3] |
/Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)/ |
6707
|
1 |
|
|
|
不確實 |
不确实 |
[bu4 que4 shi2] |
/untrue/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不然 |
不然 |
[bu4 ran2] |
/not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?/ |
3970
|
1 |
|
|
|
不讓鬚眉 |
不让须眉 |
[bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2] |
/(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc/to be a match for men/lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)/ |
6703
|
1 |
|
|
|
不仁 |
不仁 |
[bu4 ren2] |
/not benevolent/heartless/numb/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不人道 |
不人道 |
[bu4 ren2 dao4] |
/inhuman/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不忍心 |
不忍心 |
[[bu4 ren3xin1]] |
/can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)/ |
29
|
2 |
|
|
|
不日 |
不日 |
[bu4 ri4] |
/within the next few days/in a few days time/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不容 |
不容 |
[bu4 rong2] |
/must not/cannot/to not allow/cannot tolerate/ |
4815
|
1 |
|
|
|
不溶 |
不溶 |
[bu4 rong2] |
/insoluble/ |
6771
|
1 |
|
|
|
不容置辯 |
不容置辩 |
[bu4 rong2 zhi4 bian4] |
/peremptory/not to be denied/not brooking argument/ |
6867
|
1 |
|
|
|
不容置疑 |
不容置疑 |
[bu4 rong2 zhi4 yi2] |
/unquestionable/ |
6089
|
1 |
|
|
|
不如人意 |
不如人意 |
[bu4 ru2 ren2 yi4] |
/leaving much to be desired/unsatisfactory/undesirable/ |
5321
|
1 |
|
|
|
不入虎穴，焉得虎子 |
不入虎穴，焉得虎子 |
[bu4 ru4 hu3 xue2 , yan1 de2 hu3 zi3] |
/How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不入時宜 |
不入时宜 |
[bu4 ru4 shi2 yi2] |
/out of step with current thinking/outmoded/inappropriate for the occasion/ |
2121
|
1 |
|
|
|
不若 |
不若 |
[bu4 ruo4] |
/not as good as/not equal to/inferior/ |
5745
|
1 |
|
|
|
不善 |
不善 |
[bu4 shan4] |
/bad/ill/not good at/not to be pooh-poohed/quite impressive/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不傷脾胃 |
不伤脾胃 |
[bu4 shang1 pi2 wei4] |
/lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach/fig. something that is not critical/ |
6072
|
1 |
|
|
|
不慎 |
不慎 |
[bu4 shen4] |
/incautious/inattentive/ |
5078
|
1 |
|
|
|
不勝 |
不胜 |
[bu4 sheng4] |
/cannot bear or stand/be unequal to/very/extremely/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不勝枚舉 |
不胜枚举 |
[bu4 sheng4 mei2 ju3] |
/too numerous to mention individually or one by one/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不勝其煩 |
不胜其烦 |
[bu4 sheng4 qi2 fan2] |
/to be pestered beyond endurance/ |
5582
|
1 |
|
|
|
不勝其苦 |
不胜其苦 |
[bu4 sheng4 qi2 ku3] |
/unable to bear the pain (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不勝其擾 |
不胜其扰 |
[bu4 sheng4 qi2 rao3] |
/unable to put up with (sth) any longer/ |
5176
|
1 |
|
|
|
不失時機 |
不失时机 |
[bu4 shi1 shi2 ji1] |
/to seize the opportune moment/to lose no time/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不時 |
不时 |
[bu4 shi2] |
/from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently/ |
4403
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識大體 |
不识大体 |
[bu4 shi2 da4 ti3] |
/to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)/to fail to grasp the big picture/ |
3753
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識高低 |
不识高低 |
[bu4 shi2 gao1 di1] |
/can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識好歹 |
不识好歹 |
[bu4 shi2 hao3 dai3] |
/unable to tell good from bad (idiom)/undiscriminating/ |
4848
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識廬山真面目 |
不识庐山真面目 |
[bu4 shi2 Lu2 shan1 zhen1 mian4 mu4] |
/lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)/fig. can't see the forest for the trees/ |
1593
|
1 |
|
|
|
不食人間煙火 |
不食人间烟火 |
[[bu4 shi2 ren2jian1 yan1huo3]] |
/otherworldly; detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life/ |
515
|
2 |
|
|
|
不識時變 |
不识时变 |
[bu4 shi2 shi2 bian4] |
/to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances/not amenable to reason/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識時務 |
不识时务 |
[bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4] |
/to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances/not amenable to reason/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識抬舉 |
不识抬举 |
[bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3] |
/fail to appreciate sb's kindness/not know how to appreciate favors/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識泰山 |
不识泰山 |
[bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1] |
/can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person/ |
4676
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識一丁 |
不识一丁 |
[bu4 shi2 yi1 ding1] |
/total illiterate/unable to read the simplest characters/ |
6800
|
1 |
|
|
|
不時之需 |
不时之需 |
[bu4 shi2 zhi1 xu1] |
/a possible period of want or need/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不識字 |
不识字 |
[bu4 shi2 zi4] |
/illiterate/ |
6796
|
1 |
|
|
|
不適 |
不适 |
[bu4 shi4] |
/unwell/indisposed/out of sorts/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是 |
不是 |
[bu4 shi4] |
/no/is not/not/ |
6909
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是吃素的 |
不是吃素的 |
[bu4 shi4 chi1 su4 de5] |
/not to be trifled with/to be reckoned with/ |
4153
|
1 |
|
|
|
不適當 |
不适当 |
[bu4 shi4 dang4] |
/inadequate/unfit/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是東西 |
不是东西 |
[bu4 shi4 dong1 xi5] |
/(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing/worthless nobody/no-good/ |
4758
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是話 |
不是话 |
[bu4 shi4 hua4] |
/see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]/ |
4426
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是嗎 |
不是吗 |
[bu4 shi4 ma5] |
/isn't that so?/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不事生產 |
不事生产 |
[bu4 shi4 sheng1 chan3] |
/not to do anything productive/to idle away one's time/ |
5038
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是味兒 |
不是味儿 |
[bu4 shi4 wei4 r5] |
/not the right flavor/not quite right/a bit off/fishy/queer/amiss/feel bad/be upset/ |
6308
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是一家人不進一家門 |
不是一家人不进一家门 |
[bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2] |
/people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)/marriages are predestined/people marry because they share common traits/ |
4154
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是魚死就是網破 |
不是鱼死就是网破 |
[bu4 shi4 yu2 si3 jiu4 shi4 wang3 po4] |
/lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)/fig. it's a life-and-death struggle/it's either him or me/ |
2291
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是冤家不聚頭 |
不是冤家不聚头 |
[bu4 shi4 yuan1 jia1 bu4 ju4 tou2] |
/destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)/(often said about lovers who have a disagreement)/ |
4118
|
1 |
|
|
|
不事張揚 |
不事张扬 |
[bu4 shi4 zhang1 yang2] |
/quietly/without ostentation/ |
3833
|
1 |
|
|
|
不是滋味 |
不是滋味 |
[bu4 shi4 zi1 wei4] |
/to be upset/to feel disgusted/ |
4654
|
1 |
|
|
|
不首先使用 |
不首先使用 |
[bu4 shou3 xian1 shi3 yong4] |
/no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)/NFU/ |
4138
|
1 |
|
|
|
不受歡迎 |
不受欢迎 |
[bu4 shou4 huan1 ying2] |
/unwelcome/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不舒服 |
不舒服 |
[bu4 shu1 fu5] |
/unwell/feeling ill/to feel uncomfortable/uneasy/ |
6796
|
1 |
|
|
|
不舒適 |
不舒适 |
[bu4 shu1 shi4] |
/uncomfortable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不衰 |
不衰 |
[bu4 shuai1] |
/unfailing/never weakening/enduring/unstoppable/ |
6508
|
1 |
|
|
|
不爽 |
不爽 |
[bu4 shuang3] |
/not well/out of sorts/in a bad mood/without discrepancy/accurate/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不順 |
不顺 |
[bu4 shun4] |
/unfavorable/adverse/ |
6781
|
1 |
|
|
|
不死不休 |
不死不休 |
[bu4 si3 bu4 xiu1] |
/to fight to one's last gasp/ |
2913
|
1 |
|
|
|
不死心 |
不死心 |
[bu4 si3 xin1] |
/unwilling to give up/unresigned/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不死藥 |
不死药 |
[bu4 si3 yao4] |
/elixir of life/ |
2117
|
1 |
|
|
|
不送 |
不送 |
[bu4 song4] |
/don't bother to see me out/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不送氣 |
不送气 |
[bu4 song4 qi4] |
/unaspirated/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不俗 |
不俗 |
[bu4 su2] |
/impressive/out of the ordinary/ |
3354
|
1 |
|
|
|
不速 |
不速 |
[bu4 su4] |
/uninvited (guest)/unexpected (appearance)/unwanted presence/ |
6666
|
1 |
|
|
|
不速而至 |
不速而至 |
[bu4 su4 er2 zhi4] |
/to arrive without invitation/unexpected guest/unwanted presence/ |
6666
|
1 |
|
|
|
不算 |
不算 |
[bu4 suan4] |
/to not calculate/to not count/to not be considered (as)/to have no weight/ |
1885
|
1 |
|
|
|
不隨意 |
不随意 |
[bu4 sui2 yi4] |
/unconscious/involuntary/ |
6707
|
1 |
|
|
|
不隨意肌 |
不随意肌 |
[bu4 sui2 yi4 ji1] |
/involuntary muscle/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不遂 |
不遂 |
[bu4 sui4] |
/to fail/to fail to materialize/not to get one's way/ |
5149
|
1 |
|
|
|
不碎玻璃 |
不碎玻璃 |
[bu4 sui4 bo1 li5] |
/shatterproof or safety glass/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不太好 |
不太好 |
[bu4 tai4 hao3] |
/not so good/not too well/ |
6902
|
1 |
|
|
|
不特 |
不特 |
[bu4 te4] |
/not only/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不題 |
不题 |
[bu4 ti2] |
/we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)/ |
6386
|
1 |
|
|
|
不提也罷 |
不提也罢 |
[bu4 ti2 ye3 ba4] |
/best not to mention it/drop it/never mind/let's not talk about it/ |
6400
|
1 |
|
|
|
不體面 |
不体面 |
[bu4 ti3 mian4] |
/to not appear to be decent or respectful/shameful/ |
6199
|
1 |
|
|
|
不調和 |
不调和 |
[bu4 tiao2 he2] |
/discord/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前 |
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 |
[bu4 ting1 lao3 ren2 yan2 , chi1 kui1 zai4 yan3 qian2] |
/(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril/ |
2851
|
1 |
|
|
|
不聽命 |
不听命 |
[bu4 ting1 ming4] |
/to disobey/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不停 |
不停 |
[bu4 ting2] |
/incessant/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不通 |
不通 |
[bu4 tong1] |
/to be obstructed/to be blocked up/to be impassable/to make no sense/to be illogical/ |
5753
|
1 |
|
|
|
不同 |
不同 |
[bu4 tong2] |
/different/distinct/not the same/not alike/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不同凡響 |
不同凡响 |
[bu4 tong2 fan2 xiang3] |
/lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding/brilliant/out of the common run/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不同尋常 |
不同寻常 |
[bu4 tong2 xun2 chang2] |
/out of the ordinary/unusual/ |
1946
|
1 |
|
|
|
不痛不癢 |
不痛不痒 |
[bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3] |
/lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what/fig. not getting to any matter of substance/scratching the surface/superficial/perfunctory/ |
5662
|
1 |
|
|
|
不偷不搶 |
不偷不抢 |
[bu4 tou1 bu4 qiang3] |
/to be law-abiding (idiom)/ |
1650
|
1 |
|
|
|
不透明 |
不透明 |
[bu4 tou4 ming2] |
/opaque/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不透氣 |
不透气 |
[bu4 tou4 qi4] |
/airtight/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不透水 |
不透水 |
[bu4 tou4 shui3] |
/waterproof/watertight/impermeable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不圖 |
不图 |
[bu4 tu2] |
/not to seek (sth)/to have no expectation of (sth)/(literary) unexpectedly/ |
2011
|
1 |
|
|
|
不吐不快 |
不吐不快 |
[bu4 tu3 bu4 kuai4] |
/to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)/ |
4798
|
1 |
|
|
|
不吐氣 |
不吐气 |
[bu4 tu3 qi4] |
/unaspirated/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不妥 |
不妥 |
[bu4 tuo3] |
/not proper/inappropriate/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不妥協 |
不妥协 |
[bu4 tuo3 xie2] |
/uncompromising/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
不外 |
不外 |
[bu4 wai4] |
/not beyond the scope of/nothing more than/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不外乎 |
不外乎 |
[bu4 wai4 hu1] |
/nothing else but/ |
6293
|
1 |
|
|
|
不外露 |
不外露 |
[bu4 wai4 lu4] |
/not exposed/concealed from view/ |
6891
|
1 |
|
|
|
不完全歸納推理 |
不完全归纳推理 |
[bu4 wan2 quan2 gui1 na4 tui1 li3] |
/inference by incomplete induction/ |
6651
|
1 |
|
|
|
不完善 |
不完善 |
[bu4 wan2 shan4] |
/imperfect/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不枉 |
不枉 |
[bu4 wang3] |
/not in vain/ |
5196
|
1 |
|
|
|
不惟 |
不惟 |
[bu4 wei2] |
/not only/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不為過 |
不为过 |
[bu4 wei2 guo4] |
/not an exaggeration/not excessive/not wide of the mark/ |
1945
|
1 |
|
|
|
不為酒困 |
不为酒困 |
[bu4 wei2 jiu3 kun4] |
/not a slave to the bottle/able to enjoy alcohol in moderation/able to hold one's drink/ |
5403
|
1 |
|
|
|
不違農時 |
不违农时 |
[bu4 wei2 nong2 shi2] |
/not miss the farming season/do farm work in the right season/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不為人知 |
不为人知 |
[bu4 wei2 ren2 zhi1] |
/not known to anyone/secret/unknown/ |
6574
|
1 |
|
|
|
不為所動 |
不为所动 |
[bu4 wei2 suo3 dong4] |
/to remain unmoved/ |
5499
|
1 |
|
|
|
不為已甚 |
不为已甚 |
[bu4 wei2 yi3 shen4] |
/refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment/not be too hard on subject/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不韙 |
不韪 |
[bu4 wei3] |
/fault/error/ |
6197
|
1 |
|
|
|
不畏 |
不畏 |
[bu4 wei4] |
/unafraid/to defy/ |
6563
|
1 |
|
|
|
不謂 |
不谓 |
[bu4 wei4] |
/cannot be deemed/unexpectedly/ |
6055
|
1 |
|
|
|
不畏強暴 |
不畏强暴 |
[bu4 wei4 qiang2 bao4] |
/not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence/ |
6068
|
1 |
|
|
|
不畏強權 |
不畏强权 |
[bu4 wei4 qiang2 quan2] |
/not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence/ |
6068
|
1 |
|
|
|
不為左右袒 |
不为左右袒 |
[bu4 wei4 zuo3 you4 tan3] |
/to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)/ |
6181
|
1 |
|
|
|
不溫不火 |
不温不火 |
[bu4 wen1 bu4 huo3] |
/(of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm/moderate/so-so/(of a person) calm/unruffled/ |
1887
|
1 |
|
|
|
不聞不問 |
不闻不问 |
[bu4 wen2 bu4 wen4] |
/not to hear, not to question (idiom)/to show no interest in sth/uncritical/not in the least concerned/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不穩 |
不稳 |
[bu4 wen3] |
/unstable/unsteady/ |
6835
|
1 |
|
|
|
不穩平衡 |
不稳平衡 |
[bu4 wen3 ping2 heng2] |
/unstable equilibrium/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不穩性 |
不稳性 |
[bu4 wen3 xing4] |
/instability/ |
6842
|
1 |
|
|
|
不問 |
不问 |
[bu4 wen4] |
/to pay no attention to/to disregard/to ignore/to let go unpunished/to let off/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不問青紅皂白 |
不问青红皂白 |
[bu4 wen4 qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2] |
/not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)/not to distinguish between right and wrong/ |
4147
|
1 |
|
|
|
不無 |
不无 |
[bu4 wu2] |
/not without/ |
6467
|
1 |
|
|
|
不無小補 |
不无小补 |
[bu4 wu2 xiao3 bu3] |
/not be without some advantage/be of some help/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不務正業 |
不务正业 |
[bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4] |
/not to engage in honest work/to ignore one's proper occupation/not to attend to one's proper duties/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不惜 |
不惜 |
[bu4 xi1] |
/not stint/not spare/not hesitate (to do sth)/not scruple (to do sth)/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不息 |
不息 |
[bu4 xi1] |
/continually/without a break/ceaselessly/ |
4975
|
1 |
|
|
|
不惜血本 |
不惜血本 |
[bu4 xi1 xue4 ben3] |
/to spare no effort/to devote all one's energies/ |
5135
|
1 |
|
|
|
不惜一戰 |
不惜一战 |
[bu4 xi1 yi1 zhan4] |
/to be ready to go to war/ |
3835
|
1 |
|
|
|
不暇 |
不暇 |
[bu4 xia2] |
/to have no time (for sth)/to be too busy (to do sth)/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不下 |
不下 |
[bu4 xia4] |
/to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)/ |
6071
|
1 |
|
|
|
不下於 |
不下于 |
[bu4 xia4 yu2] |
/as many as; no less than/not inferior to; as good as; on a par with/ |
1341
|
1 |
|
|
|
不顯山不露水 |
不显山不露水 |
[bu4 xian3 shan1 bu4 lu4 shui3] |
/lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts/ |
6248
|
1 |
|
|
|
不相符 |
不相符 |
[bu4 xiang1 fu2] |
/not in harmony/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不相干 |
不相干 |
[bu4 xiang1 gan1] |
/to be irrelevant/to have nothing to do with/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不香嗎 |
不香吗 |
[bu4 xiang1 ma5] |
/(slang) would be better (abbr. for 這錢買排骨它不香嗎|这钱买排骨它不香吗[zhe4 qian2 mai3 pai2 gu3 ta1 bu4 xiang1 ma5] for that money, a pork cutlet would be more appetizing, would it not?)/ |
1847
|
1 |
|
|
|
不相容 |
不相容 |
[bu4 xiang1 rong2] |
/incompatible/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不相容原理 |
不相容原理 |
[bu4 xiang1 rong2 yuan2 li3] |
/(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)/ |
5906
|
1 |
|
|
|
不相上下 |
不相上下 |
[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] |
/equally matched/about the same/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不詳 |
不详 |
[bu4 xiang2] |
/not in detail/not quite clear/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不祥 |
不祥 |
[bu4 xiang2] |
/ominous/inauspicious/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不象話 |
不象话 |
[bu4 xiang4 hua4] |
/unreasonable/shocking; outrageous/ |
1086
|
1 |
|
|
|
不像話 |
不像话 |
[bu4 xiang4 hua4] |
/unreasonable/shocking/outrageous/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不像樣 |
不像样 |
[bu4 xiang4 yang4] |
/in no shape to be seen/unpresentable/beyond recognition/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不消 |
不消 |
[bu4 xiao1] |
/to not need/needless (to say)/ |
4872
|
1 |
|
|
|
不孝 |
不孝 |
[bu4 xiao4] |
/unfilial/ |
6579
|
1 |
|
|
|
不肖 |
不肖 |
[bu4 xiao4] |
/(literary) unlike one's parents/degenerate/unworthy/ |
4642
|
1 |
|
|
|
不協調 |
不协调 |
[bu4 xie2 tiao2] |
/uncoordinated/disharmony/ |
6545
|
1 |
|
|
|
不屑 |
不屑 |
[bu4 xie4] |
/to disdain to do sth/to think sth not worth doing/to feel it beneath one's dignity/ |
6729
|
1 |
|
|
|
不懈 |
不懈 |
[bu4 xie4] |
/untiring/unremitting/indefatigable/ |
5733
|
1 |
|
|
|
不懈怠 |
不懈怠 |
[bu4 xie4 dai4] |
/untiring/without slacking/ |
6555
|
1 |
|
|
|
不屑一顧 |
不屑一顾 |
[bu4 xie4 yi1 gu4] |
/to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)/ |
4805
|
1 |
|
|
|
不信任案 |
不信任案 |
[bu4 xin4 ren4 an4] |
/no-confidence motion/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不信任動議 |
不信任动议 |
[bu4 xin4 ren4 dong4 yi4] |
/motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)/ |
6626
|
1 |
|
|
|
不信任投票 |
不信任投票 |
[bu4 xin4 ren4 tou2 piao4] |
/vote of no-confidence/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不興 |
不兴 |
[bu4 xing1] |
/out of fashion/outmoded/impermissible/can't/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不行 |
不行 |
[bu4 xing2] |
/won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不行了 |
不行了 |
[bu4 xing2 le5] |
/(coll.) on the point of death/dying/ |
3406
|
1 |
|
|
|
不省人事 |
不省人事 |
[bu4 xing3 ren2 shi4] |
/to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma/ |
6989
|
1 |
|
|
|
不幸 |
不幸 |
[bu4 xing4] |
/misfortune/adversity/unfortunate/sad/unfortunately/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
6369
|
1 |
|
|
|
不幸言中 |
不幸言中 |
[bu4 xing4 yan2 zhong4] |
/to turn out just as one predicted or feared/ |
3715
|
1 |
|
|
|
不幸之事 |
不幸之事 |
[bu4 xing4 zhi1 shi4] |
/mishap/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不幸之幸 |
不幸之幸 |
[bu4 xing4 zhi1 xing4] |
/a fortune in misfortune/a positive in the negative/ |
4234
|
1 |
|
|
|
不休 |
不休 |
[bu4 xiu1] |
/endlessly/ceaselessly/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不修邊幅 |
不修边幅 |
[bu4 xiu1 bian1 fu2] |
/not care about one's appearance (idiom)/slovenly in dress and manner/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不許 |
不许 |
[bu4 xu3] |
/not to allow/must not/can't/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不恤 |
不恤 |
[bu4 xu4] |
/not to worry/not to show concern/ |
6567
|
1 |
|
|
|
不恤人言 |
不恤人言 |
[bu4 xu4 ren2 yan2] |
/not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不宣而戰 |
不宣而战 |
[bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4] |
/open hostilities without declaring war/start an undeclared war/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不學無術 |
不学无术 |
[bu4 xue2 wu2 shu4] |
/without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不遜 |
不逊 |
[bu4 xun4] |
/rude/impertinent/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不雅 |
不雅 |
[bu4 ya3] |
/graceless/vulgar/indecent/ |
4854
|
1 |
|
|
|
不雅觀 |
不雅观 |
[bu4 ya3 guan1] |
/offensive to the eye/unbecoming/unsightly/ungainly/ |
6575
|
1 |
|
|
|
不亞 |
不亚 |
[bu4 ya4] |
/no less than/not inferior to/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不亞於 |
不亚于 |
[bu4 ya4 yu2] |
/no less than/not inferior to/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不言不語 |
不言不语 |
[bu4 yan2 bu4 yu3] |
/to not say a word (idiom)/to keep silent/ |
5129
|
1 |
|
|
|
不言自明 |
不言自明 |
[bu4 yan2 zi4 ming2] |
/self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)/ |
6305
|
1 |
|
|
|
不厭 |
不厌 |
[bu4 yan4] |
/not to tire of/not to object to/ |
4141
|
1 |
|
|
|
不厭其煩 |
不厌其烦 |
[bu4 yan4 qi2 fan2] |
/not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)/to take great pains/to be very patient/ |
5286
|
1 |
|
|
|
不要緊 |
不要紧 |
[bu4 yao4 jin3] |
/unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but/ |
5309
|
1 |
|
|
|
不要在一棵樹上吊死 |
不要在一棵树上吊死 |
[bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3] |
/don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)/there's more than one way to skin a cat/ |
3801
|
1 |
|
|
|
不依 |
不依 |
[bu4 yi1] |
/not to comply/not to go along with/not to let off easily/not to let sb get away with it/ |
4103
|
1 |
|
|
|
不一 |
不一 |
[bu4 yi1] |
/to vary/to differ/ |
6582
|
1 |
|
|
|
不依不饒 |
不依不饶 |
[bu4 yi1 bu4 rao2] |
/not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive/to treat severely without listening to excuses/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不一定 |
不一定 |
[bu4 yi1 ding4] |
/not necessarily/maybe/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不一而足 |
不一而足 |
[bu4 yi1 er2 zu2] |
/by no means an isolated case/numerous/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不一會 |
不一会 |
[bu4 yi1 hui4] |
/soon/ |
5989
|
1 |
|
|
|
不一樣 |
不一样 |
[bu4 yi1 yang4] |
/different/distinctive/unlike/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不一致字 |
不一致字 |
[bu4 yi1 zhi4 zi4] |
/(orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. "through", "bough" and "rough", where "-ough" is not pronounced the same in each case)/inconsistent characters (e.g. 流[liu2], 梳[shu1] and 毓[yu4], which are pronounced differently from each other even though they all have the same notional phonetic component)/ |
982
|
1 |
|
|
|
不宜 |
不宜 |
[bu4 yi2] |
/not suitable/inadvisable/inappropriate/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不移 |
不移 |
[bu4 yi2] |
/steadfast/inalienable/ |
6880
|
1 |
|
|
|
不遺餘力 |
不遗余力 |
[bu4 yi2 yu2 li4] |
/to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不以辭害志 |
不以辞害志 |
[bu4 yi3 ci2 hai4 zhi4] |
/don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不以詞害誌 |
不以词害志 |
[bu4 yi3 ci2 hai4 zhi4] |
/don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不以規矩，不能成方圓 |
不以规矩，不能成方圆 |
[bu4 yi3 gui1 ju5 , bu4 neng2 cheng2 fang1 yuan2] |
/without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
不以人廢言 |
不以人废言 |
[bu4 yi3 ren2 fei4 yan2] |
/not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
不以為然 |
不以为然 |
[bu4 yi3 wei2 ran2] |
/not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不以為意 |
不以为意 |
[bu4 yi3 wei2 yi4] |
/not to mind/unconcerned/ |
4066
|
1 |
|
|
|
不以物喜，不以己悲 |
不以物喜，不以己悲 |
[bu4 yi3 wu4 xi3 , bu4 yi3 ji3 bei1] |
/not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself/ |
5552
|
1 |
|
|
|
不意 |
不意 |
[bu4 yi4] |
/unexpectedly/unawareness/unpreparedness/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不義 |
不义 |
[bu4 yi4] |
/injustice/ |
7054
|
1 |
|
|
|
不易 |
不易 |
[bu4 yi4] |
/not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging/ |
6686
|
1 |
|
|
|
不翼而飛 |
不翼而飞 |
[bu4 yi4 er2 fei1] |
/to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread like wildfire/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不亦樂乎 |
不亦乐乎 |
[bu4 yi4 le4 hu1] |
/lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully/ |
1545
|
1 |
|
|
|
不義之財 |
不义之财 |
[bu4 yi4 zhi1 cai2] |
/ill-gotten wealth or gains/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不易之論 |
不易之论 |
[bu4 yi4 zhi1 lun4] |
/perfectly sound proposition/unalterable truth/irrefutable argument/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不應期 |
不应期 |
[bu4 ying4 qi1] |
/refractory period (physiology)/ |
5087
|
1 |
|
|
|
不用 |
不用 |
[bu4 yong4] |
/need not/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不用客氣 |
不用客气 |
[bu4 yong4 ke4 qi5] |
/you're welcome/don't mention it/no need to stand on ceremony/ |
3656
|
1 |
|
|
|
不用謝 |
不用谢 |
[bu4 yong4 xie4] |
/You're welcome/Don't mention it/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不用找 |
不用找 |
[bu4 yong4 zhao3] |
/"keep the change" (restaurant expression)/ |
6063
|
1 |
|
|
|
不由 |
不由 |
[bu4 you2] |
/can't help (doing sth)/ |
6212
|
1 |
|
|
|
不由得 |
不由得 |
[bu4 you2 de5] |
/can't help/cannot but/ |
6065
|
1 |
|
|
|
不由分說 |
不由分说 |
[bu4 you2 fen1 shuo1] |
/to allow no explanation/ |
5431
|
1 |
|
|
|
不虞 |
不虞 |
[bu4 yu2] |
/unexpected/eventuality/contingency/not worry about/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不愉快 |
不愉快 |
[bu4 yu2 kuai4] |
/disagreeable/unpleasant/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不語 |
不语 |
[bu4 yu3] |
/(literary) not to speak/ |
4335
|
1 |
|
|
|
不予理會 |
不予理会 |
[bu4 yu3 li3 hui4] |
/to ignore/to brush off/to dismiss/to pay no attention to/ |
6383
|
1 |
|
|
|
不予評論 |
不予评论 |
[bu4 yu3 ping2 lun4] |
/No comment!/ |
5862
|
1 |
|
|
|
不予置評 |
不予置评 |
[bu4 yu3 zhi4 ping2] |
/to make no comment/"no comment"/ |
2148
|
1 |
|
|
|
不育 |
不育 |
[bu4 yu4] |
/to be infertile/to have no offspring/ |
5445
|
1 |
|
|
|
不育性 |
不育性 |
[bu4 yu4 xing4] |
/sterility/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不育症 |
不育症 |
[bu4 yu4 zheng4] |
/sterility/barrenness/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不圓通 |
不圆通 |
[bu4 yuan2 tong1] |
/inflexible/unaccommodating/ |
6553
|
1 |
|
|
|
不遠千里 |
不远千里 |
[bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3] |
/make light of traveling a thousand li/go to the trouble of traveling a long distance/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不願 |
不愿 |
[bu4 yuan4] |
/unwilling/ |
1256
|
1 |
|
|
|
不月 |
不月 |
[bu4 yue4] |
/amenorrhoea/irregular menstruation/ |
2142
|
1 |
|
|
|
不悅 |
不悦 |
[bu4 yue4] |
/displeased/annoyed/ |
5045
|
1 |
|
|
|
不越雷池 |
不越雷池 |
[bu4 yue4 Lei2 chi2] |
/not overstepping the prescribed limits/to remain within bounds/ |
4903
|
1 |
|
|
|
不孕 |
不孕 |
[bu4 yun4] |
/infertile/unable to conceive a child/infertility/ |
1833
|
1 |
|
|
|
不慍不火 |
不愠不火 |
[bu4 yun4 bu4 huo3] |
/calm/unruffled/ |
1887
|
1 |
|
|
|
不孕症 |
不孕症 |
[bu4 yun4 zheng4] |
/female infertility/ |
6921
|
1 |
|
|
|
不咋地 |
不咋地 |
[bu4 za3 de5] |
/(dialect) not that great/not up to much/nothing special/ |
3423
|
1 |
|
|
|
不咋的 |
不咋的 |
[bu4 za3 de5] |
/(dialect) not that great/not up to much/nothing special/ |
3423
|
1 |
|
|
|
不在 |
不在 |
[bu4 zai4] |
/not to be present/to be out/(euphemism) to pass away/to be deceased/ |
5049
|
1 |
|
|
|
不在乎 |
不在乎 |
[bu4 zai4 hu5] |
/not to care/ |
5789
|
1 |
|
|
|
不在話下 |
不在话下 |
[bu4 zai4 hua4 xia4] |
/to be nothing difficult/to be a cinch/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不在了 |
不在了 |
[bu4 zai4 le5] |
/to be dead/to have passed away/ |
6867
|
1 |
|
|
|
不在意 |
不在意 |
[bu4 zai4 yi4] |
/to pay no attention to/not to mind/ |
5320
|
1 |
|
|
|
不在狀態 |
不在状态 |
[bu4 zai4 zhuang4 tai4] |
/to be out of form/not to be oneself/ |
4567
|
1 |
|
|
|
不贊成 |
不赞成 |
[bu4 zan4 cheng2] |
/disapproval/to disapprove/ |
5554
|
1 |
|
|
|
不贊一詞 |
不赞一词 |
[bu4 zan4 yi1 ci2] |
/to keep silent/to make no comment/ |
5080
|
1 |
|
|
|
不擇手段 |
不择手段 |
[bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4] |
/by fair means or foul/by hook or by crook/unscrupulously/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怎麼 |
不怎么 |
[bu4 zen3 me5] |
/not very/not particularly/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不怎麼樣 |
不怎么样 |
[bu4 zen3 me5 yang4] |
/not up to much/very indifferent/nothing great about it/nothing good to be said about it/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不沾鍋 |
不沾锅 |
[bu4 zhan1 guo1] |
/non-stick pan (Tw)/ |
4618
|
1 |
|
|
|
不粘鍋 |
不粘锅 |
[bu4 zhan1 guo1] |
/non-stick pan/ |
4618
|
1 |
|
|
|
不戰不和 |
不战不和 |
[bu4 zhan4 bu4 he2] |
/neither war nor peace/ |
7055
|
1 |
|
|
|
不長眼睛 |
不长眼睛 |
[bu4 zhang3 yan3 jing5] |
/see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[mei2 zhang3 yan3 jing5]/ |
4291
|
1 |
|
|
|
不長進 |
不长进 |
[[bu4 zhang3jin4]] |
/not improving; backward; below par/ |
828
|
2 |
|
|
|
不著 |
不着 |
[bu4 zhao2] |
/no need/need not/ |
6298
|
1 |
|
|
|
不折不扣 |
不折不扣 |
[bu4 zhe2 bu4 kou4] |
/a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out/ |
4334
|
1 |
|
|
|
不振 |
不振 |
[bu4 zhen4] |
/lacking in vitality/depressed (market, spirits etc)/ |
5368
|
1 |
|
|
|
不爭 |
不争 |
[bu4 zheng1] |
/widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for/ |
6195
|
1 |
|
|
|
不蒸饅頭爭口氣 |
不蒸馒头争口气 |
[bu4 zheng1 man2 tou5 zheng1 kou3 qi4] |
/not to be crushed (idiom)/to be determined to have one's revenge/ |
4859
|
1 |
|
|
|
不爭氣 |
不争气 |
[bu4 zheng1 qi4] |
/to be disappointing/to fail to live up to expectations/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
不正常 |
不正常 |
[bu4 zheng4 chang2] |
/abnormal/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不正當 |
不正当 |
[bu4 zheng4 dang4] |
/dishonest/unfair/improper/ |
5108
|
1 |
|
|
|
不正當關係 |
不正当关系 |
[bu4 zheng4 dang4 guan1 xi4] |
/improper relationship; illicit relationship/ |
1265
|
1 |
|
|
|
不正當競爭 |
不正当竞争 |
[bu4 zheng4 dang4 jing4 zheng1] |
/unfair competition/illicit competition/ |
5108
|
1 |
|
|
|
不正確 |
不正确 |
[bu4 zheng4 que4] |
/incorrect/erroneous/ |
6503
|
1 |
|
|
|
不正之風 |
不正之风 |
[bu4 zheng4 zhi1 feng1] |
/unhealthy tendency/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知 |
不知 |
[bu4 zhi1] |
/not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)/ |
6555
|
1 |
|
|
|
不支 |
不支 |
[bu4 zhi1] |
/to be unable to endure/ |
6199
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知丁董 |
不知丁董 |
[bu4 zhi1 Ding1 Dong3] |
/forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)/unheeding the lessons of the past/ |
5811
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知凡幾 |
不知凡几 |
[bu4 zhi1 fan2 ji3] |
/one can't tell how many/numerous similar cases/ |
6986
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知好歹 |
不知好歹 |
[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3] |
/unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)/not to know what's good for one/unable to recognize others' good intentions/ |
4667
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知何故 |
不知何故 |
[bu4 zhi1 he2 gu4] |
/somehow/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知進退 |
不知进退 |
[bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4] |
/not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知就裡 |
不知就里 |
[bu4 zhi1 jiu4 li3] |
/unaware of the inner workings/naive/unwitting/ |
5533
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知利害 |
不知利害 |
[bu4 zhi1 li4 hai4] |
/see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]/ |
4667
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知疲倦 |
不知疲倦 |
[bu4 zhi1 pi2 juan4] |
/untiring/not recognizing tiredness/ |
6555
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知輕重 |
不知轻重 |
[bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4] |
/lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things/naive/doesn't know who's who/no sense of priorities/ |
6153
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知去向 |
不知去向 |
[bu4 zhi1 qu4 xiang4] |
/whereabouts unknown/gone missing/ |
6913
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知死活 |
不知死活 |
[bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2] |
/to act recklessly (idiom)/ |
4850
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知所措 |
不知所措 |
[bu4 zhi1 suo3 cuo4] |
/not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete loss/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知所謂 |
不知所谓 |
[bu4 zhi1 suo3 wei4] |
/nonsense/nonsensical/incomprehensible/to make no sense/ |
1700
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知所云 |
不知所云 |
[bu4 zhi1 suo3 yun2] |
/to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible/ |
6621
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知所之 |
不知所之 |
[bu4 zhi1 suo3 zhi1] |
/whereabouts unknown/ |
5559
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知天高地厚 |
不知天高地厚 |
[bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4] |
/not to know the immensity of heaven and earth/an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities/ |
6986
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知痛癢 |
不知痛痒 |
[bu4 zhi1 tong4 yang3] |
/numb/unfeeling/indifferent/inconsequential/ |
5328
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知羞恥 |
不知羞耻 |
[bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3] |
/to have no sense of shame/brazen/ |
6513
|
1 |
|
|
|
不知者不罪 |
不知者不罪 |
[bu4 zhi1 zhe3 bu4 zui4] |
/One who does not know is not guilty/If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible/ |
6197
|
1 |
|
|
|
不值 |
不值 |
[bu4 zhi2] |
/not worth/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不值得 |
不值得 |
[bu4 zhi2 de5] |
/unworthy/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不值錢 |
不值钱 |
[bu4 zhi2 qian2] |
/of little value/ |
6749
|
1 |
|
|
|
不值一文 |
不值一文 |
[bu4 zhi2 yi1 wen2] |
/worthless (idiom)/no use whatsoever/ |
5844
|
1 |
|
|
|
不值一笑 |
不值一笑 |
[bu4 zhi2 yi1 xiao4] |
/of no value/worthless/ |
2187
|
1 |
|
|
|
不只 |
不只 |
[bu4 zhi3] |
/not only/not merely/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不止 |
不止 |
[bu4 zhi3] |
/incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不止一次 |
不止一次 |
[bu4 zhi3 yi1 ci4] |
/many times/on more than one occasion/ |
6525
|
1 |
|
|
|
不治 |
不治 |
[bu4 zhi4] |
/to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help/ |
3244
|
1 |
|
|
|
不智 |
不智 |
[bu4 zhi4] |
/unwise/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不忮不求 |
不忮不求 |
[bu4 zhi4 bu4 qiu2] |
/(idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed/to live a simple life, free from worldly desires/ |
1987
|
1 |
|
|
|
不治而癒 |
不治而愈 |
[bu4 zhi4 er2 yu4] |
/to recover spontaneously (from an illness)/to get better without medical treatment/ |
6658
|
1 |
|
|
|
不置可否 |
不置可否 |
[bu4 zhi4 ke3 fou3] |
/decline to comment/not express an opinion/be noncommittal/hedge/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不治之症 |
不治之症 |
[bu4 zhi4 zhi1 zheng4] |
/incurable disease/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不中用 |
不中用 |
[bu4 zhong1 yong4] |
/unfit for anything/no good/useless/(of a sick person) beyond hope/ |
1586
|
1 |
|
|
|
不中意 |
不中意 |
[bu4 zhong4 yi4] |
/not to one's liking/ |
6074
|
1 |
|
|
|
不周 |
不周 |
[bu4 zhou1] |
/not satisfactory/thoughtless/inconsiderate/ |
6199
|
1 |
|
|
|
不周山 |
不周山 |
[Bu4 zhou1 Shan1] |
/Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend/ |
6197
|
1 |
|
|
|
不周延 |
不周延 |
[bu4 zhou1 yan2] |
/undistributed/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不主故常 |
不主故常 |
[bu4 zhu3 gu4 chang2] |
/not to stick to the old conventions/ |
6800
|
1 |
|
|
|
不注意 |
不注意 |
[bu4 zhu4 yi4] |
/thoughtless/not pay attention to/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不撞南牆不回頭 |
不撞南墙不回头 |
[bu4 zhuang4 nan2 qiang2 bu4 hui2 tou2] |
/to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)/ |
6107
|
1 |
|
|
|
不准 |
不准 |
[bu4 zhun3] |
/not to allow/to forbid/to prohibit/ |
5556
|
1 |
|
|
|
不準確 |
不准确 |
[bu4 zhun3 que4] |
/imprecise/ |
6275
|
1 |
|
|
|
不准許 |
不准许 |
[bu4 zhun3 xu3] |
/forbidden/not allowed/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不著邊際 |
不着边际 |
[bu4 zhuo2 bian1 ji4] |
/not to the point/wide of the mark/neither here nor there/irrelevant/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不著痕跡 |
不着痕迹 |
[bu4 zhuo2 hen2 ji4] |
/to leave no trace/seamlessly/unobtrusively/ |
3830
|
1 |
|
|
|
不著陸飛行 |
不着陆飞行 |
[bu4 zhuo2 lu4 fei1 xing2] |
/nonstop flight/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不貲 |
不赀 |
[bu4 zi1] |
/immeasurable/incalculable/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不自量 |
不自量 |
[bu4 zi4 liang4] |
/not take a proper measure of oneself/to overrate one's own abilities/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
不自然 |
不自然 |
[bu4 zi4 ran2] |
/unnatural; artificial/ |
1088
|
1 |
|
|
|
不自由，毋寧死 |
不自由，毋宁死 |
[bu4 zi4 you2 , wu2 ning4 si3] |
/give me liberty or give me death/ |
4877
|
1 |
|
|
|
不自在 |
不自在 |
[bu4 zi4 zai5] |
/uneasy/ill at ease/ |
2164
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足 |
不足 |
[bu4 zu2] |
/insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should not/ |
6058
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足齒數 |
不足齿数 |
[bu4 zu2 chi3 shu4] |
/not worth mentioning/not worth considering/ |
5787
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足道 |
不足道 |
[bu4 zu2 dao4] |
/inconsiderable/of no consequence/not worth mentioning/ |
6194
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足掛齒 |
不足挂齿 |
[bu4 zu2 gua4 chi3] |
/not worth mentioning (idiom)/ |
5142
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足為道 |
不足为道 |
[bu4 zu2 wei2 dao4] |
/to be not worth mentioning/ |
5793
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足為怪 |
不足为怪 |
[bu4 zu2 wei2 guai4] |
/not at all surprising (idiom)/ |
4127
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足為慮 |
不足为虑 |
[bu4 zu2 wei2 lü4] |
/to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about/ |
1257
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足為奇 |
不足为奇 |
[bu4 zu2 wei2 qi2] |
/not at all surprising (idiom)/ |
6103
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足為訓 |
不足为训 |
[bu4 zu2 wei2 xun4] |
/not to be taken as an example/not an example to be followed/not to be taken as authoritative/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不足月 |
不足月 |
[bu4 zu2 yue4] |
/premature (birth, child)/ |
5447
|
1 |
|
|
|
不醉不歸 |
不醉不归 |
[bu4 zui4 bu4 gui1] |
/lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom)/fig. let's make a night of it!/ |
980
|
1 |
|
|
|
不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 |
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 |
[bu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 , bu4 pa4 gui3 qiao1 men2] |
/he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience/ |
1228
|
1 |
|
|
|
不做聲 |
不做声 |
[bu4 zuo4 sheng1] |
/keep silent/not say a word/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
不作死就不會死 |
不作死就不会死 |
[bu4 zuo4 si3 jiu4 bu4 hui4 si3] |
/serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)/ |
3417
|
1 |
|
|
|
不作為 |
不作为 |
[bu4 zuo4 wei2] |
/nonfeasance/omission (law)/ |
4648
|
1 |
|
|
|
不諳水性 |
不谙水性 |
[[bu4an1 shui3xing4]] |
/to not know how to swim; to not be a strong swimmer/ |
687
|
2 |
|
|
|
不安其室 |
不安其室 |
[[bu4an1qi2shi4]] |
/(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
不敗之地 |
不败之地 |
[[bu4bai4 zhi1 di4]] |
/(idiom) invincible position/ |
641
|
2 |
|
|
|
不備 |
不备 |
[[bu4bei4]] |
/unprepared; off guard/ |
857
|
2 |
|
|
|
不必要 |
不必要 |
[[bu4bi4yao4]] |
/needless; unnecessary/ |
868
|
2 |
|
|
|
不便險 |
不便险 |
[[bu4bian4xian3]] |
/travel insurance covering flight delay, baggage loss etc (abbr. for 旅遊不便保險|旅游不便保险[lu:3you2 bu4bian4 bao3xian3])/ |
709
|
2 |
|
|
|
不標準 |
不标准 |
[[bu4biao1zhun3]] |
/nonstandard/incorrect/(of one's speech) poor; woeful (not in keeping with correct pronunciation or usage)/ |
507
|
2 |
|
|
|
不材 |
不材 |
[[bu4cai2]] |
/(literary) (of a tree) useless for lumber/variant of 不才[bu4cai2]/ |
28
|
2 |
|
|
|
不瞅不睬 |
不瞅不睬 |
[[bu4chou3-bu4cai3]] |
/(idiom) to ignore completely; to pay no attention to/ |
667
|
2 |
|
|
|
不大 |
不大 |
[[bu4da4]] |
/not very (clear, far away etc); not too/not often; infrequently/ |
222
|
2 |
|
|
|
不怠 |
不怠 |
[[bu4dai4]] |
/unremitting in one's efforts/ |
510
|
2 |
|
|
|
不待說 |
不待说 |
[[bu4dai4shuo1]] |
/needless to say; it goes without saying/ |
868
|
2 |
|
|
|
不丹 |
不丹 |
[[Bu4dan1]] |
/Bhutan/ |
479
|
2 |
|
|
|
不憚 |
不惮 |
[[bu4dan4]] |
/(literary) unafraid/ |
786
|
2 |
|
|
|
不當 |
不当 |
[[bu4dang4]] |
/unsuitable; improper; inappropriate/ |
813
|
2 |
|
|
|
不倒翁 |
不倒翁 |
[[bu4dao3weng1]] |
/roly-poly toy/ |
839
|
2 |
|
|
|
不定方程 |
不定方程 |
[[bu4ding4 fang1cheng2]] |
/(math.) indeterminate equation/ |
208
|
2 |
|
|
|
不貳過 |
不贰过 |
[[bu4er4guo4]] |
/(literary) to not repeat the same mistake/ |
456
|
2 |
|
|
|
不法分子 |
不法分子 |
[[bu4fa3 fen4zi3]] |
/criminal; lawbreaker; outlaw/ |
366
|
2 |
|
|
|
不法份子 |
不法分子 |
[[bu4fa3 fen4zi3]] |
/variant of 不法分子[bu4fa3 fen4zi3]/ |
366
|
2 |
|
|
|
不凡 |
不凡 |
[[bu4fan2]] |
/extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional/ |
528
|
2 |
|
|
|
不妨 |
不妨 |
[[bu4fang2]] |
/there is no harm in; might as well/ |
946
|
2 |
|
|
|
不復 |
不复 |
[[bu4fu4]] |
/no longer; not again/ |
813
|
2 |
|
|
|
不該 |
不该 |
[[bu4gai1]] |
/should not/ |
10
|
2 |
|
|
|
不甘示弱 |
不甘示弱 |
[[bu4gan1-shi4ruo4]] |
/(idiom) not to be outdone/ |
684
|
2 |
|
|
|
不敢恭維 |
不敢恭维 |
[[bu4gan3-gong1wei5]] |
/(idiom) less than impressed; underwhelmed/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
不共戴天 |
不共戴天 |
[[bu4gong4dai4tian1]] |
/(idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable/ |
412
|
2 |
|
|
|
不顧 |
不顾 |
[[bu4gu4]] |
/in spite of; regardless of/ |
553
|
2 |
|
|
|
不顧一切 |
不顾一切 |
[[bu4gu4-yi1qie4]] |
/(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns/ |
483
|
2 |
|
|
|
不管不顧 |
不管不顾 |
[[bu4guan3-bu4gu4]] |
/(idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth)/(idiom) unheeding; reckless/ |
661
|
2 |
|
|
|
不歸路 |
不归路 |
[[bu4gui1lu4]] |
/road to ruin; course of action from which there is no turning back/ |
818
|
2 |
|
|
|
不過如此 |
不过如此 |
[[bu4guo4-ru2ci3]] |
/(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
不好說 |
不好说 |
[[bu4hao3shuo1]] |
/hard to say; can't be sure/difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say/ |
843
|
2 |
|
|
|
不懷好意 |
不怀好意 |
[[bu4huai2-hao3yi4]] |
/(idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions/ |
661
|
2 |
|
|
|
不慌不忙 |
不慌不忙 |
[[bu4huang1-bu4mang2]] |
/(idiom) calm; unhurried; composed/ |
661
|
2 |
|
|
|
不急之務 |
不急之务 |
[[bu4ji2 zhi1 wu4]] |
/(idiom) a matter of no great urgency/ |
636
|
2 |
|
|
|
不濟 |
不济 |
[[bu4ji4]] |
/(coll.) no good; of no use/ |
837
|
2 |
|
|
|
不加思索 |
不加思索 |
[[bu4jia1-si1suo3]] |
/see 不假思索[bu4jia3-si1suo3]/ |
521
|
2 |
|
|
|
不假思索 |
不假思索 |
[[bu4jia3-si1suo3]] |
/(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip/ |
766
|
2 |
|
|
|
不僅 |
不仅 |
[[bu4jin3]] |
/not just; not limited to/(as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)/ |
852
|
2 |
|
|
|
不緊不慢 |
不紧不慢 |
[[bu4jin3-bu4man4]] |
/(idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely/ |
550
|
2 |
|
|
|
不近人情 |
不近人情 |
[[bu4jin4-ren2qing2]] |
/(idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
不經意 |
不经意 |
[[bu4jing1yi4]] |
/not paying attention; carelessly; by accident/ |
961
|
2 |
|
|
|
不堪一擊 |
不堪一击 |
[[bu4kan1-yi1ji1]] |
/(idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow/ |
661
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可 |
不可 |
[[bu4ke3]] |
/cannot; should not; must not/ |
520
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可少 |
不可少 |
[[bu4ke3 shao3]] |
/indispensable; essential/ |
868
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可置信 |
不可置信 |
[[bu4ke3 zhi4xin4]] |
/unbelievable; incredible/ |
612
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可避免 |
不可避免 |
[[bu4ke3-bi4mian3]] |
/(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable/ |
271
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可告人 |
不可告人 |
[[bu4ke3-gao4ren2]] |
/(idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged/ |
66
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可救藥 |
不可救药 |
[[bu4ke3-jiu4yao4]] |
/see 無可救藥|无可救药[wu2ke3-jiu4yao4]/ |
185
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可侵犯 |
不可侵犯 |
[[bu4ke3-qin1fan4]] |
/inviolable/ |
154
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可收拾 |
不可收拾 |
[[bu4ke3-shou1shi5]] |
/(idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless/ |
542
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可思議 |
不可思议 |
[[bu4ke3-si1yi4]] |
/(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable/ |
817
|
2 |
|
|
|
不可一世 |
不可一世 |
[[bu4ke3-yi1shi4]] |
/(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant/ |
640
|
2 |
|
|
|
不匱 |
不匮 |
[[bu4kui4]] |
/(literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking/ |
813
|
2 |
|
|
|
不萊梅 |
不莱梅 |
[[Bu4lai2mei2]] |
/Bremen (city in Germany)/ |
23
|
2 |
|
|
|
不來梅 |
不来梅 |
[[Bu4lai2mei2]] |
/Bremen (city in Germany)/ |
23
|
2 |
|
|
|
不勞而獲 |
不劳而获 |
[[bu4lao2er2huo4]] |
/(idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others/ |
845
|
2 |
|
|
|
不老泉 |
不老泉 |
[[bu4lao3quan2]] |
/fountain of youth/ |
8
|
2 |
|
|
|
不良 |
不良 |
[[bu4liang2]] |
/bad; harmful; unhealthy/(of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty/ |
223
|
2 |
|
|
|
不了 |
不了 |
[[bu4liao3]] |
/(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth)/(pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly/ |
859
|
2 |
|
|
|
不吝 |
不吝 |
[[bu4lin4]] |
/not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)/ |
873
|
2 |
|
|
|
不吝珠玉 |
不吝珠玉 |
[[bu4lin4-zhu1yu4]] |
/(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable/ |
690
|
2 |
|
|
|
不滿 |
不满 |
[[bu4man3]] |
/dissatisfied; discontented; resentful/(before a number) to be less than/ |
430
|
2 |
|
|
|
不忙 |
不忙 |
[[bu4mang2]] |
/(polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time/ |
344
|
2 |
|
|
|
不毛之地 |
不毛之地 |
[[bu4mao2 zhi1 di4]] |
/(idiom) barren land; desert/ |
618
|
2 |
|
|
|
不偏不倚 |
不偏不倚 |
[[bu4pian1-bu4yi3]] |
/(idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased/ |
695
|
2 |
|
|
|
不情之請 |
不情之请 |
[[bu4qing2 zhi1 qing3]] |
/(idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request/ |
502
|
2 |
|
|
|
不忍 |
不忍 |
[[bu4ren3]] |
/cannot bear to/ |
850
|
2 |
|
|
|
不容小覷 |
不容小觑 |
[[bu4rong2-xiao3qu4]] |
/(idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly/ |
168
|
2 |
|
|
|
不如 |
不如 |
[[bu4ru2]] |
/not equal to; not as good as; inferior to/it would be better to/ |
946
|
2 |
|
|
|
不三不四 |
不三不四 |
[[bu4san1-bu4si4]] |
/(idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript/ |
483
|
2 |
|
|
|
不少 |
不少 |
[[bu4shao3]] |
/many; quite a few; a good number of/ |
160
|
2 |
|
|
|
不捨 |
不舍 |
[[bu4she3]] |
/reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of/ |
505
|
2 |
|
|
|
不甚 |
不甚 |
[[bu4shen4]] |
/(literary) not very/ |
430
|
2 |
|
|
|
不聲不響 |
不声不响 |
[[bu4sheng1-bu4xiang3]] |
/(idiom) wordless; silent; taciturn; without speaking/ |
644
|
2 |
|
|
|
不勝酒力 |
不胜酒力 |
[[bu4sheng4 jiu3li4]] |
/to become intoxicated after having only one or two drinks/ |
719
|
2 |
|
|
|
不失 |
不失 |
[[bu4shi1]] |
/still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes)/ |
441
|
2 |
|
|
|
不失為 |
不失为 |
[[bu4shi1wei2]] |
/can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)/ |
442
|
2 |
|
|
|
不實 |
不实 |
[[bu4shi2]] |
/untrue; false; unfounded/(literary) (of a plant) to not bear fruit/ |
141
|
2 |
|
|
|
不是 |
不是 |
[[bu4shi5]] |
/fault; blame/ |
843
|
2 |
|
|
|
不說自明 |
不说自明 |
[[bu4shuo1-zi4ming2]] |
/goes without saying; obvious; self-evident/ |
21
|
2 |
|
|
|
不速之客 |
不速之客 |
[[bu4su4 zhi1 ke4]] |
/(idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest/ |
694
|
2 |
|
|
|
不完全葉 |
不完全叶 |
[[bu4wan2quan2ye4]] |
/(botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule/ |
834
|
2 |
|
|
|
不誤 |
不误 |
[[bu4wu4]] |
/used in expressions of the form 照[zhao4] + {verb} + 不誤|不误[bu4wu4], in which 照[zhao4] means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照買不誤|照买不误[zhao4 mai3 bu4wu4], to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price hikes)/ |
294
|
2 |
|
|
|
不喜勿噴 |
不喜勿喷 |
[[bu4xi3 wu4pen1]] |
/(Internet slang) if you don't like it, don't flame; please don't attack me if you disagree/ |
129
|
2 |
|
|
|
不祥之兆 |
不祥之兆 |
[[bu4xiang2 zhi1 zhao4]] |
/(idiom) bad omen/ |
618
|
2 |
|
|
|
不想 |
不想 |
[[bu4xiang3]] |
/unexpectedly; to one's surprise/ |
531
|
2 |
|
|
|
不孝有三，無後為大 |
不孝有三，无后为大 |
[[bu4xiao4 you3 san1, wu2hou4 wei2 da4]] |
/there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[Meng4zi3])/ |
515
|
2 |
|
|
|
不謝 |
不谢 |
[[bu4xie4]] |
/you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all/ |
24
|
2 |
|
|
|
不朽 |
不朽 |
[[bu4xiu3]] |
/to last forever; eternal; enduring/ |
857
|
2 |
|
|
|
不銹鋼 |
不锈钢 |
[[bu4xiu4gang1]] |
/stainless steel/ |
476
|
2 |
|
|
|
不鏽鋼 |
不锈钢 |
[[bu4xiu4gang1]] |
/stainless steel/ |
476
|
2 |
|
|
|
不鏽鐵 |
不锈铁 |
[[bu4xiu4tie3]] |
/rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)/ |
472
|
2 |
|
|
|
不虛此行 |
不虚此行 |
[[bu4xu1-ci3xing2]] |
/(idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip/ |
876
|
2 |
|
|
|
不言而喻 |
不言而喻 |
[[bu4yan2er2yu4]] |
/(idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident/ |
66
|
2 |
|
|
|
不要 |
不要 |
[[bu4yao4]] |
/don't!; must not/ |
860
|
2 |
|
|
|
不要臉 |
不要脸 |
[[bu4yao4lian3]] |
/to have no sense of shame; shameless/ |
429
|
2 |
|
|
|
不已 |
不已 |
[[bu4yi3]] |
/(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly/ |
699
|
2 |
|
|
|
不亦 |
不亦 |
[[bu4yi4]] |
/(literary) isn't it truly …?; how … it is!/ |
367
|
2 |
|
|
|
不用說 |
不用说 |
[[bu4yong4 shuo1]] |
/needless to say; it goes without saying/ |
156
|
2 |
|
|
|
不由自主 |
不由自主 |
[[bu4you2zi4zhu3]] |
/(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily/ |
620
|
2 |
|
|
|
不渝 |
不渝 |
[[bu4yu2]] |
/(literary) (of loyalty, affection etc) unchanging; unwavering; constant/ |
136
|
2 |
|
|
|
不虞匱乏 |
不虞匮乏 |
[[bu4yu2-kui4fa2]] |
/to have ample supplies (or money etc)/ |
431
|
2 |
|
|
|
不豫 |
不豫 |
[[bu4yu4]] |
/(literary) unhappy; displeased/ |
729
|
2 |
|
|
|
不約而同 |
不约而同 |
[[bu4yue1er2tong2]] |
/(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement/ |
510
|
2 |
|
|
|
不再 |
不再 |
[[bu4zai4]] |
/no more; no longer/ |
962
|
2 |
|
|
|
不在其位，不謀其政 |
不在其位，不谋其政 |
[[bu4zai4qi2wei4, bu4mou2qi2zheng4]] |
/don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)/ |
567
|
2 |
|
|
|
不知不覺 |
不知不觉 |
[[bu4zhi1-bu4jue2]] |
/(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly/ |
620
|
2 |
|
|
|
不知所以 |
不知所以 |
[[bu4zhi1-suo3yi3]] |
/(idiom) to not know the reason/(idiom) to not know what to do/ |
720
|
2 |
|
|
|
不知所終 |
不知所终 |
[[bu4zhi1-suo3zhong1]] |
/(idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing/ |
115
|
2 |
|
|
|
不知所蹤 |
不知所踪 |
[[bu4zhi1-suo3zong1]] |
/to vanish without a trace; to go missing/ |
110
|
2 |
|
|
|
不值一駁 |
不值一驳 |
[[bu4zhi2-yi1bo2]] |
/(idiom) (of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal/ |
542
|
2 |
|
|
|
不致 |
不致 |
[[bu4zhi4]] |
/not in such a way as to; not likely to/ |
850
|
2 |
|
|
|
不至於 |
不至于 |
[[bu4zhi4yu2]] |
/unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as/ |
552
|
2 |
|
|
|
不住 |
不住 |
[[bu4zhu4]] |
/(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)/repeatedly; continuously; constantly/ |
835
|
2 |
|
|
|
不自量力 |
不自量力 |
[[bu4zi4liang4li4]] |
/(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities/ |
699
|
2 |
|
|
|
不足為外人道 |
不足为外人道 |
[[bu4zu2 wei4 wai4ren2 dao4]] |
/(idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves/also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4]/ |
551
|
2 |
|
|
|
猜不透 |
猜不透 |
[cai1 bu5 tou4] |
/to be unable to guess or make out/ |
6132
|
1 |
|
|
|
才不 |
才不 |
[cai2 bu4] |
/by no means/definitely not/as if!/yeah right!/ |
5606
|
1 |
|
|
|
慘不忍睹 |
惨不忍睹 |
[can3 bu4 ren3 du3] |
/lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)/fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious/ |
1271
|
1 |
|
|
|
慘不忍聞 |
惨不忍闻 |
[can3 bu4 ren3 wen2] |
/(idiom) dreadful to hear/ |
1271
|
1 |
|
|
|
慘遭不幸 |
惨遭不幸 |
[can3 zao1 bu4 xing4] |
/to meet with disaster/to die tragically/ |
6709
|
1 |
|
|
|
蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋 |
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 |
[cang1 ying5 bu4 ding1 wu2 feng4 dan4] |
/lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)/fig. no smoke without a fire/ |
3839
|
1 |
|
|
|
曹不興 |
曹不兴 |
[Cao2 Bu4 xing1] |
/Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家/ |
2893
|
1 |
|
|
|
參差不齊 |
参差不齐 |
[cen1 ci1 bu4 qi2] |
/(idiom) variable/uneven/irregular/ |
2400
|
1 |
|
|
|
層出不窮 |
层出不穷 |
[ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2] |
/more and more emerge/innumerable succession/breeding like flies (idiom)/ |
6189
|
1 |
|
|
|
曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 |
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 |
[ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 , chu2 que4 Wu1 Shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2] |
/there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)/one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things/ |
4539
|
1 |
|
|
|
插不上手 |
插不上手 |
[cha1 bu5 shang4 shou3] |
/to be unable to intervene/ |
5378
|
1 |
|
|
|
茶飯不思 |
茶饭不思 |
[cha2 fan4 bu4 si1] |
/no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering/to have no appetite/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
茶飯無心 |
茶饭无心 |
[[cha2fan4-wu2xin1]] |
/see 茶飯不思|茶饭不思[cha2fan4-bu4si1]/ |
155
|
2 |
|
|
|
差不離 |
差不离 |
[cha4 bu4 li2] |
/not much different/similar/ordinary/nearly/ |
5079
|
1 |
|
|
|
差不離兒 |
差不离儿 |
[cha4 bu4 li2 r5] |
/erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]/ |
5096
|
1 |
|
|
|
差不多 |
差不多 |
[cha4 bu5 duo1] |
/almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad/ |
5711
|
1 |
|
|
|
差不多的 |
差不多的 |
[cha4 bu5 duo1 de5] |
/the great majority/ |
5711
|
1 |
|
|
|
纏夾不清 |
缠夹不清 |
[chan2 jia1 bu4 qing1] |
/to muddle things together (idiom)/to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
纏綿不已 |
缠绵不已 |
[chan2 mian2 bu4 yi3] |
/to cling without letting go/to pester without end/to cling lovingly to each other/ |
4135
|
1 |
|
|
|
顫抖不已 |
颤抖不已 |
[chan4 dou3 bu4 yi3] |
/to shake like a leaf (idiom)/ |
5018
|
1 |
|
|
|
長流水，不斷線 |
长流水，不断线 |
[chang2 liu2 shui3 , bu4 duan4 xian4] |
/continuous and patient effort (idiom)/ |
4201
|
1 |
|
|
|
長生不死 |
长生不死 |
[chang2 sheng1 bu4 si3] |
/immortality/ |
6932
|
1 |
|
|
|
長痛不如短痛 |
长痛不如短痛 |
[chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4] |
/better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony/ |
5658
|
1 |
|
|
|
常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋 |
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 |
[chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 , na3 you3 bu4 shi1 xie2] |
/a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)/(fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)/ |
2378
|
1 |
|
|
|
長生不老 |
长生不老 |
[[chang2sheng1-bu4lao3]] |
/(idiom) to live forever and never grow old/ |
738
|
2 |
|
|
|
徹夜不眠 |
彻夜不眠 |
[che4 ye4 bu4 mian2] |
/to be sleepless all night/ |
7054
|
1 |
|
|
|
沉不住氣 |
沉不住气 |
[chen2 bu4 zhu4 qi4] |
/to lose one's cool/to get impatient/unable to remain calm/ |
6273
|
1 |
|
|
|
程不識 |
程不识 |
[Cheng2 Bu4 shi2] |
/Cheng Bushi, Han dynasty general/ |
2566
|
1 |
|
|
|
乘人不備 |
乘人不备 |
[cheng2 ren2 bu4 bei4] |
/to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)/to take sb by surprise/ |
6077
|
1 |
|
|
|
成事不足，敗事有餘 |
成事不足，败事有余 |
[cheng2 shi4 bu4 zu2 , bai4 shi4 you3 yu2] |
/unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)/unable to do anything right/never make, but always mar/ |
5386
|
1 |
|
|
|
成不了氣候 |
成不了气候 |
[[cheng2bu5liao3 qi4hou4]] |
/won't get far; unlikely to be successful/ |
403
|
2 |
|
|
|
成骨不全症 |
成骨不全症 |
[[cheng2gu3bu4quan2zheng4]] |
/osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); brittle bone disease/ |
773
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃別人嚼過的饃不香 |
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 |
[chi1 bie2 ren2 jiao2 guo4 de5 mo2 bu4 xiang1] |
/lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)/fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first/ |
1979
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 |
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 |
[chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1] |
/sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)/lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them/ |
4800
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不準 |
吃不准 |
[chi1 bu4 zhun3] |
/to be unsure about a matter/to be uncertain/to be unable to make sense of sth/ |
3980
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不服 |
吃不服 |
[chi1 bu5 fu2] |
/not be accustomed to eating sth/not be used to certain food/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不開 |
吃不开 |
[chi1 bu5 kai1] |
/be unpopular/won't work/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不了兜著走 |
吃不了兜着走 |
[chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3] |
/lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)/fig. you'll have to take the consequences/ |
5716
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不上 |
吃不上 |
[chi1 bu5 shang4] |
/unable to get anything to eat/to miss a meal/ |
6945
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不下 |
吃不下 |
[chi1 bu5 xia4] |
/not feel like eating/be unable to eat any more/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不消 |
吃不消 |
[chi1 bu5 xiao1] |
/to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage/ |
6070
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不住 |
吃不住 |
[chi1 bu5 zhu4] |
/to be unable to bear or support/ |
5081
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃力不討好 |
吃力不讨好 |
[chi1 li4 bu4 tao3 hao3] |
/arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃糧不管事 |
吃粮不管事 |
[chi1 liang2 bu4 guan3 shi4] |
/to eat without working (idiom)/to take one's pay and not care about the rest/ |
5043
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃人不吐骨頭 |
吃人不吐骨头 |
[chi1 ren2 bu4 tu3 gu3 tou2] |
/ruthless/vicious and greedy/ |
5323
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃軟不吃硬 |
吃软不吃硬 |
[chi1 ruan3 bu4 chi1 ying4] |
/lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion/ |
5416
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃屎都趕不上熱乎的 |
吃屎都赶不上热乎的 |
[[chi1 shi3 dou1 gan3bu5shang4 re4hu5 de5]] |
/(lit.) if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (saying)/(fig.) (of a person) too slow; can't keep up/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃水不忘掘井人 |
吃水不忘掘井人 |
[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2] |
/Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)/ |
4559
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃水不忘挖井人 |
吃水不忘挖井人 |
[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 wa1 jing3 ren2] |
/see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]/ |
4558
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃硬不吃軟 |
吃硬不吃软 |
[chi1 ying4 bu4 chi1 ruan3] |
/susceptible to force but not persuasion/ |
3258
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃不來 |
吃不来 |
[[chi1bu5lai2]] |
/to be unaccustomed to certain food; to not be keen on certain food/ |
843
|
2 |
|
|
|
持不同政見 |
持不同政见 |
[chi2 bu4 tong2 zheng4 jian4] |
/(politically) dissenting/dissident/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
持不同政見者 |
持不同政见者 |
[chi2 bu4 tong2 zheng4 jian4 zhe3] |
/(political) dissident/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
踟躕不前 |
踟蹰不前 |
[chi2 chu2 bu5 qian2] |
/hesitant to take action/ |
5398
|
1 |
|
|
|
充耳不聞 |
充耳不闻 |
[chong1 er3 bu4 wen2] |
/to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
躊躇不決 |
踌躇不决 |
[chou2 chu2 bu4 jue2] |
/to hesitate/indecisive/ |
5142
|
1 |
|
|
|
躊躇不前 |
踌躇不前 |
[chou2 chu2 bu4 qian2] |
/to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back/ |
2375
|
1 |
|
|
|
愁眉不展 |
愁眉不展 |
[chou2 mei2 bu4 zhan3] |
/with a worried frown/ |
5390
|
1 |
|
|
|
臭不可聞 |
臭不可闻 |
[[chou4bu4ke3wen2]] |
/(idiom) to stink to high heaven/(fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting/ |
413
|
2 |
|
|
|
出其不意 |
出其不意 |
[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4] |
/to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
出其不意，攻其不備 |
出其不意，攻其不备 |
[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4] |
/to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
3797
|
1 |
|
|
|
初生牛犢不怕虎 |
初生牛犊不怕虎 |
[chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3] |
/lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)/fig. the young are fearless/ |
2725
|
1 |
|
|
|
出言不遜 |
出言不逊 |
[chu1 yan2 bu4 xun4] |
/to speak rudely/ |
5532
|
1 |
|
|
|
出淤泥而不染 |
出淤泥而不染 |
[chu1 yu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3] |
/lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)/fig. to be principled and incorruptible/ |
4529
|
1 |
|
|
|
初生之犢不怕虎 |
初生之犊不怕虎 |
[[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4pa4 hu3]] |
/see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ |
26
|
2 |
|
|
|
初生之犢不畏虎 |
初生之犊不畏虎 |
[[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4wei4 hu3]] |
/see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ |
26
|
2 |
|
|
|
除不盡 |
除不尽 |
[chu2 bu4 jin4] |
/indivisible (math)/ |
6130
|
1 |
|
|
|
處變不驚 |
处变不惊 |
[chu3 bian4 bu4 jing1] |
/to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)/ |
3949
|
1 |
|
|
|
川流不息 |
川流不息 |
[chuan1 liu2 bu4 xi1] |
/the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow/ |
6064
|
1 |
|
|
|
喘不過 |
喘不过 |
[chuan3 bu5 guo4] |
/to be unable to breathe easily/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
喘不過氣來 |
喘不过气来 |
[chuan3 bu5 guo4 qi4 lai2] |
/to be unable to breathe/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
戳不住 |
戳不住 |
[[chuo1bu5zhu4]] |
/not up to it; cannot stand the test/ |
836
|
2 |
|
|
|
詞不達意 |
词不达意 |
[ci2 bu4 da2 yi4] |
/words do not convey the meaning/poorly expressed/senseless/inarticulate/ |
6056
|
1 |
|
|
|
此路不通 |
此路不通 |
[ci3 lu4 bu4 tong1] |
/this road is blocked/fig. This method does not work./Doing this is no good./ |
6615
|
1 |
|
|
|
此言不虛 |
此言不虚 |
[[ci3yan2-bu4xu1]] |
/see 此言非虛|此言非虚[ci3yan2-fei1xu1]/ |
633
|
2 |
|
|
|
刺刺不休 |
刺刺不休 |
[ci4 ci4 bu4 xiu1] |
/to talk incessantly/to chatter on and on/ |
6106
|
1 |
|
|
|
從不 |
从不 |
[cong2 bu4] |
/never/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
從來不 |
从来不 |
[cong2 lai2 bu4] |
/never/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
從容不迫 |
从容不迫 |
[cong2 rong2 bu4 po4] |
/calm/unruffled/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
粗魯不文 |
粗鲁不文 |
[cu1 lu3 bu4 wen2] |
/crude and ill-educated (idiom)/ |
3758
|
1 |
|
|
|
猝不及防 |
猝不及防 |
[cu4 bu4 ji2 fang2] |
/to be caught off guard/without warning/ |
4143
|
1 |
|
|
|
寸步不離 |
寸步不离 |
[cun4 bu4 bu4 li2] |
/to follow sb closely (idiom)/to keep close to/ |
3430
|
1 |
|
|
|
寸步不讓 |
寸步不让 |
[cun4 bu4 bu4 rang4] |
/(idiom) not to yield an inch/ |
2835
|
1 |
|
|
|
寸草不生 |
寸草不生 |
[[cun4cao3-bu4sheng1]] |
/(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation/ |
86
|
2 |
|
|
|
錯落不齊 |
错落不齐 |
[cuo4 luo4 bu4 qi2] |
/disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
措手不及 |
措手不及 |
[cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2] |
/no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
達不到 |
达不到 |
[da2 bu4 dao4] |
/cannot achieve/cannot reach/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
打不通 |
打不通 |
[da3 bu5 tong1] |
/cannot get through (on phone)/ |
6888
|
1 |
|
|
|
打抱不平 |
打抱不平 |
[[da3bao4bu4ping2]] |
/(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice/ |
681
|
2 |
|
|
|
打不過 |
打不过 |
[[da3bu5guo4]] |
/to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)/ |
884
|
2 |
|
|
|
打蛇不死，反受其害 |
打蛇不死，反受其害 |
[[da3she2-bu4si3, fan3shou4qi2hai4]] |
/(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you/ |
148
|
2 |
|
|
|
大不里士 |
大不里士 |
[Da4 bu4 li3 shi4] |
/Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan/ |
6608
|
1 |
|
|
|
大不列顛 |
大不列颠 |
[Da4 Bu4 lie4 dian1] |
/Great Britain/ |
6733
|
1 |
|
|
|
大不韙 |
大不韪 |
[da4 bu4 wei3] |
/great error/heinous crime/ |
6197
|
1 |
|
|
|
大不相同 |
大不相同 |
[da4 bu4 xiang1 tong2] |
/not at all the same/substantially different/ |
6555
|
1 |
|
|
|
大不列蹀 |
大不列蹀 |
[da4 bu5 lie1 die1] |
/(dialect) full of oneself; too big for one's boots/ |
1350
|
1 |
|
|
|
大恩不言謝 |
大恩不言谢 |
[da4 en1 bu4 yan2 xie4] |
/(maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor/(expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done/ |
2007
|
1 |
|
|
|
大惑不解 |
大惑不解 |
[da4 huo4 bu4 jie3] |
/to be at a loss (idiom)/ |
5073
|
1 |
|
|
|
大可不必 |
大可不必 |
[da4 ke3 bu4 bi4] |
/need not/unnecessary/ |
6594
|
1 |
|
|
|
大難不死 |
大难不死 |
[da4 nan4 bu4 si3] |
/to just escape from calamity/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
大難不死，必有後福 |
大难不死，必有后福 |
[da4 nan4 bu4 si3 , bi4 you3 hou4 fu2] |
/one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)/ |
4570
|
1 |
|
|
|
大逆不道 |
大逆不道 |
[da4 ni4 bu4 dao4] |
/disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)/ |
3938
|
1 |
|
|
|
大人不記小人過 |
大人不记小人过 |
[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4] |
/a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature/ |
5325
|
1 |
|
|
|
大言不慚 |
大言不惭 |
[da4 yan2 bu4 can2] |
/to boast shamelessly/to talk big/ |
6472
|
1 |
|
|
|
大不如前 |
大不如前 |
[[da4bu4ru2qian2]] |
/(idiom) a lot worse than it used to be/ |
5
|
2 |
|
|
|
大不了 |
大不了 |
[[da4bu5liao3]] |
/at worst; if worst comes to worst/(usu. in the negative) serious; alarming/ |
430
|
2 |
|
|
|
大差不差 |
大差不差 |
[[da4cha4bu4cha4]] |
/roughly the same/ |
723
|
2 |
|
|
|
單絲不成線，獨木不成林 |
单丝不成线，独木不成林 |
[[dan1si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4, du2mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2]] |
/(proverb) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest/ |
502
|
2 |
|
|
|
當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 |
当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 |
[dang1 guan1 bu4 wei4 min2 zuo4 zhu3 bu4 ru2 hui2 jia1 mai4 hong2 shu3] |
/if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes/ |
2094
|
1 |
|
|
|
當仁不讓 |
当仁不让 |
[dang1 ren2 bu4 rang4] |
/to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others/ |
6249
|
1 |
|
|
|
當斷不斷 |
当断不断 |
[[dang1duan4-bu4duan4]] |
/(idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed/ |
404
|
2 |
|
|
|
刀不磨要生鏽，人不學要落後 |
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 |
[[dao1 bu4 mo2 yao4 sheng1xiu4, ren2 bu4 xue2 yao4 luo4hou4]] |
/(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study/ |
476
|
2 |
|
|
|
刀槍不入 |
刀枪不入 |
[dao1 qiang1 bu4 ru4] |
/lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-skinned/impervious to criticism/ |
5108
|
1 |
|
|
|
道不拾遺 |
道不拾遗 |
[dao4 bu4 shi2 yi2] |
/lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)/fig. honesty prevails throughout society/ |
3784
|
1 |
|
|
|
道不同不相為謀 |
道不同不相为谋 |
[dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang1 wei2 mou2] |
/lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together/to go separate ways (idiom)/ |
6104
|
1 |
|
|
|
到不行 |
到不行 |
[dao4 bu4 xing2] |
/extremely/incredibly/ |
5755
|
1 |
|
|
|
得不償失 |
得不偿失 |
[de2 bu4 chang2 shi1] |
/the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)/ |
5217
|
1 |
|
|
|
得不到 |
得不到 |
[de2 bu4 dao4] |
/cannot get/cannot obtain/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
德不配位 |
德不配位 |
[de2 bu4 pei4 wei4] |
/one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status/ |
1647
|
1 |
|
|
|
德不配位，必有災殃 |
德不配位，必有灾殃 |
[de2 bu4 pei4 wei4 , bi4 you3 zai1 yang1] |
/calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status/ |
1647
|
1 |
|
|
|
得來不易 |
得来不易 |
[[de2lai2-bu4yi4]] |
/hard to come by; not easily obtained; hard-won/ |
154
|
2 |
|
|
|
等不及 |
等不及 |
[deng3 bu4 ji2] |
/can't wait/ |
5879
|
1 |
|
|
|
等周不等式 |
等周不等式 |
[deng3 zhou1 bu4 deng3 shi4] |
/the isoperimetric inequality/ |
6876
|
1 |
|
|
|
滴酒不沾 |
滴酒不沾 |
[di1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1] |
/never to touch a drop of alcohol/ |
6430
|
1 |
|
|
|
滴水不羼 |
滴水不羼 |
[di1 shui3 bu4 chan4] |
/not diluted by one drop/hundred percent/ |
6430
|
1 |
|
|
|
滴水不漏 |
滴水不漏 |
[di1 shui3 bu4 lou4] |
/lit. not one drop of water can leak out/watertight/rigorous (argument)/ |
6064
|
1 |
|
|
|
低頭不見抬頭見 |
低头不见抬头见 |
[di1 tou2 bu4 jian4 tai2 tou2 jian4] |
/see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4]/ |
2142
|
1 |
|
|
|
顛撲不破 |
颠扑不破 |
[dian1 pu1 bu4 po4] |
/solid; unbreakable/(fig.) irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable/ |
1326
|
1 |
|
|
|
點水不漏 |
点水不漏 |
[dian3 shui3 bu4 lou4] |
/not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous/watertight/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
喋喋不休 |
喋喋不休 |
[[die2die2-bu4xiu1]] |
/(idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop/ |
641
|
2 |
|
|
|
冬不拉 |
冬不拉 |
[dong1 bu4 la1] |
/Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute/ |
6955
|
1 |
|
|
|
東方不亮西方亮 |
东方不亮西方亮 |
[dong1 fang1 bu4 liang4 xi1 fang1 liang4] |
/if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)/if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else/ |
2246
|
1 |
|
|
|
動不動 |
动不动 |
[dong4 bu5 dong4] |
/(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)/at the drop of a hat/ |
2723
|
1 |
|
|
|
動不動就生氣 |
动不动就生气 |
[dong4 bu5 dong4 jiu4 sheng1 qi4] |
/to be quick to take offense; to have a short fuse/ |
1289
|
1 |
|
|
|
動彈不得 |
动弹不得 |
[dong4 tan5 bu5 de2] |
/to be unable to move a single step/ |
6199
|
1 |
|
|
|
獨木不成林 |
独木不成林 |
[du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2] |
/a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)/one cannot accomplish much on one's own/ |
5536
|
1 |
|
|
|
杜門不出 |
杜门不出 |
[[du4men2-bu4chu1]] |
/(idiom) to shut oneself indoors; to avoid social contact; to cut oneself off from the outside world/ |
371
|
2 |
|
|
|
杜興氏肌肉營養不良症 |
杜兴氏肌肉营养不良症 |
[[Du4xing1shi4 ji1rou4 ying2yang3 bu4liang2zheng4]] |
/Duchenne muscular dystrophy/ |
540
|
2 |
|
|
|
對不對 |
对不对 |
[dui4 bu4 dui4] |
/right or wrong?/Is it right?/OK, yes? (colloquial)/ |
6063
|
1 |
|
|
|
對不上 |
对不上 |
[dui4 bu4 shang4] |
/to disagree/I can't agree with that./ |
6704
|
1 |
|
|
|
對不住 |
对不住 |
[dui4 bu5 zhu4] |
/to let sb down/to be unfair/I'm sorry/pardon me (formal)/ |
4396
|
1 |
|
|
|
對事不對人 |
对事不对人 |
[dui4 shi4 bu4 dui4 ren2] |
/it's nothing personal (idiom)/ |
3891
|
1 |
|
|
|
對不起 |
对不起 |
[[dui4bu5qi3]] |
/I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon/to let (sb) down; to disappoint/ |
856
|
2 |
|
|
|
多行不義必自斃 |
多行不义必自毙 |
[duo1 xing2 bu4 yi4 bi4 zi4 bi4] |
/persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)/ |
6063
|
1 |
|
|
|
多一事不如少一事 |
多一事不如少一事 |
[duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4] |
/it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the better/ |
4066
|
1 |
|
|
|
多元不飽和脂肪酸 |
多元不饱和脂肪酸 |
[duo1 yuan2 bu4 bao3 he2 zhi1 fang2 suan1] |
/polyunsaturated fatty acid/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
躲得過初一，躲不過十五 |
躲得过初一，躲不过十五 |
[duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] |
/lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)/fig. you can't put it off forever/sooner or later you'll have to deal with it/ |
2810
|
1 |
|
|
|
躲過初一，躲不過十五 |
躲过初一，躲不过十五 |
[duo3 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] |
/see 躲得過初一，躲不過十五|躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3]/ |
2810
|
1 |
|
|
|
兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧 |
儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 |
[er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2] |
/a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)/ |
4226
|
1 |
|
|
|
耳聞不如目見 |
耳闻不如目见 |
[er3 wen2 bu4 ru2 mu4 jian4] |
/seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others/ |
5843
|
1 |
|
|
|
二話不說 |
二话不说 |
[[er4hua4-bu4shuo1]] |
/(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur/ |
947
|
2 |
|
|
|
二話沒說 |
二话没说 |
[[er4hua4-mei2shuo1]] |
/see 二話不說|二话不说[er4hua4-bu4shuo1]/ |
947
|
2 |
|
|
|
罰不當罪 |
罚不当罪 |
[fa2 bu4 dang1 zui4] |
/disproportionate punishment/the punishment is harsher than the crime/ |
2344
|
1 |
|
|
|
法網恢恢，疏而不漏 |
法网恢恢，疏而不漏 |
[[fa3wang3-hui1hui1, shu1er2bu4lou4]] |
/large though its mesh may be, no criminal can slip through the wide net of justice/ |
796
|
2 |
|
|
|
翻臉不認人 |
翻脸不认人 |
[fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2] |
/to fall out with sb and become hostile/ |
4294
|
1 |
|
|
|
犯不上 |
犯不上 |
[fan4 bu5 shang4] |
/see 犯不著|犯不着[fan4 bu5 zhao2]/ |
5291
|
1 |
|
|
|
犯不著 |
犯不着 |
[fan4 bu5 zhao2] |
/not worthwhile/ |
6308
|
1 |
|
|
|
防不勝防 |
防不胜防 |
[[fang2bu4sheng4fang2]] |
/(idiom) virtually impossible to prevent/ |
781
|
2 |
|
|
|
放不下心 |
放不下心 |
[fang4 bu5 xia4 xin1] |
/cannot stop worrying/ |
6627
|
1 |
|
|
|
放誕不羈 |
放诞不羁 |
[fang4 dan4 bu4 ji1] |
/wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute/ |
6068
|
1 |
|
|
|
放誕不拘 |
放诞不拘 |
[fang4 dan4 bu4 ju1] |
/wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute/ |
6068
|
1 |
|
|
|
放蕩不羈 |
放荡不羁 |
[fang4 dang4 bu4 ji1] |
/wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute/ |
6068
|
1 |
|
|
|
放浪不羈 |
放浪不羁 |
[fang4 lang4 bu4 ji1] |
/wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute/ |
5782
|
1 |
|
|
|
放不下 |
放不下 |
[[fang4bu5xia4]] |
/to have no room to put sth/to be unable to let go/ |
826
|
2 |
|
|
|
非得 |
非得 |
[fei1 dei3] |
/(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must/ |
4783
|
1 |
|
|
|
非死不可 |
非死不可 |
[Fei1 si3 bu4 ke3] |
/Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")/ |
4495
|
1 |
|
|
|
肥水不流外人田 |
肥水不流外人田 |
[fei2 shui3 bu4 liu2 wai4 ren2 tian2] |
/lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field/fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)/ |
6031
|
1 |
|
|
|
費力不討好 |
费力不讨好 |
[fei4 li4 bu4 tao3 hao3] |
/arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
分文不取 |
分文不取 |
[fen1 wen2 bu4 qu3] |
/to give for free/ |
6841
|
1 |
|
|
|
奮不顧身 |
奋不顾身 |
[fen4 bu4 gu4 shen1] |
/to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers/regardless of perils/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
忿忿不平 |
忿忿不平 |
[fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2] |
/variant of 憤憤不平|愤愤不平[fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2]/ |
6188
|
1 |
|
|
|
憤憤不平 |
愤愤不平 |
[fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2] |
/to feel indignant/to feel aggrieved/ |
6188
|
1 |
|
|
|
風波不斷 |
风波不断 |
[feng1 bo1 bu4 duan4] |
/constantly in turmoil/crisis after crisis/ |
4982
|
1 |
|
|
|
風馬牛不相及 |
风马牛不相及 |
[feng1 ma3 niu2 bu4 xiang1 ji2] |
/to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)/irrelevant/ |
5041
|
1 |
|
|
|
扶不起的阿斗 |
扶不起的阿斗 |
[fu2 bu4 qi3 de5 A1 dou3] |
/weak and inept person/hopeless case/ |
4584
|
1 |
|
|
|
富不過三代 |
富不过三代 |
[fu4 bu4 guo4 san1 dai4] |
/wealth never survives three generations (idiom)/ |
4381
|
1 |
|
|
|
負擔不起 |
负担不起 |
[fu4 dan1 bu5 qi3] |
/cannot afford/cannot bear the burden/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
富貴不能淫 |
富贵不能淫 |
[fu4 gui4 bu4 neng2 yin2] |
/not corrupted by wealth and honors/ |
6784
|
1 |
|
|
|
概而不論 |
概而不论 |
[gai4 er2 bu4 lun4] |
/fuzzy about the details/ |
3709
|
1 |
|
|
|
乾打雷，不下雨 |
干打雷，不下雨 |
[gan1 da3 lei2 , bu4 xia4 yu3] |
/all thunder but no rain (idiom)/a lot of noise but no action/ |
2410
|
1 |
|
|
|
敢不 |
敢不 |
[[gan3 bu4]] |
/(literary) how could one dare not ...?; how could I possibly fail to ...? (introducing a rhetorical question expressing willingness or obligation)/ |
7
|
2 |
|
|
|
趕不及 |
赶不及 |
[gan3 bu4 ji2] |
/not enough time (to do sth)/too late (to do sth)/ |
6115
|
1 |
|
|
|
趕不上 |
赶不上 |
[gan3 bu4 shang4] |
/can't keep up with/can't catch up with/cannot overtake/ |
7021
|
1 |
|
|
|
感激不盡 |
感激不尽 |
[gan3 ji1 bu4 jin4] |
/can't thank sb enough (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
敢怒而不敢言 |
敢怒而不敢言 |
[gan3 nu4 er2 bu4 gan3 yan2] |
/angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment/unable to voice objections/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
趕前不趕後 |
赶前不赶后 |
[[gan3 qian2 bu4 gan3 hou4]] |
/(saying) better to act early than rush later/ |
110
|
2 |
|
|
|
剛正不阿 |
刚正不阿 |
[gang1 zheng4 bu4 e1] |
/upright and plainspoken/ |
5914
|
1 |
|
|
|
高不成低不就 |
高不成低不就 |
[gao1 bu4 cheng2 di1 bu4 jiu4] |
/can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
高不湊低不就 |
高不凑低不就 |
[gao1 bu4 cou4 di1 bu4 jiu4] |
/can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
高不可攀 |
高不可攀 |
[gao1 bu4 ke3 pan1] |
/too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
高處不勝寒 |
高处不胜寒 |
[gao1 chu4 bu4 sheng4 han2] |
/it's lonely at the top (idiom)/ |
4381
|
1 |
|
|
|
高低不就 |
高低不就 |
[gao1 di1 bu4 jiu4] |
/can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
高攀不上 |
高攀不上 |
[gao1 pan1 bu4 shang4] |
/to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)/ |
3734
|
1 |
|
|
|
高低 |
高低 |
[[gao1di1]] |
/height; level; (music) pitch/relative superiority/propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1])/no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)/at long last/ |
843
|
2 |
|
|
|
搞不懂 |
搞不懂 |
[gao3 bu5 dong3] |
/unable to make sense of (sth)/ |
4722
|
1 |
|
|
|
搞不好 |
搞不好 |
[gao3 bu5 hao3] |
/(coll.) maybe/perhaps/ |
4453
|
1 |
|
|
|
胳膊擰不過大腿 |
胳膊拧不过大腿 |
[ge1 bo5 ning3 bu5 guo4 da4 tui3] |
/(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong/ |
1497
|
1 |
|
|
|
格格不入 |
格格不入 |
[ge2 ge2 bu4 ru4] |
/(idiom) inharmonious/incompatible/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
各不相同 |
各不相同 |
[ge4 bu4 xiang1 tong2] |
/to be quite varied; each one is different/ |
997
|
1 |
|
|
|
給臉不要臉 |
给脸不要脸 |
[[gei3lian3 bu4yao4lian3]] |
/(coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwill/ |
429
|
2 |
|
|
|
跟不上 |
跟不上 |
[gen1 bu5 shang4] |
/not able to keep up with/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
亙古不變 |
亘古不变 |
[gen4 gu3 bu4 bian4] |
/unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)/unalterable/unvarying/monotonous/ |
5303
|
1 |
|
|
|
功不可沒 |
功不可没 |
[gong1 bu4 ke3 mo4] |
/one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)/ |
5725
|
1 |
|
|
|
供不應求 |
供不应求 |
[gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2] |
/supply does not meet demand/ |
6748
|
1 |
|
|
|
功成不居 |
功成不居 |
[gong1 cheng2 bu4 ju1] |
/not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
功高不賞 |
功高不赏 |
[gong1 gao1 bu4 shang3] |
/high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
恭敬不如從命 |
恭敬不如从命 |
[gong1 jing4 bu4 ru2 cong2 ming4] |
/deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)/(said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)/ |
4075
|
1 |
|
|
|
攻其不備 |
攻其不备 |
[gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4] |
/see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]/ |
3797
|
1 |
|
|
|
攻其無備 |
攻其无备 |
[gong1 qi2 wu2 bei4] |
/see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]/ |
3797
|
1 |
|
|
|
攻無不克，戰無不勝 |
攻无不克，战无不胜 |
[gong1 wu2 bu4 ke4 , zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4] |
/to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering/ever victorious/nothing they can't do/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
共軛不盡根 |
共轭不尽根 |
[[gong4e4 bu4jin4gen1]] |
/(math.) conjugate surd/ |
913
|
2 |
|
|
|
供認不諱 |
供认不讳 |
[[gong4ren4-bu4hui4]] |
/to make a full confession; to plead guilty/ |
947
|
2 |
|
|
|
狗改不了吃屎 |
狗改不了吃屎 |
[gou3 gai3 bu4 liao3 chi1 shi3] |
/lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)/fig. bad habits are hard to change/ |
4846
|
1 |
|
|
|
狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心 |
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心 |
[gou3 yao3 Lü3 Dong4 bin1 , bu4 shi2 hao3 ren2 xin1] |
/a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)/to ill reward a person's kindness/ |
5607
|
1 |
|
|
|
狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 |
狗嘴里吐不出象牙 |
[gou3 zui3 li5 tu3 bu4 chu1 xiang4 ya2] |
/lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)/fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel/ |
1282
|
1 |
|
|
|
狗屁不通 |
狗屁不通 |
[[gou3pi4-bu4tong1]] |
/(idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical/ |
676
|
2 |
|
|
|
夠不著 |
够不着 |
[gou4 bu5 zhao2] |
/to be unable to reach/ |
6391
|
1 |
|
|
|
孤證不立 |
孤证不立 |
[gu1 zheng4 bu4 li4] |
/unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)/ |
6764
|
1 |
|
|
|
顧不得 |
顾不得 |
[gu4 bu5 de5] |
/unable to change sth/unable to deal with/ |
6715
|
1 |
|
|
|
顧不上 |
顾不上 |
[gu4 bu5 shang4] |
/cannot attend to or manage/ |
6188
|
1 |
|
|
|
故舊不棄 |
故旧不弃 |
[gu4 jiu4 bu4 qi4] |
/do not neglect old friends/ |
6818
|
1 |
|
|
|
顧不及 |
顾不及 |
[[gu4bu5ji2]] |
/(of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)/ |
814
|
2 |
|
|
|
瓜田不納履，李下不整冠 |
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 |
[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lü3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1] |
/lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)/fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion/innocent acts may be misconstrued/ |
5001
|
1 |
|
|
|
瓜田李下 |
瓜田李下 |
[gua1 tian2 li3 xia4] |
/abbr. for 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1]/ |
5001
|
1 |
|
|
|
寡不敵眾 |
寡不敌众 |
[gua3 bu4 di2 zhong4] |
/the few are no match for the many/heavily outnumbered/facing impossible odds (idiom)/ |
6086
|
1 |
|
|
|
怪不得 |
怪不得 |
[guai4 bu5 de5] |
/no wonder!/so that's why!/ |
5411
|
1 |
|
|
|
怪誕不經 |
怪诞不经 |
[guai4 dan4 bu4 jing1] |
/uncanny/unbelievable/ridiculous/outrageous/ |
6641
|
1 |
|
|
|
管不著 |
管不着 |
[guan3 bu5 zhao2] |
/to have no right or ability to interfere in sth/it's none of your business!/ |
6249
|
1 |
|
|
|
光腳的不怕穿鞋的 |
光脚的不怕穿鞋的 |
[guang1 jiao3 de5 bu4 pa4 chuan1 xie2 de5] |
/lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)/fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power/ |
2287
|
1 |
|
|
|
光說不練 |
光说不练 |
[guang1 shuo1 bu4 lian4] |
/all talk and no action (idiom)/to preach what one does not practice/same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]/ |
4689
|
1 |
|
|
|
光說不做 |
光说不做 |
[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4] |
/(idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice/ |
1269
|
1 |
|
|
|
裹足不前 |
裹足不前 |
[guo3 zu2 bu4 qian2] |
/to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
果不其然 |
果不其然 |
[[guo3bu4qi2ran2]] |
/(idiom) just as expected/ |
635
|
2 |
|
|
|
過不去 |
过不去 |
[guo4 bu5 qu4] |
/to make life difficult for/to embarrass/unable to make it through/ |
6570
|
1 |
|
|
|
過不下 |
过不下 |
[guo4 bu5 xia4] |
/to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner)/to be unable to make a living/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
過目不忘 |
过目不忘 |
[guo4 mu4 bu4 wang4] |
/to have a highly retentive memory/to have sth imprinted in one's memory/ |
5494
|
1 |
|
|
|
過時不候 |
过时不候 |
[guo4 shi2 bu4 hou4] |
/being late is not acceptable (idiom)/ |
6306
|
1 |
|
|
|
過意不去 |
过意不去 |
[guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4] |
/to feel very apologetic/ |
6306
|
1 |
|
|
|
過猶不及 |
过犹不及 |
[guo4 you2 bu4 ji2] |
/too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
還不如 |
还不如 |
[hai2 bu4 ru2] |
/to be better off .../might as well .../ |
6449
|
1 |
|
|
|
海水不可斗量 |
海水不可斗量 |
[hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] |
/see 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]/ |
4708
|
1 |
|
|
|
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無 |
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 |
[hai4 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 you3 , fang2 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 wu2] |
/refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)/ |
4948
|
1 |
|
|
|
害人不淺 |
害人不浅 |
[[hai4ren2-bu4qian3]] |
/(idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm/ |
454
|
2 |
|
|
|
含糊不清 |
含糊不清 |
[han2 hu2 bu4 qing1] |
/unclear/indistinct/ambiguous/ |
5196
|
1 |
|
|
|
悍然不顧 |
悍然不顾 |
[han4 ran2 bu4 gu4] |
/outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
漢賊不兩立 |
汉贼不两立 |
[Han4 zei2 bu4 liang3 li4] |
/lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom)/fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky/(former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"/ |
2265
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不 |
毫不 |
[hao2 bu4] |
/hardly/not in the least/not at all/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不遲疑 |
毫不迟疑 |
[hao2 bu4 chi2 yi2] |
/without the slightest hesitation/ |
2353
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不費力 |
毫不费力 |
[hao2 bu4 fei4 li4] |
/effortless/not expending the slightest effort/ |
6564
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不懷疑 |
毫不怀疑 |
[hao2 bu4 huai2 yi2] |
/without the slightest doubt/ |
6601
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不客氣 |
毫不客气 |
[hao2 bu4 ke4 qi5] |
/no trace of politeness/unrestrained (criticism)/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不留情 |
毫不留情 |
[hao2 bu4 liu2 qing2] |
/to show no quarter/ruthless/relentless/ |
4477
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不遜色 |
毫不逊色 |
[hao2 bu4 xun4 se4] |
/not inferior in any respect/ |
6560
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不猶豫 |
毫不犹豫 |
[hao2 bu4 you2 yu4] |
/without the slightest hesitation/ |
6490
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫不介意 |
毫不介意 |
[hao2 bu5 jie4 yi4] |
/to not mind (at all, a bit)/to not care in the slightest/ |
6465
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫髮不爽 |
毫发不爽 |
[hao2 fa4 bu4 shuang3] |
/not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom)/to be extremely accurate/ |
4177
|
1 |
|
|
|
毫釐不爽 |
毫厘不爽 |
[hao2 li2 bu4 shuang3] |
/not to deviate an iota (idiom)/to be extremely accurate/ |
4176
|
1 |
|
|
|
好不 |
好不 |
[hao3 bu4] |
/not at all .../how very .../ |
4351
|
1 |
|
|
|
好不容易 |
好不容易 |
[hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4] |
/with great difficulty/very difficult/ |
4758
|
1 |
|
|
|
好不好 |
好不好 |
[hao3 bu5 hao3] |
/(coll.) all right?/OK?/ |
6772
|
1 |
|
|
|
好飯不怕晚 |
好饭不怕晚 |
[hao3 fan4 bu4 pa4 wan3] |
/the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten/the good things in life are worth waiting for/ |
3726
|
1 |
|
|
|
好漢不吃眼前虧 |
好汉不吃眼前亏 |
[hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1] |
/a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)/ |
4539
|
1 |
|
|
|
好漢不提當年勇 |
好汉不提当年勇 |
[hao3 han4 bu4 ti2 dang1 nian2 yong3] |
/a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)/ |
4554
|
1 |
|
|
|
好記性不如爛筆頭 |
好记性不如烂笔头 |
[hao3 ji4 xing4 bu4 ru2 lan4 bi3 tou2] |
/the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)/ |
4681
|
1 |
|
|
|
好借好還，再借不難 |
好借好还，再借不难 |
[hao3 jie4 hao3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
/see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]/ |
2155
|
1 |
|
|
|
好景不長 |
好景不长 |
[hao3 jing3 bu4 chang2] |
/a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)/ |
5370
|
1 |
|
|
|
好久不見 |
好久不见 |
[hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4] |
/long time no see/ |
3472
|
1 |
|
|
|
好馬不吃回頭草 |
好马不吃回头草 |
[hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3] |
/lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)/fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)/leave the past behind/ |
2289
|
1 |
|
|
|
好男不跟女鬥 |
好男不跟女斗 |
[hao3 nan2 bu4 gen1 nü3 dou4] |
/a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)/ |
4860
|
1 |
|
|
|
好事不出門，惡事傳千里 |
好事不出门，恶事传千里 |
[hao3 shi4 bu4 chu1 men2 , e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3] |
/lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles/a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)/ |
6115
|
1 |
|
|
|
好死不如賴活著 |
好死不如赖活着 |
[hao3 si3 bu4 ru2 lai4 huo2 zhe5] |
/better a bad life than a good death (idiom)/ |
3726
|
1 |
|
|
|
何不 |
何不 |
[he2 bu4] |
/why not?/why not do (sth)?/ |
6840
|
1 |
|
|
|
核不擴散 |
核不扩散 |
[he2 bu4 kuo4 san4] |
/nuclear nonproliferation/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
合不攏嘴 |
合不拢嘴 |
[he2 bu4 long3 zui3] |
/unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc/grinning from ear to ear/mouth agape/gobsmacked/ |
4810
|
1 |
|
|
|
何樂而不為 |
何乐而不为 |
[[he2 le4 er2 bu4 wei2]] |
/what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)/ |
707
|
2 |
|
|
|
何不食肉糜 |
何不食肉糜 |
[[he2bu4 shi2 rou4mi2]] |
/(lit.) "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4di4] when told that his people lacked rice) (saying)/(fig.) to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
合不來 |
合不来 |
[[he2bu4lai2]] |
/(of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye/ |
528
|
2 |
|
|
|
何樂不為 |
何乐不为 |
[[he2le4bu4wei2]] |
/(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)/ |
707
|
2 |
|
|
|
河水不犯井水 |
河水不犯井水 |
[[he2shui3 bu4 fan4 jing3shui3]] |
/see 井水不犯河水[jing3shui3 bu4 fan4 he2shui3]/ |
0
|
2 |
|
|
|
黑白不分 |
黑白不分 |
[hei1 bai2 bu4 fen1] |
/can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
黑不溜秋 |
黑不溜秋 |
[hei1 bu4 liu1 qiu1] |
/dark and swarthy/ |
6602
|
1 |
|
|
|
恨不能 |
恨不能 |
[hen4 bu5 neng2] |
/see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5]/ |
5295
|
1 |
|
|
|
恨鐵不成鋼 |
恨铁不成钢 |
[hen4 tie3 bu4 cheng2 gang1] |
/lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom)/fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations/ |
1735
|
1 |
|
|
|
恨不得 |
恨不得 |
[[hen4bu5de5]] |
/wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth/ |
824
|
2 |
|
|
|
紅不讓 |
红不让 |
[hong2 bu4 rang4] |
/home run (loanword)/a big hit (hugely popular) (Tw)/ |
4345
|
1 |
|
|
|
後悔不迭 |
后悔不迭 |
[hou4 hui3 bu4 die2] |
/too late for regrets/ |
3805
|
1 |
|
|
|
忽忽不樂 |
忽忽不乐 |
[hu1 hu1 bu4 le4] |
/disappointed and unhappy/dispirited/ |
2350
|
1 |
|
|
|
忽略不計 |
忽略不计 |
[hu1 lüe4 bu4 ji4] |
/to disregard (sth seen as negligible)/to neglect (sth seen as insignificant)/ |
1906
|
1 |
|
|
|
虎毒不食子 |
虎毒不食子 |
[hu3 du2 bu4 shi2 zi3] |
/a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)/even wild beasts look after their young/ |
5000
|
1 |
|
|
|
互不侵犯 |
互不侵犯 |
[hu4 bu4 qin1 fan4] |
/non-aggression/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
互不相欠 |
互不相欠 |
[hu4 bu4 xiang1 qian4] |
/see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4]/ |
5596
|
1 |
|
|
|
互不相讓 |
互不相让 |
[hu4 bu4 xiang1 rang4] |
/neither giving way to the other/ |
6469
|
1 |
|
|
|
虎不拉 |
虎不拉 |
[hu4 bu5 la3] |
/(dialect) shrike/Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]/ |
4809
|
1 |
|
|
|
怙惡不悛 |
怙恶不悛 |
[hu4 e4 bu4 quan1] |
/to keep doing evil without a sense of repentance (idiom)/ |
4558
|
1 |
|
|
|
戶樞不蠹 |
户枢不蠹 |
[hu4 shu1 bu4 du4] |
/lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten/constant activity prevents decay (idiom)/ |
6114
|
1 |
|
|
|
花不棱登 |
花不棱登 |
[[hua1bu5leng1deng1]] |
/gaudy; having too many jumbled colors/ |
729
|
2 |
|
|
|
划不來 |
划不来 |
[hua2 bu5 lai2] |
/not worth it/ |
5751
|
1 |
|
|
|
華而不實 |
华而不实 |
[hua2 er2 bu4 shi2] |
/flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside/flashy/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
話不投機半句多 |
话不投机半句多 |
[hua4 bu4 tou2 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1] |
/(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion/ |
1002
|
1 |
|
|
|
畫虎不成反類犬 |
画虎不成反类犬 |
[hua4 hu3 bu4 cheng2 fan3 lei4 quan3] |
/to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)/to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it/ |
2207
|
1 |
|
|
|
劃一不二 |
划一不二 |
[hua4 yi1 bu4 er4] |
/fixed/unalterable/ |
6755
|
1 |
|
|
|
話不投機 |
话不投机 |
[[hua4bu4tou2ji1]] |
/(idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye/ |
422
|
2 |
|
|
|
懷才不遇 |
怀才不遇 |
[huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4] |
/to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)/to be an unrecognized talent/ |
4079
|
1 |
|
|
|
緩不濟急 |
缓不济急 |
[huan3 bu4 ji4 ji2] |
/lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation/too slow to meet a pressing need/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
換湯不換藥 |
换汤不换药 |
[huan4 tang1 bu4 huan4 yao4] |
/different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a change in form but not in substance/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
荒誕不經 |
荒诞不经 |
[huang1 dan4 bu4 jing1] |
/absurd/preposterous/ridiculous/ |
6974
|
1 |
|
|
|
荒怪不經 |
荒怪不经 |
[huang1 guai4 bu4 jing1] |
/absurd/unthinkable/ |
6974
|
1 |
|
|
|
黃不溜秋 |
黄不溜秋 |
[huang2 bu4 liu1 qiu1] |
/yellowish/dirty yellow/ |
5449
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇帝不急急死太監 |
皇帝不急急死太监 |
[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 ji2 si3 tai4 jian4] |
/see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]/ |
2625
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇帝不急太監急 |
皇帝不急太监急 |
[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2] |
/lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)/fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved/ |
2625
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇帝女兒不愁嫁 |
皇帝女儿不愁嫁 |
[huang2 di4 nü3 er2 bu4 chou2 jia4] |
/lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom)/fig. highly sought after/ |
2254
|
1 |
|
|
|
惶恐不安 |
惶恐不安 |
[huang2 kong3 bu4 an1] |
/anxious/panicky/ |
5002
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇上不急急太監 |
皇上不急急太监 |
[huang2 shang4 bu4 ji2 ji2 tai4 jian4] |
/see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]/ |
2625
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇上不急太監急 |
皇上不急太监急 |
[huang2 shang4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2] |
/see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]/ |
2625
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇天不負苦心人 |
皇天不负苦心人 |
[Huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2] |
/Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
黃土不露天 |
黄土不露天 |
[huang2 tu3 bu4 lu4 tian1] |
/a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China/ |
6194
|
1 |
|
|
|
灰不喇唧 |
灰不喇唧 |
[hui1 bu4 la3 ji1] |
/dull gray/gray and loathsome/ |
6567
|
1 |
|
|
|
灰不溜丟 |
灰不溜丢 |
[hui1 bu5 liu1 diu1] |
/gloomy and dull (idiom)/boring and gray/unpleasantly murky/ |
5112
|
1 |
|
|
|
灰不溜秋 |
灰不溜秋 |
[hui1 bu5 liu1 qiu1] |
/see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[hui1 bu5 liu1 diu1]/ |
2519
|
1 |
|
|
|
揮之不去 |
挥之不去 |
[hui1 zhi1 bu4 qu4] |
/impossible to get rid of/ |
5533
|
1 |
|
|
|
悔不當初 |
悔不当初 |
[hui3 bu4 dang1 chu1] |
/to regret one's past deeds (idiom)/ |
6104
|
1 |
|
|
|
會不會 |
会不会 |
[hui4 bu4 hui4] |
/(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?/is able to or not/ |
6998
|
1 |
|
|
|
惠而不費 |
惠而不费 |
[hui4 er2 bu4 fei4] |
/a kind act that costs nothing/ |
6077
|
1 |
|
|
|
誨人不倦 |
诲人不倦 |
[hui4 ren2 bu4 juan4] |
/instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
蟪蛄不知春秋 |
蟪蛄不知春秋 |
[[hui4gu1 bu4zhi1 chun1qiu1]] |
/"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1zi3]); (fig.) to have a limited perspective/ |
22
|
2 |
|
|
|
諱言 |
讳言 |
[[hui4yan2]] |
/to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言[bu4 hui4yan2] "to state frankly")/ |
212
|
2 |
|
|
|
昏迷不醒 |
昏迷不醒 |
[hun1 mi2 bu4 xing3] |
/to remain unconscious/ |
5607
|
1 |
|
|
|
魂不附體 |
魂不附体 |
[hun2 bu4 fu4 ti3] |
/lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits/beside oneself/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
魂不守舍 |
魂不守舍 |
[hun2 bu4 shou3 she4] |
/to be preoccupied (idiom)/to be inattentive/to be frightened out of one's mind/ |
4814
|
1 |
|
|
|
渾然不覺 |
浑然不觉 |
[hun2 ran2 bu4 jue2] |
/totally unaware/ |
5303
|
1 |
|
|
|
渾然不知 |
浑然不知 |
[hun2 ran2 bu4 zhi1] |
/to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth/ |
3966
|
1 |
|
|
|
活不下去 |
活不下去 |
[huo2 bu4 xia4 qu5] |
/impossible to make a living/ |
6429
|
1 |
|
|
|
活得不耐煩 |
活得不耐烦 |
[huo2 de5 bu4 nai4 fan2] |
/to be tired of living/(coll.) to be asking for trouble/ |
4666
|
1 |
|
|
|
貨比三家不吃虧 |
货比三家不吃亏 |
[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] |
/shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)/ |
5330
|
1 |
|
|
|
禍不單行 |
祸不单行 |
[huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2] |
/misfortune does not come singly (idiom)/it never rains but it pours/ |
5320
|
1 |
|
|
|
禍不旋踵 |
祸不旋踵 |
[huo4 bu4 xuan2 zhong3] |
/trouble is never far away (idiom)/ |
6092
|
1 |
|
|
|
貨問三家不吃虧 |
货问三家不吃亏 |
[huo4 wen4 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] |
/see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]/ |
5309
|
1 |
|
|
|
機不可失 |
机不可失 |
[ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1] |
/No time to lose! (idiom)/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
機不可失，失不再來 |
机不可失，失不再来 |
[ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 , shi1 bu4 zai4 lai2] |
/opportunity knocks but once (idiom)/ |
4172
|
1 |
|
|
|
機不可失，時不再來 |
机不可失，时不再来 |
[ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 , shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2] |
/Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
機不離手 |
机不离手 |
[ji1 bu4 li2 shou3] |
/to be unable to do without one's cell phone/ |
4623
|
1 |
|
|
|
積不相能 |
积不相能 |
[ji1 bu4 xiang1 neng2] |
/(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb/ |
1322
|
1 |
|
|
|
飢不擇食 |
饥不择食 |
[ji1 bu4 ze2 shi2] |
/when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers/When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives./ |
5643
|
1 |
|
|
|
幾乎不 |
几乎不 |
[ji1 hu1 bu4] |
/hardly/seems not/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
雞犬不寧 |
鸡犬不宁 |
[ji1 quan3 bu4 ning2] |
/lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)/fig. great commotion/pandemonium/ |
4651
|
1 |
|
|
|
雞犬不留 |
鸡犬不留 |
[[ji1quan3-bu4liu2]] |
/(lit.) not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom)/(fig.) mass slaughter/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
急不可耐 |
急不可耐 |
[ji2 bu4 ke3 nai4] |
/unable to wait/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
急不及待 |
急不及待 |
[[ji2bu4ji2dai4]] |
/see 急不可待[ji2bu4ke3dai4]/ |
543
|
2 |
|
|
|
急不可待 |
急不可待 |
[[ji2bu4ke3dai4]] |
/(idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer/ |
543
|
2 |
|
|
|
己所不欲，勿施於人 |
己所不欲，勿施于人 |
[ji3 suo3 bu4 yu4 , wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2] |
/What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)/Do as you would be done by./Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you./ |
5683
|
1 |
|
|
|
記不住 |
记不住 |
[ji4 bu5 zhu4] |
/can't remember/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
既往不咎 |
既往不咎 |
[ji4 wang3 bu4 jiu4] |
/to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones/There is no point in crying over spilt milk./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
加 |
加 |
[[jia1]] |
/to add/(math.) plus/to increase; to augment/(used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1jia1 gai3liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")/ |
506
|
2 |
|
|
|
家醜不可外傳 |
家丑不可外传 |
[jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2] |
/lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public/ |
6195
|
1 |
|
|
|
家醜不可外揚 |
家丑不可外扬 |
[jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 yang2] |
/lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public/ |
5958
|
1 |
|
|
|
家累千金，坐不垂堂 |
家累千金，坐不垂堂 |
[jia1 lei3 qian1 jin1 , zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2] |
/lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger/ |
2960
|
1 |
|
|
|
架不住 |
架不住 |
[jia4 bu5 zhu4] |
/(coll.) unable to withstand/cannot bear/can't stand it/no match for/ |
4396
|
1 |
|
|
|
間不容髮 |
间不容发 |
[jian1 bu4 rong2 fa4] |
/(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)/in a critical state/on the brink of crisis/very close (to happening)/Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]/ |
4357
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅持不渝 |
坚持不渝 |
[jian1 chi2 bu4 yu2] |
/to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅定不移 |
坚定不移 |
[jian1 ding4 bu4 yi2] |
/unswerving/unflinching/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
緘口不言 |
缄口不言 |
[jian1 kou3 bu4 yan2] |
/see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]/ |
1857
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅強不屈 |
坚强不屈 |
[jian1 qiang2 bu4 qu1] |
/staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅忍不拔 |
坚忍不拔 |
[jian1 ren3 bu4 ba2] |
/fortitude/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅韌不拔 |
坚韧不拔 |
[jian1 ren4 bu4 ba2] |
/firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅貞不屈 |
坚贞不屈 |
[jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1] |
/faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅貞不渝 |
坚贞不渝 |
[jian1 zhen1 bu4 yu2] |
/unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
堅不可摧 |
坚不可摧 |
[[jian1bu4ke3cui1]] |
/(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable/ |
654
|
2 |
|
|
|
堅持不懈 |
坚持不懈 |
[[jian1chi2-bu4xie4]] |
/(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end/ |
672
|
2 |
|
|
|
見不得 |
见不得 |
[jian4 bu5 de2] |
/not fit to be seen by/should not be exposed to/can't bear to see/ |
5398
|
1 |
|
|
|
見不得人 |
见不得人 |
[jian4 bu5 de2 ren2] |
/shameful/ |
5398
|
1 |
|
|
|
見怪不怪 |
见怪不怪 |
[[jian4guai4-bu4guai4]] |
/(idiom) to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
講不通 |
讲不通 |
[jiang3 bu4 tong1] |
/it does not make sense/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
焦慮不安 |
焦虑不安 |
[jiao1 lü4 bu4 an1] |
/worried too much/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
腳不點地 |
脚不点地 |
[jiao3 bu4 dian3 di4] |
/see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4]/ |
5337
|
1 |
|
|
|
腳不沾地 |
脚不沾地 |
[jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4] |
/feet not touching the ground (idiom)/to run like the wind/ |
5338
|
1 |
|
|
|
繳槍不殺 |
缴枪不杀 |
[jiao3 qiang1 bu4 sha1] |
/“surrender and your life will be spared”/ |
4692
|
1 |
|
|
|
腳正不怕鞋歪 |
脚正不怕鞋歪 |
[jiao3 zheng4 bu4 pa4 xie2 wai1] |
/lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe/an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)/ |
6104
|
1 |
|
|
|
叫苦不迭 |
叫苦不迭 |
[jiao4 ku3 bu5 die2] |
/to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances/ |
5824
|
1 |
|
|
|
接觸不良 |
接触不良 |
[jie1 chu4 bu4 liang2] |
/loose or defective contact (elec.)/ |
6411
|
1 |
|
|
|
揭不開鍋 |
揭不开锅 |
[[jie1bu4kai1guo1]] |
/to be unable to afford food/ |
847
|
2 |
|
|
|
接連不斷 |
接连不断 |
[[jie1lian2-bu4duan4]] |
/(idiom) in unbroken succession; continuous/ |
655
|
2 |
|
|
|
桀驁不順 |
桀骜不顺 |
[jie2 ao4 bu4 shun4] |
/see 桀驁不馴|桀骜不驯[jie2 ao4 bu4 xun4]/ |
2835
|
1 |
|
|
|
桀驁不馴 |
桀骜不驯 |
[jie2 ao4 bu4 xun4] |
/arrogant and obstinate (idiom)/unyielding/ |
2835
|
1 |
|
|
|
截然不同 |
截然不同 |
[jie2 ran2 bu4 tong2] |
/entirely different/different as black and white/ |
5317
|
1 |
|
|
|
桀驁不遜 |
桀骜不逊 |
[[jie2ao4-bu4xun4]] |
/variant of 桀驁不馴|桀骜不驯[jie2ao4-bu4xun4]/ |
546
|
2 |
|
|
|
價 |
价 |
[[jie5]] |
/particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective/(dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bu4] or 別|别[bie2] without any other following element/ |
537
|
2 |
|
|
|
今不如昔 |
今不如昔 |
[jin1 bu4 ru2 xi1] |
/things are not as good as they used to be/ |
3129
|
1 |
|
|
|
禁不起 |
禁不起 |
[jin1 bu5 qi3] |
/to be unable to stand/ |
5759
|
1 |
|
|
|
禁不住 |
禁不住 |
[jin1 bu5 zhu4] |
/can't help it/can't bear it/ |
6206
|
1 |
|
|
|
矜功不立 |
矜功不立 |
[jin1 gong1 bu4 li4] |
/boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 |
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 |
[jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1] |
/there's no place like home (idiom)/ |
4598
|
1 |
|
|
|
緊咬不放 |
紧咬不放 |
[jin3 yao3 bu4 fang4] |
/(idiom) unwilling to let go/like a dog with a bone/dogged/ |
1646
|
1 |
|
|
|
進退不得 |
进退不得 |
[jin4 tui4 bu4 de2] |
/can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver/stalled/in a dilemma/stuck in a difficult position/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
經不起推究 |
经不起推究 |
[jing1 bu4 qi3 tui1 jiu1] |
/does not bear examination/ |
6546
|
1 |
|
|
|
經不起 |
经不起 |
[jing1 bu5 qi3] |
/can't stand it/to be unable to bear/to be unable to resist/ |
6176
|
1 |
|
|
|
經不住 |
经不住 |
[jing1 bu5 zhu4] |
/to be unable to bear/ |
5521
|
1 |
|
|
|
經久不衰 |
经久不衰 |
[jing1 jiu3 bu4 shuai1] |
/unfailing/never-ending/ |
6628
|
1 |
|
|
|
驚嘆不已 |
惊叹不已 |
[jing1 tan4 bu4 yi3] |
/to exclaim in astonishment/ |
6685
|
1 |
|
|
|
經久不息 |
经久不息 |
[[jing1jiu3-bu4xi1]] |
/(idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)/ |
781
|
2 |
|
|
|
井水不犯河水 |
井水不犯河水 |
[[jing3shui3 bu4 fan4 he2shui3]] |
/(saying) everyone minds their own business/ |
535
|
2 |
|
|
|
敬酒不吃吃罰酒 |
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 |
[jing4 jiu3 bu4 chi1 chi1 fa2 jiu3] |
/lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)/fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure/ |
1289
|
1 |
|
|
|
敬謝不敏 |
敬谢不敏 |
[jing4 xie4 bu4 min3] |
/please excuse me for not complying/to politely decline/ |
4337
|
1 |
|
|
|
靜坐不動 |
静坐不动 |
[jing4 zuo4 bu4 dong4] |
/to sit still and do nothing/to sit tight/ |
6547
|
1 |
|
|
|
靜坐不能 |
静坐不能 |
[jing4 zuo4 bu4 neng2] |
/akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)/unable to sit still/hyperactivity/restlessness/ |
6547
|
1 |
|
|
|
迥然不同 |
迥然不同 |
[jiong3 ran2 bu4 tong2] |
/widely different/utterly different/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
糾纏不清 |
纠缠不清 |
[jiu1 chan2 bu4 qing1] |
/hopelessly muddled/impossible to unravel/ |
5558
|
1 |
|
|
|
酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷 |
酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷 |
[jiu3 bu4 zui4 ren2 ren2 zi4 zui4 , se4 bu4 mi2 ren2 ren2 zi4 mi2] |
/wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust/ |
5769
|
1 |
|
|
|
久攻不下 |
久攻不下 |
[jiu3 gong1 bu4 xia4] |
/to attack for a long time without success/ |
6622
|
1 |
|
|
|
久假不歸 |
久假不归 |
[jiu3 jia3 bu4 gui1] |
/to fail to return a borrowed item/ |
5225
|
1 |
|
|
|
酒香不怕巷子深 |
酒香不怕巷子深 |
[jiu3 xiang1 bu4 pa4 xiang4 zi5 shen1] |
/fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)/quality goods need no advertising/ |
5169
|
1 |
|
|
|
就 |
就 |
[[jiu4]] |
/(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then/(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after/(same as 就是[jiu4shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly/only; as little as/as much as; as many as/to approach; to move towards/to undertake; to engage in/(often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of/(of food) to go with/with regard to; concerning/(bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1cu4er2jiu4])/(pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still .../(pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be .../ |
149
|
2 |
|
|
|
舊的不去，新的不來 |
旧的不去，新的不来 |
[jiu4 de5 bu4 qu4 , xin1 de5 bu4 lai2] |
/lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come./You can't make progress by clinging to old notions./ |
6565
|
1 |
|
|
|
救急不救窮 |
救急不救穷 |
[jiu4 ji2 bu4 jiu4 qiong2] |
/help the starving but not the poor (idiom)/ |
5729
|
1 |
|
|
|
居高不下 |
居高不下 |
[ju1 gao1 bu4 xia4] |
/(of prices, rates etc) to remain high/ |
4905
|
1 |
|
|
|
居心不良 |
居心不良 |
[ju1 xin1 bu4 liang2] |
/to harbor evil intentions (idiom)/ |
3811
|
1 |
|
|
|
局促不安 |
局促不安 |
[ju2 cu4 bu4 an1] |
/ill at ease/uncomfortable/ |
6048
|
1 |
|
|
|
舉不勝舉 |
举不胜举 |
[ju3 bu4 sheng4 ju3] |
/too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
舉棋不定 |
举棋不定 |
[ju3 qi2 bu4 ding4] |
/to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver/to shilly-shally/ |
5816
|
1 |
|
|
|
拒不接受 |
拒不接受 |
[ju4 bu4 jie1 shou4] |
/refusing to accept/ |
6594
|
1 |
|
|
|
決不 |
决不 |
[jue2 bu4] |
/not at all/simply (can) not/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
絕口不提 |
绝口不提 |
[jue2 kou3 bu4 ti2] |
/(idiom) to avoid mentioning/ |
997
|
1 |
|
|
|
絕不 |
绝不 |
[[jue2bu4]] |
/in no way; not in the least; absolutely not/ |
796
|
2 |
|
|
|
君子不計小人過 |
君子不计小人过 |
[jun1 zi3 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4] |
/see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]/ |
5086
|
1 |
|
|
|
君子動口不動手 |
君子动口不动手 |
[jun1 zi3 dong4 kou3 bu4 dong4 shou3] |
/a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist/ |
6412
|
1 |
|
|
|
君子報仇，十年不晚 |
君子报仇，十年不晚 |
[jun1 zi5 bao4 chou2 , shi2 nian2 bu4 wan3] |
/lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)/fig. revenge is a dish best served cold/ |
4720
|
1 |
|
|
|
開弓不放箭 |
开弓不放箭 |
[kai1 gong1 bu4 fang4 jian4] |
/lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all talk and no action/false bravado/ |
4734
|
1 |
|
|
|
坎坷不平 |
坎坷不平 |
[kan3 ke3 bu4 ping2] |
/potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes/ |
3446
|
1 |
|
|
|
砍頭不過風吹帽 |
砍头不过风吹帽 |
[kan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4] |
/to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)/ |
4771
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不順眼 |
看不顺眼 |
[kan4 bu4 shun4 yan3] |
/unpleasant to the eye/objectionable/ |
4951
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不懂 |
看不懂 |
[kan4 bu5 dong3] |
/unable to make sense of what one is looking at/ |
4722
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不慣 |
看不惯 |
[kan4 bu5 guan4] |
/cannot bear to see/to hate/to dislike/to disapprove/ |
6602
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不過 |
看不过 |
[kan4 bu5 guo4] |
/cannot stand by idly and watch/unable to put up with it any longer/see 看不過去|看不过去[kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5]/ |
5342
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不過去 |
看不过去 |
[kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5] |
/cannot stand by idly and watch/unable to put up with it any longer/ |
5567
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不見 |
看不见 |
[kan4 bu5 jian4] |
/cannot see/cannot be seen/invisible/ |
2374
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不起 |
看不起 |
[kan4 bu5 qi3] |
/to look down upon/to despise/ |
6571
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不清 |
看不清 |
[kan4 bu5 qing1] |
/not able to see clearly/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不中 |
看不中 |
[kan4 bu5 zhong4] |
/not impressed by/ |
1200
|
1 |
|
|
|
看著不管 |
看着不管 |
[kan4 zhe5 bu4 guan3] |
/to stand by and pay no heed/to ignore/ |
6296
|
1 |
|
|
|
看不出 |
看不出 |
[[kan4bu5chu1]] |
/can't discern/ |
940
|
2 |
|
|
|
靠不住 |
靠不住 |
[kao4 bu5 zhu4] |
/unreliable/ |
6720
|
1 |
|
|
|
渴不可耐 |
渴不可耐 |
[ke3 bu4 ke3 nai4] |
/to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it/ |
6249
|
1 |
|
|
|
可一而不可再 |
可一而不可再 |
[ke3 yi1 er2 bu4 ke3 zai4] |
/may be done once and once only; just this once/ |
1262
|
1 |
|
|
|
可以意會，不可言傳 |
可以意会，不可言传 |
[ke3 yi3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2] |
/can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle/ |
1957
|
1 |
|
|
|
可遇不可求 |
可遇不可求 |
[ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2] |
/can be discovered but not sought (idiom)/one can only come across such things serendipitously/ |
4983
|
1 |
|
|
|
可不 |
可不 |
[[ke3bu5]] |
/see 可不是[ke3bu5shi4]/ |
349
|
2 |
|
|
|
可不是 |
可不是 |
[[ke3bu5shi4]] |
/(coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure/ |
349
|
2 |
|
|
|
可望而不可及 |
可望而不可及 |
[[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]] |
/(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible/ |
793
|
2 |
|
|
|
可望而不可即 |
可望而不可即 |
[[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]] |
/variant of 可望而不可及[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]/ |
790
|
2 |
|
|
|
刻不容緩 |
刻不容缓 |
[ke4 bu4 rong2 huan3] |
/to brook no delay/to demand immediate action/ |
6803
|
1 |
|
|
|
口不應心 |
口不应心 |
[kou3 bu4 ying4 xin1] |
/to say one thing but mean another/to dissimulate/ |
6922
|
1 |
|
|
|
口不擇言 |
口不择言 |
[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2] |
/to speak incoherently/to ramble/to talk irresponsibly/ |
4525
|
1 |
|
|
|
口齒不清 |
口齿不清 |
[kou3 chi3 bu4 qing1] |
/to lisp/unclear articulation/inarticulate/ |
6795
|
1 |
|
|
|
口無擇言 |
口无择言 |
[kou3 wu2 ze2 yan2] |
/to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)/wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]/ |
4149
|
1 |
|
|
|
哭笑不得 |
哭笑不得 |
[ku1 xiao4 bu4 de2] |
/lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny and extremely embarrassing/between laughter and tears/ |
3814
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦不堪言 |
苦不堪言 |
[ku3 bu4 kan1 yan2] |
/to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish/ |
2526
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦不唧 |
苦不唧 |
[ku3 bu5 ji1] |
/slightly bitter/ |
6576
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦不唧兒 |
苦不唧儿 |
[ku3 bu5 ji1 r5] |
/erhua variant of 苦不唧[ku3 bu5 ji1]/ |
5096
|
1 |
|
|
|
愧不敢當 |
愧不敢当 |
[kui4 bu4 gan3 dang1] |
/lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise./You flatter me too much./ |
6580
|
1 |
|
|
|
潰不成軍 |
溃不成军 |
[[kui4bu4cheng2jun1]] |
/(idiom) (of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed/ |
415
|
2 |
|
|
|
困惑不解 |
困惑不解 |
[kun4 huo4 bu4 jie3] |
/to feel perplexed/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
拉不出屎來怨茅房 |
拉不出屎来怨茅房 |
[la1 bu4 chu1 shi3 lai2 yuan4 mao2 fang2] |
/lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom)/fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings/ |
2239
|
1 |
|
|
|
蠟燭不點不亮 |
蜡烛不点不亮 |
[la4 zhu2 bu4 dian3 bu4 liang4] |
/some people have to be pushed for them to take action/ |
6255
|
1 |
|
|
|
來 |
来 |
[[lai2]] |
/to come/(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)/hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5])/ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2])/for the past (amount of time)/(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4])/(between two verbs) in order to/(after a round number) approximately/(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])/ |
937
|
2 |
|
|
|
來不得 |
来不得 |
[lai2 bu5 de2] |
/cannot allow (to be present)/cannot admit/ |
4118
|
1 |
|
|
|
來得早不如來得巧 |
来得早不如来得巧 |
[lai2 de5 zao3 bu4 ru2 lai2 de5 qiao3] |
/arriving early can't beat coming at the right time/perfect timing/ |
4453
|
1 |
|
|
|
來而不往非禮也 |
来而不往非礼也 |
[lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3] |
/not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)/to respond in kind/ |
4997
|
1 |
|
|
|
來路不明 |
来路不明 |
[lai2 lu4 bu4 ming2] |
/unidentified origin/no-one knows where it comes from/of dubious background/ |
6615
|
1 |
|
|
|
來者不拒 |
来者不拒 |
[lai2 zhe3 bu4 ju4] |
/to refuse nobody (idiom)/all comers welcome/ |
6107
|
1 |
|
|
|
來者不善，善者不來 |
来者不善，善者不来 |
[lai2 zhe3 bu4 shan4 , shan4 zhe3 bu4 lai2] |
/He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom)./Be careful not to trust foreigners./Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
來不及 |
来不及 |
[[lai2bu5ji2]] |
/there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late/ |
214
|
2 |
|
|
|
來歷不明 |
来历不明 |
[[lai2li4-bu4ming2]] |
/(idiom) of unknown origin; of dubious background/ |
468
|
2 |
|
|
|
來之不易 |
来之不易 |
[[lai2zhi1-bu4yi4]] |
/(idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained/ |
232
|
2 |
|
|
|
爛泥扶不上牆 |
烂泥扶不上墙 |
[lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2] |
/useless (idiom)/worthless/inept/ |
4554
|
1 |
|
|
|
爛泥糊不上牆 |
烂泥糊不上墙 |
[lan4 ni2 hu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2] |
/see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2]/ |
4554
|
1 |
|
|
|
狼狽不堪 |
狼狈不堪 |
[lang2 bei4 bu4 kan1] |
/battered and exhausted/stuck in a dilemma/ |
6668
|
1 |
|
|
|
浪子回頭金不換 |
浪子回头金不换 |
[lang4 zi3 hui2 tou2 jin1 bu4 huan4] |
/a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold/ |
5508
|
1 |
|
|
|
牢不可破 |
牢不可破 |
[[lao2bu4ke3po4]] |
/(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid/ |
211
|
2 |
|
|
|
老不死 |
老不死 |
[lao3 bu4 si3] |
/(derog.) old but still alive/old fart/old bastard/ |
4411
|
1 |
|
|
|
老大不小 |
老大不小 |
[lao3 da4 bu4 xiao3] |
/no longer a child (idiom)/ |
2214
|
1 |
|
|
|
老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 |
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 |
[lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4] |
/lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)/fig. don't give up hope/if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel/ |
3522
|
1 |
|
|
|
樂不可支 |
乐不可支 |
[le4 bu4 ke3 zhi1] |
/overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
樂不思蜀 |
乐不思蜀 |
[le4 bu4 si1 Shu3] |
/indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
樂不可極 |
乐不可极 |
[[le4bu4ke3ji2]] |
/(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure/ |
687
|
2 |
|
|
|
樂此不倦 |
乐此不倦 |
[[le4ci3-bu4juan4]] |
/see 樂此不疲|乐此不疲[le4ci3-bu4pi2]/ |
375
|
2 |
|
|
|
樂此不疲 |
乐此不疲 |
[[le4ci3-bu4pi2]] |
/(idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it/ |
375
|
2 |
|
|
|
雷打不動 |
雷打不动 |
[lei2 da3 bu4 dong4] |
/not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable/to adhere rigidly to regulations/will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)/ |
5321
|
1 |
|
|
|
累覺不愛 |
累觉不爱 |
[lei4 jue2 bu4 ai4] |
/(lit.) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again (Internet slang)/disenchanted with sth/ |
3512
|
1 |
|
|
|
棱 |
棱 |
[[leng1]] |
/used in 刺棱[ci1leng1]/used in 花不棱登[hua1bu5leng1deng1]/used in 撲棱|扑棱[pu1leng1]/ |
729
|
2 |
|
|
|
冷不丁 |
冷不丁 |
[leng3 bu5 ding1] |
/suddenly/by surprise/ |
6189
|
1 |
|
|
|
冷不防 |
冷不防 |
[leng3 bu5 fang2] |
/unexpectedly/suddenly/at unawares/off guard/against expectations/ |
6574
|
1 |
|
|
|
離不開 |
离不开 |
[li2 bu5 kai1] |
/inseparable/inevitably linked to/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
禮多人不怪 |
礼多人不怪 |
[li3 duo1 ren2 bu4 guai4] |
/nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)/courtesy costs nothing/ |
4739
|
1 |
|
|
|
力不勝任 |
力不胜任 |
[li4 bu4 sheng4 ren4] |
/not to be up to the task (idiom)/incompetent/ |
5025
|
1 |
|
|
|
立德 |
立德 |
[li4 de2] |
/to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])/ |
1997
|
1 |
|
|
|
立功 |
立功 |
[li4 gong1] |
/to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])/to make worthy contributions/to distinguish oneself/ |
1997
|
1 |
|
|
|
力所不及 |
力所不及 |
[li4 suo3 bu4 ji2] |
/beyond one's power (to do sth)/ |
4207
|
1 |
|
|
|
立言 |
立言 |
[li4 yan2] |
/to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])/to expound one's theory/ |
1997
|
1 |
|
|
|
力不從心 |
力不从心 |
[[li4bu4cong2xin1]] |
/(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish/ |
452
|
2 |
|
|
|
連續不斷 |
连续不断 |
[lian2 xu4 bu4 duan4] |
/continuous/unceasing/ |
6585
|
1 |
|
|
|
連綿不絕 |
连绵不绝 |
[[lian2mian2-bu4jue2]] |
/(idiom) continuous; unending/ |
947
|
2 |
|
|
|
戀戀不捨 |
恋恋不舍 |
[lian4 lian4 bu4 she3] |
/reluctant to part/ |
6609
|
1 |
|
|
|
良莠不齊 |
良莠不齐 |
[liang2 you3 bu4 qi2] |
/good and bad people intermingled/ |
7056
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩不誤 |
两不误 |
[liang3 bu4 wu4] |
/to neglect neither one/ |
6423
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩不相欠 |
两不相欠 |
[liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4] |
/to be even/to be quits/to be even-steven/ |
5596
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩耳不聞窗外事 |
两耳不闻窗外事 |
[liang3 er3 bu4 wen2 chuang1 wai4 shi4] |
/to pay no attention to outside matters/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩國相爭，不斬來使 |
两国相争，不斩来使 |
[liang3 guo2 xiang1 zheng1 , bu4 zhan3 lai2 shi3] |
/when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)/ |
4040
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩手不沾陽春水 |
两手不沾阳春水 |
[[liang3shou3 bu4 zhan1 yang2chun1shui3]] |
/see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2chun1shui3]/ |
39
|
2 |
|
|
|
了 |
了 |
[[liao3]] |
/to finish/(used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4bu5liao3] "cannot forget")/(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least/to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3])/ |
536
|
2 |
|
|
|
了不得 |
了不得 |
[liao3 bu5 de5] |
/terrific/terrible/(after 得[de5]) very/ |
1908
|
1 |
|
|
|
了不起 |
了不起 |
[liao3 bu5 qi3] |
/amazing/terrific/extraordinary/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
臨川羨魚 |
临川羡鱼 |
[lin2 chuan1 xian4 yu2] |
/see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]/ |
5695
|
1 |
|
|
|
臨河羨魚 |
临河羡鱼 |
[lin2 he2 xian4 yu2] |
/see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]/ |
5695
|
1 |
|
|
|
臨死不怯 |
临死不怯 |
[lin2 si3 bu4 qie4] |
/equanimity in the face of death/to face dangers with assurance/ |
6853
|
1 |
|
|
|
臨淵羨魚 |
临渊羡鱼 |
[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2] |
/see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]/ |
5695
|
1 |
|
|
|
臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 |
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 |
[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3] |
/better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)/one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim/ |
5099
|
1 |
|
|
|
凌亂不堪 |
凌乱不堪 |
[ling2 luan4 bu4 kan1] |
/in a terrible mess (idiom)/ |
6112
|
1 |
|
|
|
令人不快 |
令人不快 |
[ling4 ren2 bu4 kuai4] |
/unpleasant/objectionable/ |
6835
|
1 |
|
|
|
留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 |
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 |
[liu2 de5 qing1 shan1 zai4 , bu4 pa4 mei2 chai2 shao1] |
/While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
流年不利 |
流年不利 |
[liu2 nian2 bu4 li4] |
/the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
流水不腐 |
流水不腐 |
[liu2 shui3 bu4 fu3] |
/flowing water does not rot/ |
6512
|
1 |
|
|
|
流水不腐，戶樞不蠹 |
流水不腐，户枢不蠹 |
[liu2 shui3 bu4 fu3 , hu4 shu1 bu4 du4] |
/lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)/fig. constant activity prevents decay/ |
3469
|
1 |
|
|
|
六朝四大家 |
六朝四大家 |
[Liu4 Chao2 Si4 Da4 jia1] |
/Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2]/ |
2893
|
1 |
|
|
|
六親不認 |
六亲不认 |
[liu4 qin1 bu4 ren4] |
/not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives/ |
5623
|
1 |
|
|
|
驢唇不對馬嘴 |
驴唇不对马嘴 |
[[lü2chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3zui3]] |
/(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)/(fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
呂不韋 |
吕不韦 |
[Lü3 Bu4 wei2] |
/Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]/ |
4890
|
1 |
|
|
|
屢見不鮮 |
屡见不鲜 |
[lü3 jian4 bu4 xian1] |
/a common occurrence (idiom)/ |
6185
|
1 |
|
|
|
屢教不改 |
屡教不改 |
[lü3 jiao4 bu4 gai3] |
/lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition/incorrigible/unrepentant/ |
6094
|
1 |
|
|
|
屢禁不絕 |
屡禁不绝 |
[lü3 jin4 bu4 jue2] |
/to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
屢禁不止 |
屡禁不止 |
[lü3 jin4 bu4 zhi3] |
/to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
屢勸不聽 |
屡劝不听 |
[lü3 quan4 bu4 ting1] |
/(idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible/ |
980
|
1 |
|
|
|
屢試不爽 |
屡试不爽 |
[lü3 shi4 bu4 shuang3] |
/well-tried/time-tested/ |
5398
|
1 |
|
|
|
呂氏春秋 |
吕氏春秋 |
[Lü3 shi4 Chun1 qiu1] |
/lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]/ |
4973
|
1 |
|
|
|
路不拾遺 |
路不拾遗 |
[lu4 bu4 shi2 yi2] |
/lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)/fig. honesty prevails throughout society/ |
3784
|
1 |
|
|
|
路見不平，拔刀相助 |
路见不平，拔刀相助 |
[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4] |
/lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)/fig. to rush to the rescue/to play the white knight/ |
3103
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘿蔔快了不洗泥 |
萝卜快了不洗泥 |
[luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2] |
/when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)/fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality/ |
2193
|
1 |
|
|
|
鑼齊鼓不齊 |
锣齐鼓不齐 |
[luo2 qi2 gu3 bu4 qi2] |
/(idiom) not well coordinated/ |
985
|
1 |
|
|
|
落拓不羈 |
落拓不羁 |
[[luo4tuo4-bu4ji1]] |
/(idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited/ |
785
|
2 |
|
|
|
絡繹不絕 |
络绎不绝 |
[[luo4yi4-bu4jue2]] |
/(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
麻木不仁 |
麻木不仁 |
[ma2 mu4 bu4 ren2] |
/numbed/insensitive/apathetic/thick-skinned/ |
4968
|
1 |
|
|
|
碼 |
码 |
[[ma3]] |
/(archaic) agate/(bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale/number/(computing) code/(clothing) size/yard (unit of length)/(coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references)/(coll.) to pile up; to stack/classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事|不是一码事[bu4 shi4 yi1 ma3 shi4] "not the same thing")/(Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)/ |
383
|
2 |
|
|
|
馬不停蹄 |
马不停蹄 |
[ma3 bu4 ting2 ti2] |
/unrelenting/without stopping to rest/ |
5403
|
1 |
|
|
|
馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來 |
马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 |
[ma3 wei3 chuan1 dou4 fu5 , ti2 bu5 qi3 lai5] |
/lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it/fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])/ |
5895
|
1 |
|
|
|
罵不絕口 |
骂不绝口 |
[ma4 bu4 jue2 kou3] |
/to scold without end (idiom); incessant abuse/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
買不起 |
买不起 |
[mai3 bu5 qi3] |
/cannot afford/can't afford buying/ |
5756
|
1 |
|
|
|
瞞不過 |
瞒不过 |
[man2 bu4 guo4] |
/cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb)/ |
1459
|
1 |
|
|
|
蠻不講理 |
蛮不讲理 |
[man2 bu4 jiang3 li3] |
/completely unreasonable/ |
3359
|
1 |
|
|
|
滿不在乎 |
满不在乎 |
[man3 bu4 zai4 hu5] |
/not in the least concerned (idiom)/reckless/couldn't give a damn about it/unperturbed/couldn't care less/harum scarum/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
滿盤皆輸 |
满盘皆输 |
[man3 pan2 jie1 shu1] |
/see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1]/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
漫不經心 |
漫不经心 |
[man4 bu4 jing1 xin1] |
/careless/heedless/absent-minded/indifferent/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
漫不經意 |
漫不经意 |
[man4 bu4 jing1 yi4] |
/careless/unconcerned/ |
3775
|
1 |
|
|
|
忙不迭 |
忙不迭 |
[mang2 bu4 die2] |
/hurriedly/in haste/ |
6576
|
1 |
|
|
|
忙不過來 |
忙不过来 |
[mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2] |
/to have more work than one can deal with/to have one's hands full/ |
5295
|
1 |
|
|
|
冒大不韙 |
冒大不韪 |
[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3] |
/(idiom) to face opprobrium/ |
980
|
1 |
|
|
|
冒天下之大不韙 |
冒天下之大不韪 |
[mao4 tian1 xia4 zhi1 da4 bu4 wei3] |
/see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]/ |
3642
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒有不透風的牆 |
没有不透风的墙 |
[mei2 you3 bu4 tou4 feng1 de5 qiang2] |
/(idiom) no secret can be kept forever/ |
2445
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒有規矩，不成方圓 |
没有规矩，不成方圆 |
[mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , bu4 cheng2 fang1 yuan2] |
/without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒有什麼不可能 |
没有什么不可能 |
[mei2 you3 shen2 me5 bu4 ke3 neng2] |
/nothing is impossible/there's nothing impossible about it/ |
3118
|
1 |
|
|
|
美不勝收 |
美不胜收 |
[mei3 bu4 sheng4 shou1] |
/nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
美索不達米亞 |
美索不达米亚 |
[Mei3 suo3 bu4 da2 mi3 ya4] |
/Mesopotamia/ |
6817
|
1 |
|
|
|
美中不足 |
美中不足 |
[mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2] |
/everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
悶聲不響 |
闷声不响 |
[men1 sheng1 bu4 xiang3] |
/to keep silent/ |
6035
|
1 |
|
|
|
悶悶不樂 |
闷闷不乐 |
[men4 men4 bu4 le4] |
/depressed/sulky/moody/unhappy/ |
6727
|
1 |
|
|
|
猛不防 |
猛不防 |
[meng3 bu4 fang2] |
/suddenly/unexpectedly/taken by surprise/at unawares/ |
6539
|
1 |
|
|
|
迷不知返 |
迷不知返 |
[mi2 bu4 zhi1 fan3] |
/to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)/ |
6095
|
1 |
|
|
|
迷惑不解 |
迷惑不解 |
[mi2 huo4 bu4 jie3] |
/to feel puzzled/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
靡不有初，鮮克有終 |
靡不有初，鲜克有终 |
[mi3 bu4 you3 chu1 , xian3 ke4 you3 zhong1] |
/almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
密不可分 |
密不可分 |
[mi4 bu4 ke3 fen1] |
/inextricably linked (idiom)/inseparable/ |
5143
|
1 |
|
|
|
密不透風 |
密不透风 |
[mi4 bu4 tou4 feng1] |
/sealed off/impenetrable/ |
2447
|
1 |
|
|
|
祕而不宣 |
秘而不宣 |
[mi4 er2 bu4 xuan1] |
/to withhold information/to keep sth secret/ |
6899
|
1 |
|
|
|
綿綿不絕 |
绵绵不绝 |
[mian2 mian2 bu4 jue2] |
/continuous/endless/ |
5300
|
1 |
|
|
|
免不了 |
免不了 |
[mian3 bu4 liao3] |
/unavoidable/can't be avoided/ |
6701
|
1 |
|
|
|
免不得 |
免不得 |
[mian3 bu5 de5] |
/unavoidable/bound to (happen)/ |
5109
|
1 |
|
|
|
面露不悅 |
面露不悦 |
[mian4 lu4 bu4 yue4] |
/to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)/ |
6107
|
1 |
|
|
|
面不改色 |
面不改色 |
[[mian4bu4gai3se4]] |
/(idiom) not bat an eyelid/ |
928
|
2 |
|
|
|
妙不可言 |
妙不可言 |
[miao4 bu4 ke3 yan2] |
/too wonderful for words/ |
5664
|
1 |
|
|
|
妙在不言中 |
妙在不言中 |
[miao4 zai4 bu4 yan2 zhong1] |
/the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)/ |
6070
|
1 |
|
|
|
民不聊生 |
民不聊生 |
[[min2bu4liao2sheng1]] |
/(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3ji4])/ |
441
|
2 |
|
|
|
名不符實 |
名不符实 |
[ming2 bu4 fu2 shi2] |
/the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
名不副實 |
名不副实 |
[ming2 bu4 fu4 shi2] |
/the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality does not live up to the name./Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
名不見經傳 |
名不见经传 |
[ming2 bu4 jian4 jing1 zhuan4] |
/(lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown (person)/nobody/ |
5538
|
1 |
|
|
|
鳴不平 |
鸣不平 |
[ming2 bu4 ping2] |
/to cry out against injustice/to protest unfairness/ |
6130
|
1 |
|
|
|
名不正言不順 |
名不正言不顺 |
[ming2 bu5 zheng4 yan2 bu5 shun4] |
/(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred/ |
3495
|
1 |
|
|
|
明人不做暗事 |
明人不做暗事 |
[ming2 ren2 bu4 zuo4 an4 shi4] |
/an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)/ |
2108
|
1 |
|
|
|
名不虛傳 |
名不虚传 |
[[ming2bu4xu1chuan2]] |
/(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved/ |
634
|
2 |
|
|
|
冥頑不靈 |
冥顽不灵 |
[[ming2wan2-bu4ling2]] |
/(idiom) pigheaded/ |
679
|
2 |
|
|
|
命不久矣 |
命不久矣 |
[[ming4bu4jiu3yi3]] |
/at death's door/ |
882
|
2 |
|
|
|
摸不著邊 |
摸不着边 |
[mo1 bu5 zhao2 bian1] |
/can't make head or tail of/ |
980
|
1 |
|
|
|
摸不著頭腦 |
摸不着头脑 |
[mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3] |
/to be unable to make any sense of the matter/to be at a loss/ |
6138
|
1 |
|
|
|
摸不著 |
摸不着 |
[[mo1bu5zhao2]] |
/can't touch; can't reach/(fig.) unable to get a grasp of/ |
810
|
2 |
|
|
|
磨刀不誤砍柴工 |
磨刀不误砍柴工 |
[mo2 dao1 bu4 wu4 kan3 chai2 gong1] |
/lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)/fig. time invested in preparations is not lost/a beard well lathered is half shaved/ |
2348
|
1 |
|
|
|
模糊不清 |
模糊不清 |
[mo2 hu5 bu4 qing1] |
/indistinct/fuzzy/blurred with age/ |
6561
|
1 |
|
|
|
抹不下臉 |
抹不下脸 |
[mo3 bu4 xia4 lian3] |
/to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)/ |
6079
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫不 |
莫不 |
[mo4 bu4] |
/none doesn't/there is none who isn't/everyone/ |
6820
|
1 |
|
|
|
漠不關心 |
漠不关心 |
[mo4 bu4 guan1 xin1] |
/not the least bit concerned/completely indifferent/ |
5333
|
1 |
|
|
|
磨不開 |
磨不开 |
[mo4 bu4 kai1] |
/to feel embarrassed/ |
6702
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫不然 |
莫不然 |
[mo4 bu4 ran2] |
/equally true for (all the rest)/the same thing applies (for everyone)/ |
6820
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫不是 |
莫不是 |
[mo4 bu4 shi4] |
/probably/perhaps/could it be that...?/ |
6820
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫不逾侈 |
莫不逾侈 |
[mo4 bu4 yu2 chi3] |
/there is no-one who is not extravagant/ |
6820
|
1 |
|
|
|
默不作聲 |
默不作声 |
[mo4 bu4 zuo4 sheng1] |
/to keep silent/ |
5302
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫霍洛維奇不連續面 |
莫霍洛维奇不连续面 |
[Mo4 huo4 luo4 wei2 qi2 bu4 lian2 xu4 mian4] |
/Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)/abbr. to 莫霍面[Mo4 huo4 mian4]/ |
2929
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒齒不忘 |
没齿不忘 |
[[mo4chi3-bu4wang4]] |
/see 沒齒難忘|没齿难忘[mo4chi3-nan2wang4]/ |
78
|
2 |
|
|
|
母湯 |
母汤 |
[[mu3tang1]] |
/(Tw) (slang) don't; must not; won't do (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要[bu4yao4] or 不行[bu4xing2])/ |
556
|
2 |
|
|
|
目不見睫 |
目不见睫 |
[mu4 bu4 jian4 jie2] |
/lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults/to lack self-awareness/truths too close to home/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不交睫 |
目不交睫 |
[mu4 bu4 jiao1 jie2] |
/lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)/fig. to not sleep a wink/ |
5733
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不窺園 |
目不窥园 |
[mu4 bu4 kui1 yuan2] |
/lit. not even peek at the garden/fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)/ |
6189
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不識丁 |
目不识丁 |
[mu4 bu4 shi2 ding1] |
/lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不暇給 |
目不暇给 |
[mu4 bu4 xia2 ji3] |
/lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom)/fig. too many good things to see; a feast for the eyes/ |
1172
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不暇接 |
目不暇接 |
[mu4 bu4 xia2 jie1] |
/lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不斜視 |
目不斜视 |
[mu4 bu4 xie2 shi4] |
/not to glance sideways (idiom)/to gaze fixedly/to be fully concentrated/to preserve a correct attitude/ |
4452
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不轉睛 |
目不转睛 |
[mu4 bu4 zhuan3 jing1] |
/unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily/to stare/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不轉瞬 |
目不转瞬 |
[mu4 bu4 zhuan3 shun4] |
/gazing fixedly (idiom)/ |
2886
|
1 |
|
|
|
目不忍見 |
目不忍见 |
[[mu4bu4ren3jian4]] |
/see 目不忍視|目不忍视[mu4bu4ren3shi4]/ |
407
|
2 |
|
|
|
目不忍視 |
目不忍视 |
[[mu4bu4ren3shi4]] |
/(lit.) the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom)/(fig.) pitiful to behold/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
拿不出手 |
拿不出手 |
[na2 bu4 chu1 shou3] |
/not presentable/shoddy and too embarrassing to show/ |
6209
|
1 |
|
|
|
拿不動 |
拿不动 |
[na2 bu5 dong4] |
/to be unable to lift (sth); to find (sth) too heavy/ |
1341
|
1 |
|
|
|
拿不准 |
拿不准 |
[[na2bu4zhun3]] |
/in doubt; unsure of sth; unable to decide; indecisive/ |
886
|
2 |
|
|
|
哪壺不開提哪壺 |
哪壶不开提哪壶 |
[na3 hu2 bu4 kai1 ti2 na3 hu2] |
/lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot/to talk about sb's weak point/ |
4536
|
1 |
|
|
|
那不勒斯 |
那不勒斯 |
[Na4 bu4 le4 si1] |
/Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy/Naples/ |
6733
|
1 |
|
|
|
那不勒斯王國 |
那不勒斯王国 |
[Na4 bu4 le4 si1 wang2 guo2] |
/Kingdom of Naples (1282-1860)/ |
6733
|
1 |
|
|
|
難不成 |
难不成 |
[nan2 bu4 cheng2] |
/Is it possible that ... ?/ |
6064
|
1 |
|
|
|
難不倒 |
难不倒 |
[nan2 bu4 dao3] |
/not to pose a problem for sb/cannot stump sb/ |
4265
|
1 |
|
|
|
男兒有淚不輕彈 |
男儿有泪不轻弹 |
[nan2 er2 you3 lei4 bu4 qing1 tan2] |
/real men do not easily cry (idiom)/ |
6137
|
1 |
|
|
|
男女授受不親 |
男女授受不亲 |
[nan2 nü3 shou4 shou4 bu4 qin1] |
/men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)/ |
4126
|
1 |
|
|
|
男人不壞，女人不愛 |
男人不坏，女人不爱 |
[nan2 ren2 bu4 huai4 , nü3 ren2 bu4 ai4] |
/women love bad guys/ |
5308
|
1 |
|
|
|
孬 |
孬 |
[[nao1]] |
/(dialect) contracted form of 不好[bu4hao3]/ |
401
|
2 |
|
|
|
呶呶不休 |
呶呶不休 |
[[nao2nao2-bu4xiu1]] |
/(idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop/ |
726
|
2 |
|
|
|
擬於不倫 |
拟于不伦 |
[ni3 yu2 bu4 lun2] |
/to draw an impossible comparison/ |
7000
|
1 |
|
|
|
泥古不化 |
泥古不化 |
[ni4 gu3 bu4 hua4] |
/conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
逆水行舟，不進則退 |
逆水行舟，不进则退 |
[ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 , bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4] |
/like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)/ |
5243
|
1 |
|
|
|
念念不忘 |
念念不忘 |
[nian4 nian4 bu4 wang4] |
/to keep in mind constantly (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
念茲在茲 |
念兹在兹 |
[nian4 zi1 zai4 zi1] |
/see 念念不忘[nian4 nian4 bu4 wang4]/ |
5178
|
1 |
|
|
|
鳥不拉屎 |
鸟不拉屎 |
[[niao3 bu4 la1shi3]] |
/(lit.) (a place where) birds don't defecate/(fig.) (of a place) remote and desolate/ |
15
|
2 |
|
|
|
鳥不生蛋 |
鸟不生蛋 |
[[niao3 bu4 sheng1dan4]] |
/(lit.) (a place where) birds don't lay eggs/(fig.) (of a place) remote and desolate/ |
15
|
2 |
|
|
|
尿不濕 |
尿不湿 |
[niao4 bu4 shi1] |
/(coll.) disposable diaper/ |
4770
|
1 |
|
|
|
寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚 |
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 |
[ning4 chai1 shi2 zuo4 miao4 , bu4 hui3 yi1 zhuang1 hun1] |
/rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)/ |
1203
|
1 |
|
|
|
寧死不屈 |
宁死不屈 |
[ning4 si3 bu4 qu1] |
/rather die than submit (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 |
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 |
[ning4 wei2 ji1 tou2 , bu4 wei2 feng4 wei3] |
/see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]/ |
4471
|
1 |
|
|
|
寧為玉碎，不為瓦全 |
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 |
[ning4 wei2 yu4 sui4 , bu4 wei2 wa3 quan2] |
/Better broken jade than intact tile./Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 |
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 |
[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3] |
/lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)/fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond/ |
4471
|
1 |
|
|
|
牛不喝水難按角 |
牛不喝水难按角 |
[niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 nan2 an4 jiao3] |
/(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink/ |
2021
|
1 |
|
|
|
牛不喝水強按頭 |
牛不喝水强按头 |
[niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 qiang3 an4 tou2] |
/lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)/fig. to try to impose one's will on sb/ |
2229
|
1 |
|
|
|
牛頭不對馬嘴 |
牛头不对马嘴 |
[[niu2tou2 bu4 dui4 ma3zui3]] |
/see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3zui3]/ |
934
|
2 |
|
|
|
拗不過 |
拗不过 |
[[niu4bu5guo4]] |
/can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)/ |
673
|
2 |
|
|
|
弄不懂 |
弄不懂 |
[nong4 bu5 dong3] |
/unable to make sense of (sth)/ |
4722
|
1 |
|
|
|
弄不清 |
弄不清 |
[nong4 bu5 qing1] |
/unable to figure out/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
女大不中留 |
女大不中留 |
[nü3 da4 bu4 zhong1 liu2] |
/when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)/ |
5249
|
1 |
|
|
|
怒不可遏 |
怒不可遏 |
[nu4 bu4 ke3 e4] |
/unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
蹣跚不前 |
蹒跚不前 |
[pan2 shan1 bu4 qian2] |
/to falter/to stall/ |
4054
|
1 |
|
|
|
跑得了和尚，跑不了廟 |
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 |
[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4] |
/the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)/you can run this time, but you'll have to come back/I'll get you sooner or later/ |
2350
|
1 |
|
|
|
跑了和尚，跑不了寺 |
跑了和尚，跑不了寺 |
[pao3 le5 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 si4] |
/the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)/you can run this time, but you'll have to come back/I'll get you sooner or later/ |
5954
|
1 |
|
|
|
跑了和尚跑不了廟 |
跑了和尚跑不了庙 |
[pao3 le5 he2 shang4 pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4] |
/the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)/you can run this time, but you'll have to come back/I'll get you sooner or later/also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4]/ |
2350
|
1 |
|
|
|
賠不是 |
赔不是 |
[pei2 bu2 shi5] |
/to apologize/ |
4792
|
1 |
|
|
|
朋友妻不可欺 |
朋友妻不可欺 |
[peng2 you5 qi1 bu4 ke3 qi1] |
/you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)/ |
4509
|
1 |
|
|
|
疲憊不堪 |
疲惫不堪 |
[pi2 bei4 bu4 kan1] |
/exhausted/fatigued to the extreme/ |
1931
|
1 |
|
|
|
皮笑肉不笑 |
皮笑肉不笑 |
[pi2 xiao4 rou4 bu4 xiao4] |
/to put on a fake smile (idiom)/to smile insincerely/ |
3892
|
1 |
|
|
|
偏邪不正 |
偏邪不正 |
[pian1 xie2 bu4 zheng4] |
/biased/prejudiced (idiom)/ |
6126
|
1 |
|
|
|
飄忽不定 |
飘忽不定 |
[piao1 hu1 bu4 ding4] |
/to drift without a resting place (idiom)/roving/errant/vagrant/erratic/ |
5335
|
1 |
|
|
|
貧賤不能移 |
贫贱不能移 |
[pin2 jian4 bu4 neng2 yi2] |
/not shaken by poverty/to preserve one's ambitions although destitute/ |
6784
|
1 |
|
|
|
平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 |
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 |
[ping2 sheng1 bu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 , ban4 ye4 qiao1 men2 xin1 bu4 jing1] |
/He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night./Rest with a clear conscience./ |
6065
|
1 |
|
|
|
平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 |
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 |
[[ping2shi2 bu4 shao1xiang1, lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3]] |
/(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)/(fig.) to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
破敗不堪 |
破败不堪 |
[po4 bai4 bu4 kan1] |
/crushed/utterly defeated/ |
6630
|
1 |
|
|
|
迫不得已 |
迫不得已 |
[po4 bu4 de2 yi3] |
/to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances/forced into sth/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
迫不及待 |
迫不及待 |
[[po4bu4ji2dai4]] |
/(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay/ |
677
|
2 |
|
|
|
其樂不窮 |
其乐不穷 |
[qi2 le4 bu4 qiong2] |
/boundless joy/ |
6862
|
1 |
|
|
|
其貌不揚 |
其貌不扬 |
[qi2 mao4 bu4 yang2] |
/(idiom) nothing special to look at/unprepossessing/ |
4337
|
1 |
|
|
|
豈不 |
岂不 |
[qi3 bu4] |
/how couldn't...?/wouldn't it...?/ |
6248
|
1 |
|
|
|
氣不忿兒 |
气不忿儿 |
[qi4 bu4 fen4 r5] |
/furious/indignant/ |
6798
|
1 |
|
|
|
氣不公 |
气不公 |
[qi4 bu4 gong1] |
/indignant/ |
6798
|
1 |
|
|
|
氣不平 |
气不平 |
[qi4 bu4 ping2] |
/angry at unfairness/ |
6798
|
1 |
|
|
|
氣不過 |
气不过 |
[qi4 bu5 guo4] |
/so angry it's unbearable/bitter about unbearable grievances/ |
5975
|
1 |
|
|
|
泣不成聲 |
泣不成声 |
[[qi4bu4cheng2sheng1]] |
/(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably/ |
233
|
2 |
|
|
|
千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 |
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 |
[qian1 li3 da1 chang2 peng2 , mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2] |
/even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)/ |
5192
|
1 |
|
|
|
牽扯不清 |
牵扯不清 |
[[qian1che3-bu4qing1]] |
/unclear; ambiguous/having an unclear relationship with/ |
458
|
2 |
|
|
|
千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 |
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 |
[[qian1li3ma3 chang2you3, er2 Bo2le4 bu4 chang2you3]] |
/(lit.) there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb)/(fig.) many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
前不巴村，後不巴店 |
前不巴村，后不巴店 |
[qian2 bu4 ba1 cun1 , hou4 bu4 ba1 dian4] |
/see 前不著村，後不著店|前不着村，后不着店[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4]/ |
4618
|
1 |
|
|
|
前不見古人，後不見來者 |
前不见古人，后不见来者 |
[qian2 bu4 jian4 gu3 ren2 , hou4 bu4 jian4 lai2 zhe3] |
/unique/unprecedented (idiom)/ |
5405
|
1 |
|
|
|
前不久 |
前不久 |
[qian2 bu4 jiu3] |
/not long ago/not long before/ |
5996
|
1 |
|
|
|
錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的 |
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 |
[qian2 bu4 shi4 wan4 neng2 de5 , mei2 qian2 shi4 wan4 wan4 bu4 neng2 de5] |
/money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)/ |
2807
|
1 |
|
|
|
前不著村，後不著店 |
前不着村，后不着店 |
[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4] |
/lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)/fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere/to be in a predicament/ |
4618
|
1 |
|
|
|
前事不忘，後事之師 |
前事不忘，后事之师 |
[qian2 shi4 bu4 wang4 , hou4 shi4 zhi1 shi1] |
/don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
強龍不壓地頭蛇 |
强龙不压地头蛇 |
[qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2] |
/lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law/ |
5995
|
1 |
|
|
|
強扭的瓜不甜 |
强扭的瓜不甜 |
[qiang3 niu3 de5 gua1 bu4 tian2] |
/lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)/fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen/ |
3245
|
1 |
|
|
|
瞧不起 |
瞧不起 |
[[qiao2bu4qi3]] |
/to look down upon; to hold in contempt/ |
819
|
2 |
|
|
|
巧詐不如拙誠 |
巧诈不如拙诚 |
[qiao3 zha4 bu4 ru2 zhuo1 cheng2] |
/the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)/honesty is the best policy/ |
4557
|
1 |
|
|
|
且不說 |
且不说 |
[qie3 bu4 shuo1] |
/not to mention/leaving aside/ |
6543
|
1 |
|
|
|
鍥而不捨 |
锲而不舍 |
[qie4 er2 bu4 she3] |
/to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth/to persevere/unflagging efforts/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
琴瑟不調 |
琴瑟不调 |
[qin2 se4 bu4 tiao2] |
/out of tune/marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony/ |
6937
|
1 |
|
|
|
禽獸不如 |
禽兽不如 |
[qin2 shou4 bu4 ru2] |
/worse than a beast/to behave immorally/ |
6359
|
1 |
|
|
|
勤則不匱 |
勤则不匮 |
[qin2 ze2 bu4 kui4] |
/If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)/ |
6198
|
1 |
|
|
|
青春不再 |
青春不再 |
[qing1 chun1 bu4 zai4] |
/lit. one's youth will never return/to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)/ |
4926
|
1 |
|
|
|
青黃不接 |
青黄不接 |
[qing1 huang2 bu4 jie1] |
/lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop/temporary deficit in manpower or resources/unable to make ends meet/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
情不可卻 |
情不可却 |
[qing2 bu4 ke3 que4] |
/unable to refuse because of affection/ |
6940
|
1 |
|
|
|
情不自禁 |
情不自禁 |
[[qing2bu4zi4jin1]] |
/(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but/ |
407
|
2 |
|
|
|
請將不如激將 |
请将不如激将 |
[qing3 jiang4 bu4 ru2 ji1 jiang4] |
/lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general/fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders/ |
5767
|
1 |
|
|
|
窮追不捨 |
穷追不舍 |
[qiong2 zhui1 bu4 she3] |
/to pursue relentlessly/ |
1885
|
1 |
|
|
|
求人不如求己 |
求人不如求己 |
[qiu2 ren2 bu4 ru2 qiu2 ji3] |
/if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)/ |
4729
|
1 |
|
|
|
求之不得 |
求之不得 |
[qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2] |
/lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for/ |
6271
|
1 |
|
|
|
取之不盡，用之不竭 |
取之不尽，用之不竭 |
[qu3 zhi1 bu4 jin4 , yong4 zhi1 bu4 jie2] |
/limitless supply (of)/inexhaustible/ |
4713
|
1 |
|
|
|
去向不明 |
去向不明 |
[qu4 xiang4 bu4 ming2] |
/missing/lost/ |
7054
|
1 |
|
|
|
缺一不可 |
缺一不可 |
[que1 yi1 bu4 ke3] |
/not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either/ |
4720
|
1 |
|
|
|
確鑿不移 |
确凿不移 |
[que4 zao2 bu4 yi2] |
/established and irrefutable (idiom)/ |
6107
|
1 |
|
|
|
卻之不恭 |
却之不恭 |
[que4 zhi1 bu4 gong1] |
/to refuse would be impolite/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
逡巡不前 |
逡巡不前 |
[qun1 xun2 bu4 qian2] |
/to hesitate to move forward/to balk/to jib/ |
5638
|
1 |
|
|
|
惹不起 |
惹不起 |
[re3 bu5 qi3] |
/can't afford to offend/dare not provoke/difficult to deal with/insufferable/ |
5331
|
1 |
|
|
|
人不可貌相 |
人不可貌相 |
[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4] |
/you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)/you can't judge a book by its cover/often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]/ |
4814
|
1 |
|
|
|
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 |
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 |
[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] |
/you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)/ |
4814
|
1 |
|
|
|
人不為己，天誅地滅 |
人不为己，天诛地灭 |
[ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 , tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4] |
/Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you./Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost./ |
6689
|
1 |
|
|
|
人不知鬼不覺 |
人不知鬼不觉 |
[ren2 bu4 zhi1 gui3 bu4 jue2] |
/in absolute secrecy/ |
6882
|
1 |
|
|
|
人艱不拆 |
人艰不拆 |
[ren2 jian1 bu4 chai1] |
/life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)/ |
3512
|
1 |
|
|
|
人窮志不窮 |
人穷志不穷 |
[ren2 qiong2 zhi4 bu4 qiong2] |
/(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled/ |
979
|
1 |
|
|
|
人生地不熟 |
人生地不熟 |
[ren2 sheng1 di4 bu4 shu2] |
/to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)/in an unfamiliar place without friends or family/ |
2005
|
1 |
|
|
|
人生何處不相逢 |
人生何处不相逢 |
[ren2 sheng1 he2 chu4 bu4 xiang1 feng2] |
/it's a small world (idiom)/ |
4233
|
1 |
|
|
|
人生路不熟 |
人生路不熟 |
[ren2 sheng1 lu4 bu4 shu2] |
/everything is unfamiliar/ |
6615
|
1 |
|
|
|
人事不知 |
人事不知 |
[ren2 shi4 bu4 zhi1] |
/to have lost consciousness/ |
5226
|
1 |
|
|
|
人算不如天算 |
人算不如天算 |
[ren2 suan4 bu4 ru2 tian1 suan4] |
/man proposes, God disposes (idiom)/one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events/ |
2114
|
1 |
|
|
|
人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 |
人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 |
[[ren2 wu2 heng4cai2 bu4 fu4, ma3 wu2 ye4cao3 bu4 fei2]] |
/(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed/ |
514
|
2 |
|
|
|
人心不足蛇吞象 |
人心不足蛇吞象 |
[ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4] |
/a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)/ |
5799
|
1 |
|
|
|
人心不古 |
人心不古 |
[[ren2xin1-bu4gu3]] |
/(idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times/ |
483
|
2 |
|
|
|
人在江湖，身不由己 |
人在江湖，身不由己 |
[[ren2zai4jiang1hu2, shen1bu4you2ji3]] |
/(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world/ |
683
|
2 |
|
|
|
忍不住 |
忍不住 |
[ren3 bu5 zhu4] |
/cannot help/unable to bear/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
忍俊不禁 |
忍俊不禁 |
[ren3 jun4 bu4 jin1] |
/cannot help laughing/unable to restrain a smile/ |
6711
|
1 |
|
|
|
認識不能 |
认识不能 |
[ren4 shi5 bu4 neng2] |
/agnosia/ |
7038
|
1 |
|
|
|
容不得 |
容不得 |
[rong2 bu5 de2] |
/unable to tolerate/intolerant/unable to bear sth/ |
6786
|
1 |
|
|
|
乳糖不耐症 |
乳糖不耐症 |
[ru3 tang2 bu4 nai4 zheng4] |
/lactose intolerance/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
入不敷出 |
入不敷出 |
[ru4 bu4 fu1 chu1] |
/income does not cover expenditure/unable to make ends meet/ |
6607
|
1 |
|
|
|
軟硬不吃 |
软硬不吃 |
[ruan3 ying4 bu4 chi1] |
/unmoved by force or persuasion/ |
6511
|
1 |
|
|
|
銳不可當 |
锐不可当 |
[rui4 bu4 ke3 dang1] |
/unstoppable/hard to hold back/ |
6754
|
1 |
|
|
|
若要人不知，除非己莫為 |
若要人不知，除非己莫为 |
[ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 , chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2] |
/If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
弱不禁風 |
弱不禁风 |
[[ruo4bu4jin1feng1]] |
/(lit.) too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom)/(fig.) extremely delicate; fragile/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
撒手不管 |
撒手不管 |
[sa1 shou3 bu4 guan3] |
/to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)/to take no part in/ |
4037
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不 |
三不 |
[san1 bu4] |
/the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)/ |
5966
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不管 |
三不管 |
[san1 bu4 guan3] |
/of undetermined status/unregulated/ |
5501
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不五時 |
三不五时 |
[san1 bu4 wu3 shi2] |
/(Tw) from time to time/frequently/ |
3964
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不朽 |
三不朽 |
[san1 bu4 xiu3] |
/the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])/ |
1997
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不沾 |
三不沾 |
[san1 bu4 zhan1] |
/air ball (basketball)/ |
3530
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不知 |
三不知 |
[san1 bu4 zhi1] |
/to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end/to know nothing at all/ |
5956
|
1 |
|
|
|
三寸不爛之舌 |
三寸不烂之舌 |
[san1 cun4 bu4 lan4 zhi1 she2] |
/to have a silver tongue/to have the gift of the gab/ |
5351
|
1 |
|
|
|
三句話不離本行 |
三句话不离本行 |
[san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 hang2] |
/to talk shop all the time (idiom)/ |
5499
|
1 |
|
|
|
三天不打，上房揭瓦 |
三天不打，上房揭瓦 |
[san1 tian1 bu4 da3 , shang4 fang2 jie1 wa3] |
/three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)/spare the rod, spoil the child/ |
5382
|
1 |
|
|
|
剎不住 |
刹不住 |
[sha1 bu5 zhu4] |
/unable to brake (stop)/ |
4396
|
1 |
|
|
|
殺人不過頭點地 |
杀人不过头点地 |
[sha1 ren2 bu4 guo4 tou2 dian3 di4] |
/It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously/a fuss about nothing/nothing to write home about/ |
6381
|
1 |
|
|
|
殺人不眨眼 |
杀人不眨眼 |
[sha1 ren2 bu4 zha3 yan3] |
/to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)/ruthless/cold-blooded/ |
5571
|
1 |
|
|
|
傻不愣登 |
傻不愣登 |
[sha3 bu4 leng4 deng1] |
/stupid; dazed/ |
1121
|
1 |
|
|
|
山不轉路轉 |
山不转路转 |
[[shan1 bu4 zhuan4 lu4 zhuan4]] |
/(lit.) if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it (idiom)/(fig.) there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
山不轉水轉 |
山不转水转 |
[[shan1 bu4 zhuan4 shui3 zhuan4]] |
/(lit.) if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom)/(fig.) there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
傷不起 |
伤不起 |
[shang1 bu4 qi3] |
/(slang) it's just the pits!/so unfair!/unbearable/ |
5313
|
1 |
|
|
|
上不了檯面 |
上不了台面 |
[shang4 bu4 liao3 tai2 mian4] |
/better kept under the table (idiom)/not to be disclosed/too inferior to show in public/ |
3943
|
1 |
|
|
|
上梁不正下梁歪 |
上梁不正下梁歪 |
[shang4 liang2 bu4 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1] |
/lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices/ |
6063
|
1 |
|
|
|
上不得臺盤 |
上不得台盘 |
[[shang4bu4de2 tai2pan2]] |
/see 上不了臺面|上不了台面[shang4bu4liao3 tai2mian4]/ |
7
|
2 |
|
|
|
上不了臺面 |
上不了台面 |
[[shang4bu4liao3 tai2mian4]] |
/too disreputable, crude or inferior to be presented publicly or taken seriously/ |
7
|
2 |
|
|
|
上氣不接下氣 |
上气不接下气 |
[[shang4qi4 bu4 jie1 xia4qi4]] |
/(idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air/ |
630
|
2 |
|
|
|
上下 |
上下 |
[[shang4xia4]] |
/the top and bottom of sth/the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom/to go up and down/before and after (as in 上下文[shang4xia4wen2] "context")/(used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so/(in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4xia4-he2mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates")/all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3guo2-shang4xia4] "the entire nation")/relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4xiang1-shang4xia4] "evenly matched")/ |
390
|
2 |
|
|
|
少不得 |
少不得 |
[shao3 bu5 de2] |
/cannot be avoided/cannot do without/ |
6071
|
1 |
|
|
|
少不了 |
少不了 |
[shao3 bu5 liao3] |
/cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many/ |
6088
|
1 |
|
|
|
少兒不宜 |
少儿不宜 |
[shao4 er2 bu4 yi2] |
/not suitable for children/ |
5124
|
1 |
|
|
|
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 |
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 |
[shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 , lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1] |
/if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age/ |
6117
|
1 |
|
|
|
少不更事 |
少不更事 |
[[shao4bu4geng1shi4]] |
/(idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears/ |
760
|
2 |
|
|
|
少不經事 |
少不经事 |
[[shao4bu4jing1shi4]] |
/see 少不更事[shao4bu4geng1shi4]/ |
837
|
2 |
|
|
|
捨不得孩子套不住狼 |
舍不得孩子套不住狼 |
[she3 bu4 de5 hai2 zi5 tao4 bu4 zhu4 lang2] |
/one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)/(fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things/ |
2378
|
1 |
|
|
|
捨不得 |
舍不得 |
[she3 bu5 de5] |
/to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge/ |
6924
|
1 |
|
|
|
申不害 |
申不害 |
[Shen1 Bu4 hai4] |
/Shen Buhai (385-337 BC), legalist political thinker/ |
6579
|
1 |
|
|
|
深不見底 |
深不见底 |
[shen1 bu4 jian4 di3] |
/so deep one cannot see to the bottom/limitless/ |
2343
|
1 |
|
|
|
深不可測 |
深不可测 |
[shen1 bu4 ke3 ce4] |
/deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths/incomprehensible/enigmatic and impossible to predict/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
伸手不見五指 |
伸手不见五指 |
[shen1 shou3 bu4 jian4 wu3 zhi3] |
/pitch-dark (idiom)/ |
4249
|
1 |
|
|
|
深信不疑 |
深信不疑 |
[shen1 xin4 bu4 yi2] |
/to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)/absolute certainty about sth/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
身在福中不知福 |
身在福中不知福 |
[shen1 zai4 fu2 zhong1 bu4 zhi1 fu2] |
/to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
身正不怕影子斜 |
身正不怕影子斜 |
[[shen1 zheng4 bu4 pa4 ying3zi5 xie2]] |
/(lit.) when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying)/(fig.) as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
身不由己 |
身不由己 |
[[shen1bu4you2ji3]] |
/(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)/ |
679
|
2 |
|
|
|
身不由主 |
身不由主 |
[[shen1bu4you2zhu3]] |
/see 身不由己[shen1bu4you2ji3]/ |
336
|
2 |
|
|
|
神不知鬼不覺 |
神不知鬼不觉 |
[shen2 bu4 zhi1 gui3 bu4 jue2] |
/top secret/hush-hush/ |
6968
|
1 |
|
|
|
神聖不可侵犯 |
神圣不可侵犯 |
[shen2 sheng4 bu4 ke3 qin1 fan4] |
/sacred/inviolable/ |
4038
|
1 |
|
|
|
神志不清 |
神志不清 |
[shen2 zhi4 bu4 qing1] |
/to be delirious/to be mentally confused/ |
4814
|
1 |
|
|
|
神不守舍 |
神不守舍 |
[[shen2bu4shou3she4]] |
/(idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted/ |
824
|
2 |
|
|
|
生不逢時 |
生不逢时 |
[sheng1 bu4 feng2 shi2] |
/born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)/born under an unlucky star/ahead of his time/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
生命不息，戰鬥不止 |
生命不息，战斗不止 |
[sheng1 ming4 bu4 xi1 , zhan4 dou4 bu4 zhi3] |
/while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
生生不息 |
生生不息 |
[sheng1 sheng1 bu4 xi1] |
/to grow and multiply without end/ |
5659
|
1 |
|
|
|
省油的燈 |
省油的灯 |
[[sheng3 you2 de5 deng1]] |
/sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])/ |
233
|
2 |
|
|
|
勝不驕，敗不餒 |
胜不骄，败不馁 |
[sheng4 bu4 jiao1 , bai4 bu4 nei3] |
/no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat/ |
6573
|
1 |
|
|
|
勝之不武 |
胜之不武 |
[sheng4 zhi1 bu4 wu3] |
/(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle/to have an unfair advantage in a contest/ |
5349
|
1 |
|
|
|
蝨多不癢 |
虱多不痒 |
[[shi1duo1-bu4yang3]] |
/(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom)/(fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
虱子多了不癢，債多了不愁 |
虱子多了不痒，债多了不愁 |
[[shi1zi5 duo1 le5 bu4 yang3, zhai4 duo1 le5 bu4 chou2]] |
/(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore, and when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (saying)/(fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
食不果腹 |
食不果腹 |
[shi2 bu4 guo3 fu4] |
/lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken/ |
5241
|
1 |
|
|
|
時不時 |
时不时 |
[shi2 bu4 shi2] |
/from time to time/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
實不相瞞 |
实不相瞒 |
[shi2 bu4 xiang1 man2] |
/truth to tell/to be quite honest.../ |
4081
|
1 |
|
|
|
食不厭精，膾不厭細 |
食不厌精，脍不厌细 |
[shi2 bu4 yan4 jing1 , kuai4 bu4 yan4 xi4] |
/lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)/fig. to be fastidious about one's food/ |
4816
|
1 |
|
|
|
時不再來 |
时不再来 |
[shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2] |
/Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
食不知味 |
食不知味 |
[shi2 bu4 zhi1 wei4] |
/lit. to eat without tasting the food/worried or downhearted (idiom)/ |
6095
|
1 |
|
|
|
十惡不赦 |
十恶不赦 |
[shi2 e4 bu4 she4] |
/wicked beyond redemption (idiom)/heinous/ |
3823
|
1 |
|
|
|
食古不化 |
食古不化 |
[shi2 gu3 bu4 hua4] |
/to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)/to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject/ |
5410
|
1 |
|
|
|
時間不早了 |
时间不早了 |
[shi2 jian1 bu4 zao3 le5] |
/it's getting late; time's getting on/ |
1326
|
1 |
|
|
|
拾金不昧 |
拾金不昧 |
[shi2 jin1 bu4 mei4] |
/to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
實屬不易 |
实属不易 |
[shi2 shu3 bu4 yi4] |
/really not easy (idiom)/ |
6074
|
1 |
|
|
|
時運不濟 |
时运不济 |
[shi2 yun4 bu4 ji4] |
/fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
食之無味，棄之不甘 |
食之无味，弃之不甘 |
[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 bu4 gan1] |
/see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]/ |
4539
|
1 |
|
|
|
時不我待 |
时不我待 |
[[shi2bu4wo3dai4]] |
/(idiom) time and tide wait for no man/ |
542
|
2 |
|
|
|
十指不沾陽春水 |
十指不沾阳春水 |
[[shi2zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2chun1shui3]] |
/(saying) (usu. of a woman) to have no need to do household chores (washing clothes etc); to lead a pampered life/ |
39
|
2 |
|
|
|
使不得 |
使不得 |
[shi3 bu5 de5] |
/cannot be used/must not (do sth)/unacceptable/ |
5019
|
1 |
|
|
|
始終不渝 |
始终不渝 |
[shi3 zhong1 bu4 yu2] |
/unswerving/unflinching/ |
5336
|
1 |
|
|
|
誓不反悔 |
誓不反悔 |
[shi4 bu4 fan3 hui3] |
/to vow not to break one's promise/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
事不關己 |
事不关己 |
[shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3] |
/a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)/ |
5337
|
1 |
|
|
|
事不關己，高高掛起 |
事不关己，高高挂起 |
[shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 , gao1 gao1 gua4 qi3] |
/to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)/ |
5316
|
1 |
|
|
|
事不過三 |
事不过三 |
[shi4 bu4 guo4 san1] |
/(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again/(idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times/ |
979
|
1 |
|
|
|
勢不可當 |
势不可当 |
[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1] |
/impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
勢不可擋 |
势不可挡 |
[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang3] |
/see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1]/ |
3780
|
1 |
|
|
|
誓不兩立 |
誓不两立 |
[shi4 bu4 liang3 li4] |
/the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible standpoints/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
勢不兩立 |
势不两立 |
[shi4 bu4 liang3 li4] |
/the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible standpoints/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
事不宜遲 |
事不宜迟 |
[shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2] |
/the matter should not be delayed/there's no time to lose/ |
5399
|
1 |
|
|
|
是不是 |
是不是 |
[[shi4 bu5 shi4]] |
/is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)/ |
199
|
2 |
|
|
|
視而不見 |
视而不见 |
[shi4 er2 bu4 jian4] |
/(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore/ |
1062
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非不分 |
是非不分 |
[shi4 fei1 bu4 fen1] |
/unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
是可忍，孰不可忍 |
是可忍，孰不可忍 |
[shi4 ke3 ren3 , shu2 bu4 ke3 ren3] |
/if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)/enough is enough/ |
4934
|
1 |
|
|
|
誓死不從 |
誓死不从 |
[shi4 si3 bu4 cong2] |
/to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)/ |
5299
|
1 |
|
|
|
誓死不降 |
誓死不降 |
[shi4 si3 bu4 xiang2] |
/to vow to fight to the death/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
手不釋卷 |
手不释卷 |
[shou3 bu4 shi4 juan4] |
/lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)/fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking/ |
5185
|
1 |
|
|
|
手腳不乾淨 |
手脚不干净 |
[shou3 jiao3 bu4 gan1 jing4] |
/thieving/light-fingered/prone to stealing/ |
4221
|
1 |
|
|
|
守正不阿 |
守正不阿 |
[shou3 zheng4 bu4 e1] |
/to be strictly just and impartial/ |
6087
|
1 |
|
|
|
受不了 |
受不了 |
[shou4 bu4 liao3] |
/unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand/ |
6997
|
1 |
|
|
|
壽命不長 |
寿命不长 |
[shou4 ming4 bu4 chang2] |
/one's days are numbered/not to have long to live (often fig.)/ |
4131
|
1 |
|
|
|
授人以魚不如授人以漁 |
授人以鱼不如授人以渔 |
[shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2] |
/give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime/knowledge is the best charity/ |
5741
|
1 |
|
|
|
授之以魚不如授之以漁 |
授之以鱼不如授之以渔 |
[shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2] |
/give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)/ |
4439
|
1 |
|
|
|
書不盡言 |
书不尽言 |
[shu1 bu4 jin4 yan2] |
/I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)/ |
6077
|
1 |
|
|
|
輸不起 |
输不起 |
[shu1 bu4 qi3] |
/to take defeat with bad grace/to be a sore loser/cannot afford to lose/ |
4059
|
1 |
|
|
|
殊不知 |
殊不知 |
[shu1 bu4 zhi1] |
/little imagined/scarcely realized/ |
6623
|
1 |
|
|
|
疏而不漏 |
疏而不漏 |
[shu1 er2 bu4 lou4] |
/loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape/ |
2509
|
1 |
|
|
|
書寫不能症 |
书写不能症 |
[shu1 xie3 bu4 neng2 zheng4] |
/agraphia/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
疏不間親 |
疏不间亲 |
[[shu1bu4jian4qin1]] |
/(idiom) outsiders should not come between close relatives/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
數不過來 |
数不过来 |
[shu3 bu4 guo4 lai2] |
/can't manage to count/too many to count/ |
5294
|
1 |
|
|
|
數不上 |
数不上 |
[shu3 bu4 shang4] |
/not to deserve to be mentioned; not to qualify; below par/ |
974
|
1 |
|
|
|
數不著 |
数不着 |
[shu3 bu4 zhao2] |
/see 數不上|数不上[shu3 bu4 shang4]/ |
3757
|
1 |
|
|
|
數不盡 |
数不尽 |
[shu3 bu5 jin4] |
/countless/ |
4037
|
1 |
|
|
|
數不勝數 |
数不胜数 |
[[shu3bu4sheng4shu3]] |
/(idiom) too many to count; innumerable/ |
683
|
2 |
|
|
|
數不清 |
数不清 |
[[shu3bu5qing1]] |
/countless; innumerable/ |
772
|
2 |
|
|
|
樹欲靜而風不止 |
树欲静而风不止 |
[shu4 yu4 jing4 er2 feng1 bu4 zhi3] |
/lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)/fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not/ |
5767
|
1 |
|
|
|
水火不容 |
水火不容 |
[shui3 huo3 bu4 rong2] |
/completely incompatible/lit. incompatible as fire and water/ |
6853
|
1 |
|
|
|
水淺養不住大魚 |
水浅养不住大鱼 |
[shui3 qian3 yang3 bu4 zhu4 da4 yu2] |
/lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)/fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization/ |
1977
|
1 |
|
|
|
水土不服 |
水土不服 |
[shui3 tu3 bu4 fu2] |
/not acclimatized/ |
6925
|
1 |
|
|
|
水洩不通 |
水泄不通 |
[[shui3xie4-bu4tong1]] |
/(lit.) not one drop can trickle through (idiom)/(fig.) (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
順應不良 |
顺应不良 |
[shun4 ying4 bu4 liang2] |
/inability to adjust/unable to adapt/ |
6752
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不出話來 |
说不出话来 |
[shuo1 bu4 chu1 hua4 lai2] |
/speechless/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不通 |
说不通 |
[shuo1 bu4 tong1] |
/it does not make sense/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不準 |
说不准 |
[shuo1 bu4 zhun3] |
/unable to say/can't say precisely/ |
6275
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不出 |
说不出 |
[shuo1 bu5 chu1] |
/unable to say/ |
6422
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不得 |
说不得 |
[shuo1 bu5 de5] |
/to be unmentionable/be unspeakable/must/cannot but/ |
2008
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不定 |
说不定 |
[shuo1 bu5 ding4] |
/can't say for sure/maybe/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不過去 |
说不过去 |
[shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4] |
/cannot be justified/inexcusable/ |
3466
|
1 |
|
|
|
說不上 |
说不上 |
[shuo1 bu5 shang4] |
/to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning/ |
6174
|
1 |
|
|
|
說話不當話 |
说话不当话 |
[shuo1 hua4 bu4 dang4 hua4] |
/to fail to keep to one's word/to break a promise/ |
6455
|
1 |
|
|
|
說一不二 |
说一不二 |
[shuo1 yi1 bu4 er4] |
/to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
數見不鮮 |
数见不鲜 |
[shuo4 jian4 bu4 xian1] |
/a common occurrence (idiom)/ |
5497
|
1 |
|
|
|
絲毫不差 |
丝毫不差 |
[si1 hao2 bu4 cha1] |
/accurate to perfection (idiom)/precise to the finest detail/ |
4967
|
1 |
|
|
|
思議 |
思议 |
[[si1yi4]] |
/to imagine; to comprehend (usu. used in the negative, as in 不可思議|不可思议[bu4ke3-si1yi4] "inconceivable")/ |
423
|
2 |
|
|
|
死不改悔 |
死不改悔 |
[si3 bu4 gai3 hui3] |
/not to repent even facing death (idiom)/unrepentant/very obstinate/ |
5560
|
1 |
|
|
|
死不了 |
死不了 |
[si3 bu4 liao3] |
/Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
死不瞑目 |
死不瞑目 |
[si3 bu4 ming2 mu4] |
/lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)/fig. to die with an unresolved grievance/ |
1735
|
1 |
|
|
|
死不要臉 |
死不要脸 |
[si3 bu4 yao4 lian3] |
/to know no shame/to be totally shameless/ |
4234
|
1 |
|
|
|
死而不僵 |
死而不僵 |
[si3 er2 bu4 jiang1] |
/dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis/to die hard (idiom)/to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)/ |
6077
|
1 |
|
|
|
死了張屠夫，不吃混毛豬 |
死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 |
[si3 le5 Zhang1 tu2 fu1 , bu4 chi1 hun4 mao2 zhu1] |
/lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)/fig. nobody is indispensable/ |
1393
|
1 |
|
|
|
死人不管 |
死人不管 |
[si3 ren2 bu4 guan3] |
/(coll.) to wash one's hands of a matter/ |
3691
|
1 |
|
|
|
死因不明 |
死因不明 |
[si3 yin1 bu4 ming2] |
/unknown cause of death/ |
4961
|
1 |
|
|
|
死豬不怕開水燙 |
死猪不怕开水烫 |
[[si3zhu1 bu4 pa4 kai1shui3 tang4]] |
/(lit.) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying)/(fig.) a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
四不像 |
四不像 |
[si4 bu4 xiang4] |
/common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse/an odd mixture of disparate elements/hodgepodge/farrago/ |
2144
|
1 |
|
|
|
四體不勤，五穀不分 |
四体不勤，五谷不分 |
[si4 ti3 bu4 qin2 , wu3 gu3 bu4 fen1] |
/never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
俗不可耐 |
俗不可耐 |
[su2 bu4 ke3 nai4] |
/intolerably vulgar/ |
3786
|
1 |
|
|
|
素不相能 |
素不相能 |
[su4 bu4 xiang1 neng2] |
/unable to get along (idiom)/ |
4914
|
1 |
|
|
|
素不相識 |
素不相识 |
[su4 bu4 xiang1 shi2] |
/to be total strangers (idiom)/ |
6077
|
1 |
|
|
|
酸不溜丟 |
酸不溜丢 |
[suan1 bu5 liu1 diu1] |
/sour/acrid/(of a person) embittered/ |
5387
|
1 |
|
|
|
酸不溜秋 |
酸不溜秋 |
[suan1 bu5 liu1 qiu1] |
/see 酸不溜丟|酸不溜丢[suan1 bu5 liu1 diu1]/ |
5387
|
1 |
|
|
|
算不得 |
算不得 |
[suan4 bu4 de2] |
/not count as/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
算不了 |
算不了 |
[suan4 bu4 liao3] |
/does not count for anything/of no account/ |
4814
|
1 |
|
|
|
遂 |
遂 |
[sui2] |
/used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]/Taiwan pr. [sui4]/ |
1590
|
1 |
|
|
|
歲不我與 |
岁不我与 |
[sui4 bu4 wo3 yu3] |
/Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
損人不利己 |
损人不利己 |
[sun3 ren2 bu4 li4 ji3] |
/to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)/ |
5601
|
1 |
|
|
|
所言不虛 |
所言不虚 |
[suo3 yan2 bu4 xu1] |
/see 所言非虛|所言非虚[suo3 yan2 fei1 xu1]/ |
1405
|
1 |
|
|
|
踏步不前 |
踏步不前 |
[ta4 bu4 bu4 qian2] |
/to be at a standstill/to mark time/ |
6782
|
1 |
|
|
|
踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫 |
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 |
[ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 , de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5] |
/to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily/ |
6538
|
1 |
|
|
|
抬頭不見低頭見 |
抬头不见低头见 |
[tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4] |
/(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly/ |
2142
|
1 |
|
|
|
太長不看 |
太长不看 |
[[tai4chang2-bu4kan4]] |
/(Internet slang) TL;DR/ |
641
|
2 |
|
|
|
貪多嚼不爛 |
贪多嚼不烂 |
[tan1 duo1 jiao2 bu4 lan4] |
/to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
貪心不足 |
贪心不足 |
[tan1 xin1 bu4 zu2] |
/avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
談不攏 |
谈不拢 |
[tan2 bu4 long3] |
/can't come to an agreement/ |
5163
|
1 |
|
|
|
談不上 |
谈不上 |
[tan2 bu5 shang4] |
/to be out of the question/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
忐忑不安 |
忐忑不安 |
[[tan3te4-bu4an1]] |
/(idiom) anxious; in turmoil/ |
760
|
2 |
|
|
|
滔滔不絕 |
滔滔不绝 |
[tao1 tao1 bu4 jue2] |
/(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on/ |
995
|
1 |
|
|
|
逃不出 |
逃不出 |
[tao2 bu4 chu1] |
/unable to escape/can't get out/ |
6566
|
1 |
|
|
|
天不怕地不怕 |
天不怕地不怕 |
[tian1 bu4 pa4 di4 bu4 pa4] |
/fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)/fearless/ |
4660
|
1 |
|
|
|
天公不作美 |
天公不作美 |
[tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3] |
/Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)/the weather is not favorable for the planned activity/ |
2549
|
1 |
|
|
|
天公作美 |
天公作美 |
[tian1 gong1 zuo4 mei3] |
/Heaven is cooperating (idiom)/the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3])/ |
2549
|
1 |
|
|
|
天機不可泄漏 |
天机不可泄漏 |
[tian1 ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lou4] |
/lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed/I am not at liberty to inform you./ |
6125
|
1 |
|
|
|
天機不可泄露 |
天机不可泄露 |
[tian1 ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lu4] |
/lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed/I am not at liberty to inform you./ |
6125
|
1 |
|
|
|
天津條約 |
天津条约 |
[Tian1 jin1 Tiao2 yue1] |
/Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China/ |
4668
|
1 |
|
|
|
天上不會掉餡餅 |
天上不会掉馅饼 |
[tian1 shang4 bu4 hui4 diao4 xian4 bing3] |
/there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)/ |
3379
|
1 |
|
|
|
天網恢恢，疏而不漏 |
天网恢恢，疏而不漏 |
[tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 lou4] |
/lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)/fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape/you can't run from the long arm of the law/ |
4532
|
1 |
|
|
|
天下沒有不散的筵席 |
天下没有不散的筵席 |
[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2] |
/all good things must come to an end (idiom)/ |
5346
|
1 |
|
|
|
天下沒有不散的宴席 |
天下没有不散的宴席 |
[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2] |
/see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2]/ |
5342
|
1 |
|
|
|
天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 |
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 |
[tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 , ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2] |
/fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment/ |
4552
|
1 |
|
|
|
天網恢恢，疏而不失 |
天网恢恢，疏而不失 |
[[tian1wang3-hui1hui1, shu1er2bu4shi1]] |
/see 天網恢恢，疏而不漏|天网恢恢，疏而不漏[tian1wang3-hui1hui1, shu1er2bu4lou4]/ |
64
|
2 |
|
|
|
甜不辣 |
甜不辣 |
[tian2 bu4 la4] |
/deep-fried fish cake popular in Taiwan (loanword from Japanese "tempura")/ |
2321
|
1 |
|
|
|
恬不知恥 |
恬不知耻 |
[tian2 bu4 zhi1 chi3] |
/to have no sense of shame/ |
5769
|
1 |
|
|
|
跳進黃河洗不清 |
跳进黄河洗不清 |
[tiao4 jin4 Huang2 He2 xi3 bu4 qing1] |
/lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean/fig. to become inexorably mixed up/mired in controversy/in deep trouble/ |
5196
|
1 |
|
|
|
聽不進去 |
听不进去 |
[ting1 bu4 jin4 qu5] |
/not to listen/to be deaf to/ |
5566
|
1 |
|
|
|
聽不到 |
听不到 |
[ting1 bu5 dao4] |
/can't hear/ |
6171
|
1 |
|
|
|
聽不懂 |
听不懂 |
[ting1 bu5 dong3] |
/unable to make sense of what one is hearing/ |
4722
|
1 |
|
|
|
聽不見 |
听不见 |
[ting1 bu5 jian4] |
/not be able to hear/ |
6092
|
1 |
|
|
|
聽而不聞 |
听而不闻 |
[ting1 er2 bu4 wen2] |
/to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear/to ignore deliberately/ |
5782
|
1 |
|
|
|
停滯不前 |
停滞不前 |
[ting2 zhi4 bu4 qian2] |
/stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
痛不欲生 |
痛不欲生 |
[tong4 bu4 yu4 sheng1] |
/to be so in pain as to not want to live/to be so grieved as to wish one were dead/ |
6268
|
1 |
|
|
|
偷雞不成蝕把米 |
偷鸡不成蚀把米 |
[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3] |
/lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)/fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off/to go for wool and come back shorn/ |
5031
|
1 |
|
|
|
偷雞不著蝕把米 |
偷鸡不着蚀把米 |
[tou1 ji1 bu4 zhao2 shi2 ba3 mi3] |
/see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]/ |
5031
|
1 |
|
|
|
土到不行 |
土到不行 |
[tu3 dao4 bu4 xing2] |
/old-fashioned/extremely kitsch/ |
5754
|
1 |
|
|
|
兔子尾巴長不了 |
兔子尾巴长不了 |
[tu4 zi5 wei3 ba5 chang2 bu5 liao3] |
/rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)/its days are numbered/won't last long/ |
2219
|
1 |
|
|
|
兔子不吃窩邊草 |
兔子不吃窝边草 |
[[tu4zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1bian1 cao3]] |
/(lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying)/(fig.) even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
脫不了身 |
脱不了身 |
[tuo1 bu4 liao3 shen1] |
/busy and unable to get away/ |
6580
|
1 |
|
|
|
玩不起 |
玩不起 |
[wan2 bu5 qi3] |
/can't afford to play/(fig.) can't accept it when one loses/ |
1497
|
1 |
|
|
|
玩兒不轉 |
玩儿不转 |
[wan2 r5 bu4 zhuan4] |
/can't handle it/can't find any way (of doing sth)/not up to the task/ |
6308
|
1 |
|
|
|
玩世不恭 |
玩世不恭 |
[wan2 shi4 bu4 gong1] |
/to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions/frivolous/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
晚節不保 |
晚节不保 |
[[wan3jie2-bu4bao3]] |
/(idiom) to tarnish one's reputation in later life; to lose prestige at a later stage/ |
94
|
2 |
|
|
|
萬變不離其宗 |
万变不离其宗 |
[wan4 bian4 bu4 li2 qi2 zong1] |
/many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose/ |
6356
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬不得已 |
万不得已 |
[wan4 bu4 de2 yi3] |
/only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort/ |
6356
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬夫不當 |
万夫不当 |
[wan4 fu1 bu4 dang1] |
/lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom)/fig. extremely brave and strong/ |
2163
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬劫不復 |
万劫不复 |
[wan4 jie2 bu4 fu4] |
/consigned to eternal damnation/with no hope of reprieve/ |
5169
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬死不辭 |
万死不辞 |
[wan4 si3 bu4 ci2] |
/ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
王不留行 |
王不留行 |
[wang2 bu4 liu2 xing2] |
/cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis)/cowherb seeds (used in TCM)/ |
4369
|
1 |
|
|
|
忘不了 |
忘不了 |
[[wang4bu5liao3]] |
/cannot forget/ |
536
|
2 |
|
|
|
危而不持 |
危而不持 |
[wei1 er2 bu4 chi2] |
/national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
威武不屈 |
威武不屈 |
[wei1 wu3 bu4 qu1] |
/not to submit to force/ |
6845
|
1 |
|
|
|
微不足道 |
微不足道 |
[[wei1bu4zu2dao4]] |
/(idiom) negligible; insignificant/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
為德不終 |
为德不终 |
[wei2 de2 bu4 zhong1] |
/to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through/lack of sticking power/short attention span/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
為德不卒 |
为德不卒 |
[wei2 de2 bu4 zu2] |
/to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through/lack of sticking power/short attention span/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
唯恐天下不亂 |
唯恐天下不乱 |
[wei2 kong3 tian1 xia4 bu4 luan4] |
/to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)/ |
3958
|
1 |
|
|
|
為時不晚 |
为时不晚 |
[wei2 shi2 bu4 wan3] |
/it is not too late (idiom)/ |
6137
|
1 |
|
|
|
為富不仁 |
为富不仁 |
[[wei2fu4-bu4ren2]] |
/(idiom) to be wealthy and heartless/ |
726
|
2 |
|
|
|
為富不仁，為仁不富 |
为富不仁，为仁不富 |
[[wei2fu4-bu4ren2, wei2ren2-bu4fu4]] |
/(proverb, from Mencius) the rich are not benevolent, and the benevolent are not rich/ |
136
|
2 |
|
|
|
為仁不富 |
为仁不富 |
[[wei2ren2-bu4fu4]] |
/(idiom) benevolent people can't get rich/ |
690
|
2 |
|
|
|
為數 |
为数 |
[[wei2shu4]] |
/(used before 不少[bu4shao3] or 不多[bu4duo1]) in terms of quantity; (before a number) numbering; amounting to/ |
160
|
2 |
|
|
|
為數不多 |
为数不多 |
[[wei2shu4-bu4duo1]] |
/not many; only a few/ |
58
|
2 |
|
|
|
尾大不掉 |
尾大不掉 |
[wei3 da4 bu4 diao4] |
/large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy/fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
萎靡不振 |
萎靡不振 |
[wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4] |
/dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
委靡不振 |
委靡不振 |
[wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4] |
/variant of 萎靡不振[wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4]/ |
4997
|
1 |
|
|
|
亹亹不倦 |
亹亹不倦 |
[wei3 wei3 bu4 juan4] |
/on and on/relentlessly/ |
6013
|
1 |
|
|
|
未嘗不可 |
未尝不可 |
[wei4 chang2 bu4 ke3] |
/(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay/ |
977
|
1 |
|
|
|
未遑多讓 |
未遑多让 |
[wei4 huang2 duo1 rang4] |
/see 不遑多讓|不遑多让[bu4 huang2 duo1 rang4]/ |
4051
|
1 |
|
|
|
畏縮不前 |
畏缩不前 |
[wei4 suo1 bu4 qian2] |
/to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
未置可否 |
未置可否 |
[wei4 zhi4 ke3 fou3] |
/to refuse to comment/same as 不置可否/ |
6558
|
1 |
|
|
|
文不對題 |
文不对题 |
[wen2 bu4 dui4 ti2] |
/irrelevant/beside the point/ |
3942
|
1 |
|
|
|
文不加點 |
文不加点 |
[wen2 bu4 jia1 dian3] |
/to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)/to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions/ |
4641
|
1 |
|
|
|
文風不動 |
文风不动 |
[wen2 feng1 bu4 dong4] |
/absolutely still/fig. not the slightest change/also written 紋風不動|纹风不动/ |
6817
|
1 |
|
|
|
紋風不動 |
纹风不动 |
[wen2 feng1 bu4 dong4] |
/absolutely still/fig. not the slightest change/also written 文風不動|文风不动/ |
6817
|
1 |
|
|
|
聞名不如見面 |
闻名不如见面 |
[wen2 ming2 bu4 ru2 jian4 mian4] |
/knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)/ |
4567
|
1 |
|
|
|
紋絲不動 |
纹丝不动 |
[wen2 si1 bu4 dong4] |
/to not move a single jot (idiom)/ |
6189
|
1 |
|
|
|
臥不安 |
卧不安 |
[wo4 bu4 an1] |
/restless insomnia/ |
6970
|
1 |
|
|
|
無不 |
无不 |
[wu2 bu4] |
/none lacking/none missing/everything is there/everyone without exception/ |
6539
|
1 |
|
|
|
無不達 |
无不达 |
[wu2 bu4 da2] |
/nothing he can't do/ |
6539
|
1 |
|
|
|
無處不在 |
无处不在 |
[wu2 chu4 bu4 zai4] |
/to be everywhere/ |
6132
|
1 |
|
|
|
無毒不丈夫 |
无毒不丈夫 |
[wu2 du2 bu4 zhang4 fu5] |
/no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
無惡不作 |
无恶不作 |
[wu2 e4 bu4 zuo4] |
/not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
無風不起浪 |
无风不起浪 |
[wu2 feng1 bu4 qi3 lang4] |
/lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason/no smoke without fire/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
無功不受祿 |
无功不受禄 |
[wu2 gong1 bu4 shou4 lu4] |
/Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)/ |
6198
|
1 |
|
|
|
無話不說 |
无话不说 |
[wu2 hua4 bu4 shuo1] |
/(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything/ |
1008
|
1 |
|
|
|
無話不談 |
无话不谈 |
[wu2 hua4 bu4 tan2] |
/not to hold anything back (idiom)/(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything/ |
4796
|
1 |
|
|
|
無堅不摧 |
无坚不摧 |
[wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1] |
/no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle/nothing one can't do/to carry everything before one/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
無奸不商 |
无奸不商 |
[wu2 jian1 bu4 shang1] |
/all businessmen are evil (idiom)/ |
5389
|
1 |
|
|
|
無可無不可 |
无可无不可 |
[wu2 ke3 wu2 bu4 ke3] |
/neither for nor against sth/indifferent/ |
5138
|
1 |
|
|
|
無孔不鑽 |
无孔不钻 |
[wu2 kong3 bu4 zuan1] |
/lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
無奇不有 |
无奇不有 |
[wu2 qi2 bu4 you3] |
/nothing is too bizarre/full of extraordinary things/ |
7055
|
1 |
|
|
|
無巧不成書 |
无巧不成书 |
[wu2 qiao3 bu4 cheng2 shu1] |
/curious coincidence/ |
6230
|
1 |
|
|
|
無人不 |
无人不 |
[wu2 ren2 bu4] |
/no man is not.../ |
6123
|
1 |
|
|
|
無人不曉 |
无人不晓 |
[wu2 ren2 bu4 xiao3] |
/known to everyone/ |
4868
|
1 |
|
|
|
無人不知 |
无人不知 |
[wu2 ren2 bu4 zhi1] |
/known to everybody/ |
4760
|
1 |
|
|
|
無事不登三寶殿 |
无事不登三宝殿 |
[wu2 shi4 bu4 deng1 san1 bao3 dian4] |
/lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)/fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)/ |
1318
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不包 |
无所不包 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 bao1] |
/(idiom) not excluding anything; all-encompassing/ |
1041
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不賣 |
无所不卖 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 mai4] |
/to sell anything/to sell everything/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不能 |
无所不能 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 neng2] |
/omnipotent/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不談 |
无所不谈 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 tan2] |
/to talk about everything/ |
2410
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不為 |
无所不为 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 wei2] |
/not stopping at anything/all manner of evil/ |
6840
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不用其極 |
无所不用其极 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 yong4 qi2 ji2] |
/committing all manner of crimes/completely unscrupulous/ |
6840
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不在 |
无所不在 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 zai4] |
/omnipresent/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不知 |
无所不知 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 zhi1] |
/omniscient/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
無所不至 |
无所不至 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 zhi4] |
/to reach everywhere/to stop at nothing/to do one's utmost/ |
5626
|
1 |
|
|
|
無微不至 |
无微不至 |
[wu2 wei1 bu4 zhi4] |
/in every possible way (idiom); meticulous/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
無徵不信 |
无征不信 |
[wu2 zheng1 bu4 xin4] |
/without proof one can't believe it (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
無可避免 |
无可避免 |
[[wu2ke3-bi4mian3]] |
/see 不可避免[bu4ke3-bi4mian3]/ |
271
|
2 |
|
|
|
無利不起早 |
无利不起早 |
[[wu2li4 bu4 qi3zao3]] |
/(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so/won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself/ |
886
|
2 |
|
|
|
無時無刻 |
无时无刻 |
[[wu2shi2-wu2ke4]] |
/(idiom) (when followed by 不[bu4]) at no time; never (Note: 無時無刻不|无时无刻不[wu2shi2-wu2ke4 bu4] therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".)/(when not followed by 不[bu4]) at all times; always/ |
908
|
2 |
|
|
|
無往不利 |
无往不利 |
[[wu2wang3bu4li4]] |
/(idiom) to be successful in every endeavor/ |
644
|
2 |
|
|
|
無虞匱乏 |
无虞匮乏 |
[[wu2yu2-kui4fa2]] |
/see 不虞匱乏|不虞匮乏[bu4yu2-kui4fa2]/ |
846
|
2 |
|
|
|
五音不全 |
五音不全 |
[wu3 yin1 bu4 quan2] |
/tone deaf/unable to sing in tune/ |
6144
|
1 |
|
|
|
勿求人 |
勿求人 |
[wu4 qiu2 ren2] |
/see 不求人[bu4 qiu2 ren2]/ |
5259
|
1 |
|
|
|
勿謂言之不預 |
勿谓言之不预 |
[wu4 wei4 yan2 zhi1 bu4 yu4] |
/(idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)/ |
2628
|
1 |
|
|
|
喜不自禁 |
喜不自禁 |
[xi3 bu4 zi4 jin1] |
/unable to contain one's joy (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
喜不自勝 |
喜不自胜 |
[xi3 bu4 zi4 sheng4] |
/unable to contain one's joy (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
洗手不幹 |
洗手不干 |
[xi3 shou3 bu4 gan4] |
/to totally stop doing something/to reform one's ways/ |
5603
|
1 |
|
|
|
細大不捐 |
细大不捐 |
[xi4 da4 bu4 juan1] |
/not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)/all-embracing/ |
4244
|
1 |
|
|
|
瑕不掩瑜 |
瑕不掩瑜 |
[xia2 bu4 yan3 yu2] |
/lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster/the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)/ |
6116
|
1 |
|
|
|
下不來 |
下不来 |
[xia4 bu4 lai2] |
/awkward/embarrassed/cannot be accomplished/ |
4984
|
1 |
|
|
|
下不來臺 |
下不来台 |
[xia4 bu4 lai2 tai2] |
/to be put on the spot/to find oneself in an awkward situation/ |
4994
|
1 |
|
|
|
下不為例 |
下不为例 |
[xia4 bu4 wei2 li4] |
/not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once/ |
5952
|
1 |
|
|
|
下不了臺 |
下不了台 |
[xia4 bu5 liao3 tai2] |
/to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully/to be put on the spot/to be embarrassed/ |
3458
|
1 |
|
|
|
夏蟲不可以語冰 |
夏虫不可以语冰 |
[xia4 chong2 bu4 ke3 yi3 yu3 bing1] |
/a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)/ |
3899
|
1 |
|
|
|
下落不明 |
下落不明 |
[xia4 luo4 bu4 ming2] |
/unaccounted/unknown whereabouts/ |
7037
|
1 |
|
|
|
先不先 |
先不先 |
[xian1 bu4 xian1] |
/(dialect) first of all; in the first place/ |
997
|
1 |
|
|
|
先天不足 |
先天不足 |
[xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2] |
/to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness/ |
994
|
1 |
|
|
|
先天不足，後天失調 |
先天不足，后天失调 |
[xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2 , hou4 tian1 shi1 tiao2] |
/to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life/(fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time/ |
1626
|
1 |
|
|
|
纖塵不染 |
纤尘不染 |
[[xian1chen2-bu4ran3]] |
/see 一塵不染|一尘不染[yi1chen2-bu4ran3]/ |
521
|
2 |
|
|
|
相差不多 |
相差不多 |
[xiang1 cha4 bu5 duo1] |
/not much difference/ |
6469
|
1 |
|
|
|
相持不下 |
相持不下 |
[xiang1 chi2 bu4 xia4] |
/at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition/ |
6459
|
1 |
|
|
|
香火不絕 |
香火不绝 |
[xiang1 huo3 bu4 jue2] |
/an unending stream of pilgrims/ |
6951
|
1 |
|
|
|
想不到 |
想不到 |
[xiang3 bu5 dao4] |
/unexpected/hard to imagine/it had not occurred to me/who could have thought that/ |
6817
|
1 |
|
|
|
想不開 |
想不开 |
[xiang3 bu5 kai1] |
/cannot figure out/to be unable to take a lighter view/to take things too hard/to be depressed/to fret over trifles/ |
5835
|
1 |
|
|
|
想不通 |
想不通 |
[xiang3 bu5 tong1] |
/unable to understand/unable to get over/ |
5718
|
1 |
|
|
|
消 |
消 |
[xiao1] |
/to diminish; to subside/to consume; to reduce/to idle away (the time)/(after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take/ |
1235
|
1 |
|
|
|
消化不良 |
消化不良 |
[xiao1 hua4 bu4 liang2] |
/indigestion/ |
6801
|
1 |
|
|
|
小不忍則亂大謀 |
小不忍则乱大谋 |
[xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2] |
/(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience/ |
2566
|
1 |
|
|
|
小不點 |
小不点 |
[xiao3 bu5 dian3] |
/tiny/very small/tiny thing/small child/baby/ |
6189
|
1 |
|
|
|
小洞不補大洞吃苦 |
小洞不补大洞吃苦 |
[xiao3 dong4 bu4 bu3 da4 dong4 chi1 ku3] |
/A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine/ |
4536
|
1 |
|
|
|
小野不由美 |
小野不由美 |
[Xiao3 ye3 Bu4 you2 mei3] |
/Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist/ |
6348
|
1 |
|
|
|
笑不可仰 |
笑不可仰 |
[xiao4 bu4 ke3 yang3] |
/to double up with laughter (idiom)/ |
6094
|
1 |
|
|
|
笑不可抑 |
笑不可抑 |
[xiao4 bu4 ke3 yi4] |
/to laugh irrepressibly/ |
4617
|
1 |
|
|
|
笑而不語 |
笑而不语 |
[xiao4 er2 bu4 yu3] |
/to smile but say nothing/ |
2335
|
1 |
|
|
|
笑貧不笑娼 |
笑贫不笑娼 |
[xiao4 pin2 bu4 xiao4 chang1] |
/the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty/lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)/ |
6139
|
1 |
|
|
|
孝思不匱 |
孝思不匮 |
[xiao4 si1 bu4 kui4] |
/to be forever filial (idiom)/ |
6198
|
1 |
|
|
|
邪不敵正 |
邪不敌正 |
[xie2 bu4 di2 zheng4] |
/good will always triumph over evil (idiom)/ |
6110
|
1 |
|
|
|
新不列顛島 |
新不列颠岛 |
[Xin1 Bu4 lie4 dian1 Dao3] |
/New Britain, island of northeast Papua New Guinea/ |
5134
|
1 |
|
|
|
新不倫瑞克 |
新不伦瑞克 |
[Xin1 bu4 lun2 rui4 ke4] |
/New Brunswick province, Canada/ |
6617
|
1 |
|
|
|
心不在焉 |
心不在焉 |
[xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1] |
/absent-minded/preoccupied/inattentive/with one's thoughts wandering/ |
6410
|
1 |
|
|
|
心存不滿 |
心存不满 |
[xin1 cun2 bu4 man3] |
/to be discontented/to be dissatisfied/ |
6116
|
1 |
|
|
|
心急吃不了熱豆腐 |
心急吃不了热豆腐 |
[xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5] |
/hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)/one just has to be patient/haste will ruin everything/ |
5403
|
1 |
|
|
|
心口不一 |
心口不一 |
[xin1 kou3 bu4 yi1] |
/heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself/saying one thing but meaning sth different/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
心律不齊 |
心律不齐 |
[xin1 lü4 bu4 qi2] |
/arrhythmia/ |
4432
|
1 |
|
|
|
心律不整 |
心律不整 |
[xin1 lü4 bu4 zheng3] |
/arrhythmia/ |
4432
|
1 |
|
|
|
心神不安 |
心神不安 |
[xin1 shen2 bu4 an1] |
/to feel ill at ease/ |
3806
|
1 |
|
|
|
心神不寧 |
心神不宁 |
[xin1 shen2 bu4 ning2] |
/to feel ill at ease/ |
3806
|
1 |
|
|
|
心神不屬 |
心神不属 |
[xin1 shen2 bu4 zhu3] |
/see 心不在焉[xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1]/ |
4996
|
1 |
|
|
|
心緒不佳 |
心绪不佳 |
[xin1 xu4 bu4 jia1] |
/out of sorts/gloomy/ |
4146
|
1 |
|
|
|
心緒不寧 |
心绪不宁 |
[xin1 xu4 bu4 ning2] |
/unquiet state of mind/ |
6840
|
1 |
|
|
|
心有餘，力不足 |
心有余，力不足 |
[xin1 you3 yu2 , li4 bu4 zu2] |
/The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects)./I really want to do it, but don't have the resources./The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak./ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
心有餘而力不足 |
心有余而力不足 |
[xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2] |
/the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak/ |
3800
|
1 |
|
|
|
心餘力絀 |
心余力绌 |
[xin1 yu2 li4 chu4] |
/see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足[xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2]/ |
3800
|
1 |
|
|
|
心照不宣 |
心照不宣 |
[xin1 zhao4 bu4 xuan1] |
/to have a tacit understanding/ |
1354
|
1 |
|
|
|
信不過 |
信不过 |
[xin4 bu4 guo4] |
/to distrust/to be suspicious/ |
3888
|
1 |
|
|
|
行不從徑 |
行不从径 |
[xing2 bu4 cong2 jing4] |
/lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
行不改姓，坐不改名 |
行不改姓，坐不改名 |
[xing2 bu4 gai3 xing4 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 ming2] |
/see 行不更名，坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4]/ |
5642
|
1 |
|
|
|
行不更名，坐不改姓 |
行不更名，坐不改姓 |
[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4] |
/I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions/ |
1133
|
1 |
|
|
|
行不顧言 |
行不顾言 |
[xing2 bu4 gu4 yan2] |
/to say one thing and do another (idiom)/ |
6074
|
1 |
|
|
|
行不由徑 |
行不由径 |
[xing2 bu4 you2 jing4] |
/lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
行不通 |
行不通 |
[xing2 bu5 tong1] |
/won't work/will get (you) nowhere/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
行動不便 |
行动不便 |
[xing2 dong4 bu4 bian4] |
/unable to move freely/difficult to get about/ |
6554
|
1 |
|
|
|
刑名之學 |
刑名之学 |
[xing2 ming2 zhi1 xue2] |
/xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4]/ |
2183
|
1 |
|
|
|
形影不離 |
形影不离 |
[xing2 ying3 bu4 li2] |
/inseparable (as form and shadow)/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
刑名 |
刑名 |
[[xing2ming2]] |
/xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4hai4]/the designation for a punishment/ |
886
|
2 |
|
|
|
性格不合 |
性格不合 |
[xing4 ge2 bu4 he2] |
/incompatibility of temperament/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
朽木不可雕 |
朽木不可雕 |
[xiu3 mu4 bu4 ke3 diao1] |
/lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)/fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear/ |
1012
|
1 |
|
|
|
秀才不出門，能知天下事 |
秀才不出门，能知天下事 |
[xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4] |
/a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)/ |
4209
|
1 |
|
|
|
秀才不出門，全知天下事 |
秀才不出门，全知天下事 |
[xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4] |
/a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)/ |
4209
|
1 |
|
|
|
虛不受補 |
虚不受补 |
[xu1 bu4 shou4 bu3] |
/a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic/ |
3673
|
1 |
|
|
|
學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 |
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 |
[xue2 er2 bu4 si1 ze2 wang3 , si1 er2 bu4 xue2 ze2 dai4] |
/To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)/ |
5325
|
1 |
|
|
|
學而不厭 |
学而不厌 |
[xue2 er2 bu4 yan4] |
/study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)/ |
4480
|
1 |
|
|
|
學而不厭，誨人不倦 |
学而不厌，诲人不倦 |
[xue2 er2 bu4 yan4 , hui4 ren2 bu4 juan4] |
/study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)/ |
4480
|
1 |
|
|
|
學然後知不足 |
学然后知不足 |
[xue2 ran2 hou4 zhi1 bu4 zu2] |
/to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])/ |
4971
|
1 |
|
|
|
學如逆水行舟，不進則退 |
学如逆水行舟，不进则退 |
[xue2 ru2 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 , bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4] |
/study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind/ |
2232
|
1 |
|
|
|
謔而不虐 |
谑而不虐 |
[xue4 er2 bu4 nüe4] |
/to tease/to mock sb without offending/to banter/ |
6902
|
1 |
|
|
|
薰蕕不同器 |
薰莸不同器 |
[xun1 you2 bu4 tong2 qi4] |
/lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)/bad people and good people do not mix/ |
5657
|
1 |
|
|
|
ㄅㄧㄤˋ |
ㄅㄧㄤˋ |
[xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5] |
/(Tw) (coll.) cool/awesome/pr. [biang4]/(etymologically, a contracted form of 不一樣|不一样[bu4 yi1 yang4])/ |
2377
|
1 |
|
|
|
啞巴吃黃連 |
哑巴吃黄连 |
[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2] |
/no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)/also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲/(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])/ |
5754
|
1 |
|
|
|
啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 |
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 |
[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] |
/to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering/sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出/ |
4679
|
1 |
|
|
|
煙酒不沾 |
烟酒不沾 |
[yan1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1] |
/abstaining from liquor and tobacco/ |
5338
|
1 |
|
|
|
言不及義 |
言不及义 |
[yan2 bu4 ji2 yi4] |
/to talk nonsense (idiom)/frivolous talk/ |
4950
|
1 |
|
|
|
言不盡意 |
言不尽意 |
[yan2 bu4 jin4 yi4] |
/(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)/ |
5060
|
1 |
|
|
|
言不可傳 |
言不可传 |
[yan2 bu4 ke3 chuan2] |
/impossible to put into words/inexpressible/ |
4414
|
1 |
|
|
|
言不由衷 |
言不由衷 |
[yan2 bu4 you2 zhong1] |
/to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek/saying one thing but meaning sth different/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
嚴懲不貸 |
严惩不贷 |
[yan2 cheng2 bu4 dai4] |
/to punish severely (idiom)/ |
3823
|
1 |
|
|
|
言教不如身教 |
言教不如身教 |
[yan2 jiao4 bu4 ru2 shen1 jiao4] |
/Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
言行不符 |
言行不符 |
[yan2 xing2 bu4 fu2] |
/(idiom) to say one thing and do another/ |
2843
|
1 |
|
|
|
言行不一 |
言行不一 |
[yan2 xing2 bu4 yi1] |
/(idiom) to say one thing and do another/ |
2843
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼不見，心不煩 |
眼不见，心不烦 |
[yan3 bu4 jian4 , xin1 bu4 fan2] |
/what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)/ |
4795
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼不見為淨 |
眼不见为净 |
[yan3 bu4 jian4 wei2 jing4] |
/what remains unseen is deemed to be clean/what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)/ |
6136
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼不轉睛 |
眼不转睛 |
[yan3 bu4 zhuan4 jing1] |
/with fixed attention (idiom)/ |
6096
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼裡容不得沙子 |
眼里容不得沙子 |
[yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5] |
/can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)/unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind/not prepared to turn a blind eye/ |
5337
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼裡揉不得沙子 |
眼里揉不得沙子 |
[yan3 li3 rou2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5] |
/see 眼裡容不得沙子|眼里容不得沙子[yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5]/ |
2729
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼神不好 |
眼神不好 |
[yan3 shen2 bu4 hao3] |
/to have poor eyesight/ |
6146
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼神不濟 |
眼神不济 |
[yan3 shen2 bu4 ji4] |
/to have poor eyesight/ |
6146
|
1 |
|
|
|
搖擺不定 |
摇摆不定 |
[yao2 bai3 bu4 ding4] |
/indecisive/wavering/ |
6577
|
1 |
|
|
|
遙不可及 |
遥不可及 |
[yao2 bu4 ke3 ji2] |
/unattainable/far-fetched/out of reach/exceedingly remote or distant/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
咬人的狗不露齒 |
咬人的狗不露齿 |
[yao3 ren2 de5 gou3 bu4 lou4 chi3] |
/lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)/fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless/ |
2193
|
1 |
|
|
|
咬人狗兒不露齒 |
咬人狗儿不露齿 |
[yao3 ren2 gou3 r5 bu4 lu4 chi3] |
/lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)/fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance./ |
5113
|
1 |
|
|
|
藥補不如食補 |
药补不如食补 |
[yao4 bu3 bu4 ru2 shi2 bu3] |
/the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition/ |
5338
|
1 |
|
|
|
要不 |
要不 |
[yao4 bu4] |
/otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)/ |
5346
|
1 |
|
|
|
要不然 |
要不然 |
[yao4 bu4 ran2] |
/otherwise/or else/or/ |
6983
|
1 |
|
|
|
要不是 |
要不是 |
[yao4 bu5 shi4] |
/if it were not for/but for/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
要死不活 |
要死不活 |
[yao4 si3 bu4 huo2] |
/half dead/more dead than alive/ |
6735
|
1 |
|
|
|
要言不煩 |
要言不烦 |
[yao4 yan2 bu4 fan2] |
/to explain in simple terms/succinct/concise/ |
6735
|
1 |
|
|
|
要不得 |
要不得 |
[[yao4bu5de5]] |
/intolerable; unacceptable/ |
442
|
2 |
|
|
|
也好不到哪裡去 |
也好不到哪里去 |
[ye3 hao3 bu4 dao4 na3 li3 qu4] |
/just as bad; not much better/ |
1144
|
1 |
|
|
|
也好不了多少 |
也好不了多少 |
[ye3 hao3 bu5 liao3 duo1 shao3] |
/hardly any better/just as bad/ |
4321
|
1 |
|
|
|
野火春風 |
野火春风 |
[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1] |
/abbr. for 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生|野火烧不尽，春风吹又生[ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1]/ |
4234
|
1 |
|
|
|
野火燒不盡，春風吹又生 |
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 |
[ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1] |
/lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)/fig. cannot be easily eliminated/abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]/ |
4234
|
1 |
|
|
|
夜不閉戶 |
夜不闭户 |
[ye4 bu4 bi4 hu4] |
/lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
夜不成眠 |
夜不成眠 |
[ye4 bu4 cheng2 mian2] |
/to be unable to sleep at night/ |
5167
|
1 |
|
|
|
夜不歸宿 |
夜不归宿 |
[ye4 bu4 gui1 su4] |
/to stay out all night (idiom)/ |
6153
|
1 |
|
|
|
一筆不苟 |
一笔不苟 |
[yi1 bi3 bu4 gou3] |
/lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)/fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly/ |
5316
|
1 |
|
|
|
一病不起 |
一病不起 |
[yi1 bing4 bu4 qi3] |
/to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)/ |
5118
|
1 |
|
|
|
衣不蔽體 |
衣不蔽体 |
[yi1 bu4 bi4 ti3] |
/lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken/ |
5241
|
1 |
|
|
|
一部二十四史，不知從何說起 |
一部二十四史，不知从何说起 |
[yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 , bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3] |
/It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start./ |
4567
|
1 |
|
|
|
一不做，二不休 |
一不做，二不休 |
[yi1 bu4 zuo4 , er4 bu4 xiu1] |
/lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)/fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog/in for a penny, in for a pound/ |
1815
|
1 |
|
|
|
一代不如一代 |
一代不如一代 |
[yi1 dai4 bu4 ru2 yi1 dai4] |
/to be getting worse with each generation/ |
4942
|
1 |
|
|
|
一點不 |
一点不 |
[yi1 dian3 bu4] |
/not at all/ |
6882
|
1 |
|
|
|
一發不可收拾 |
一发不可收拾 |
[yi1 fa1 bu4 ke3 shou1 shi5] |
/once it gets started there's no stopping it/ |
2375
|
1 |
|
|
|
一發而不可收 |
一发而不可收 |
[yi1 fa1 er2 bu4 ke3 shou1] |
/to be impossible to stop once started/ |
2938
|
1 |
|
|
|
一個巴掌拍不響 |
一个巴掌拍不响 |
[yi1 ge5 ba1 zhang3 pai1 bu4 xiang3] |
/lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)/fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute/it takes two to tango/it's difficult to achieve anything without support/ |
4888
|
1 |
|
|
|
一家人不說兩家話 |
一家人不说两家话 |
[yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 shuo1 liang3 jia1 hua4] |
/lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)/fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help/people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)/ |
2009
|
1 |
|
|
|
一介不取 |
一介不取 |
[yi1 jie4 bu4 qu3] |
/to not even take a penny (as a bribe)/ |
4649
|
1 |
|
|
|
一蹶不振 |
一蹶不振 |
[yi1 jue2 bu4 zhen4] |
/one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse/ruined at a stroke/unable to recover after a minor hitch/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
一口吃不成胖子 |
一口吃不成胖子 |
[yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5] |
/lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence/ |
1002
|
1 |
|
|
|
一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩 |
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 |
[yi1 ping2 zi5 bu4 xiang3 , ban4 ping2 zi5 huang4 dang5] |
/lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)/fig. empty vessels make the most noise/ |
2296
|
1 |
|
|
|
一竅不通 |
一窍不通 |
[yi1 qiao4 bu4 tong1] |
/lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)/I don't understand a word (idiom)/it's all Greek to me/ |
5373
|
1 |
|
|
|
一去不復返 |
一去不复返 |
[yi1 qu4 bu4 fu4 fan3] |
/gone forever/ |
6116
|
1 |
|
|
|
一去不回 |
一去不回 |
[yi1 qu4 bu4 hui2] |
/gone forever/ |
6641
|
1 |
|
|
|
一日不見，如隔三秋 |
一日不见，如隔三秋 |
[yi1 ri4 bu4 jian4 , ru2 ge2 san1 qiu1] |
/one day apart seems like three years (idiom)/ |
5339
|
1 |
|
|
|
一日不如一日 |
一日不如一日 |
[yi1 ri4 bu4 ru2 yi1 ri4] |
/to be getting worse by the day/ |
3339
|
1 |
|
|
|
一山不容二虎 |
一山不容二虎 |
[yi1 shan1 bu4 rong2 er4 hu3] |
/lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)/fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us/(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive/ |
2384
|
1 |
|
|
|
一聲不吭 |
一声不吭 |
[yi1 sheng1 bu4 keng1] |
/to not say a word/ |
6297
|
1 |
|
|
|
一聲不響 |
一声不响 |
[yi1 sheng1 bu4 xiang3] |
/to keep totally silent/noiselessly/ |
5518
|
1 |
|
|
|
一絲不苟 |
一丝不苟 |
[yi1 si1 bu4 gou3] |
/not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one hair out of place/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
一絲不掛 |
一丝不挂 |
[yi1 si1 bu4 gua4] |
/not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked/without a stitch of clothing/in one's birthday suit/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
一文不名 |
一文不名 |
[yi1 wen2 bu4 ming2] |
/to be penniless/ |
5505
|
1 |
|
|
|
一文不值 |
一文不值 |
[yi1 wen2 bu4 zhi2] |
/worthless (idiom)/no use whatsoever/ |
5844
|
1 |
|
|
|
一問三不知 |
一问三不知 |
[yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1] |
/lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)/fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on/complete ignorance/ |
6301
|
1 |
|
|
|
一言不發 |
一言不发 |
[yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1] |
/to not say a word (idiom)/ |
6086
|
1 |
|
|
|
依依不捨 |
依依不舍 |
[yi1 yi1 bu4 she3] |
/reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave/ |
4606
|
1 |
|
|
|
一語不發 |
一语不发 |
[yi1 yu3 bu4 fa1] |
/to not say a word (idiom)/ |
6086
|
1 |
|
|
|
一著不慎，滿盤皆輸 |
一着不慎，满盘皆输 |
[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1] |
/One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
醫之好治不病以為功 |
医之好治不病以为功 |
[yi1 zhi1 hao4 zhi4 bu4 bing4 yi3 wei2 gong1] |
/doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)/ |
2219
|
1 |
|
|
|
一字不落 |
一字不落 |
[yi1 zi4 bu4 la4] |
/see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4]/ |
4149
|
1 |
|
|
|
一字不漏 |
一字不漏 |
[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4] |
/without missing a word/ |
4149
|
1 |
|
|
|
一字不識 |
一字不识 |
[yi1 zi4 bu4 shi2] |
/totally illiterate/ |
4927
|
1 |
|
|
|
一字不提 |
一字不提 |
[yi1 zi4 bu4 ti2] |
/to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)/ |
6103
|
1 |
|
|
|
一不小心 |
一不小心 |
[[yi1bu4xiao3xin1]] |
/to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally/ |
865
|
2 |
|
|
|
一塵不染 |
一尘不染 |
[[yi1chen2-bu4ran3]] |
/(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible/ |
774
|
2 |
|
|
|
一成不變 |
一成不变 |
[[yi1cheng2-bu4bian4]] |
/(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone/ |
879
|
2 |
|
|
|
一丁不識 |
一丁不识 |
[[yi1ding1-bu4shi2]] |
/(idiom) illiterate/ |
542
|
2 |
|
|
|
一動不動 |
一动不动 |
[[yi1dong4 bu4dong4]] |
/motionless/ |
63
|
2 |
|
|
|
一毛不拔 |
一毛不拔 |
[[yi1mao2-bu4ba2]] |
/(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)/(fig.) extremely stingy/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
一錢不值 |
一钱不值 |
[[yi1qian2-bu4zhi2]] |
/(idiom) not worth a penny; utterly worthless/ |
66
|
2 |
|
|
|
一言不合 |
一言不合 |
[[yi1yan2-bu4he2]] |
/(idiom) to have a disagreement (typically leading to a quarrel or fight)/ |
22
|
2 |
|
|
|
一字不差 |
一字不差 |
[[yi1zi4-bu4cha4]] |
/(idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission/ |
452
|
2 |
|
|
|
以備不測 |
以备不测 |
[yi3 bei4 bu4 ce4] |
/to be prepared for accidents/ |
6199
|
1 |
|
|
|
以不變應萬變 |
以不变应万变 |
[[yi3 bu4bian4 ying4 wan4 bian4]] |
/(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle/ |
375
|
2 |
|
|
|
義不容辭 |
义不容辞 |
[yi4 bu4 rong2 ci2] |
/not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)/incumbent/bounden (duty)/ |
5328
|
1 |
|
|
|
藝不壓身 |
艺不压身 |
[yi4 bu4 ya1 shen1] |
/see 藝多不壓身|艺多不压身[yi4 duo1 bu4 ya1 shen1]/ |
3877
|
1 |
|
|
|
藝多不壓身 |
艺多不压身 |
[yi4 duo1 bu4 ya1 shen1] |
/it's always good to have more skills (idiom)/ |
3877
|
1 |
|
|
|
意見不合 |
意见不合 |
[yi4 jian4 bu4 he2] |
/to disagree/dissent/ |
6687
|
1 |
|
|
|
意想不到 |
意想不到 |
[yi4 xiang3 bu4 dao4] |
/unexpected/previously unimagined/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
抑鬱不平 |
抑郁不平 |
[yi4 yu4 bu4 ping2] |
/in a state of depression (idiom)/ |
6112
|
1 |
|
|
|
陰魂不散 |
阴魂不散 |
[yin1 hun2 bu4 san4] |
/lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)/fig. the influence still lingers on/the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive/ |
4985
|
1 |
|
|
|
隱病不報 |
隐病不报 |
[yin3 bing4 bu4 bao4] |
/not to tell others of one's illness/ |
6118
|
1 |
|
|
|
引而不發 |
引而不发 |
[yin3 er2 bu4 fa1] |
/to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action/to go through the motions/to practice/a trial run/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
隱瞞不報 |
隐瞒不报 |
[yin3 man2 bu4 bao4] |
/to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)/ |
3521
|
1 |
|
|
|
隱情不報 |
隐情不报 |
[yin3 qing2 bu4 bao4] |
/not to report sth/to keep sth secret/ |
6118
|
1 |
|
|
|
隱忍不發 |
隐忍不发 |
[yin3 ren3 bu4 fa1] |
/to keep one's emotions inside oneself/to restrain one's emotions/ |
5184
|
1 |
|
|
|
隱忍不言 |
隐忍不言 |
[yin3 ren3 bu4 yan2] |
/to keep one's emotions inside oneself/to restrain one's emotions/ |
5184
|
1 |
|
|
|
營養不良 |
营养不良 |
[ying2 yang3 bu4 liang2] |
/malnutrition/undernourishment/deficiency disease/dystrophy/ |
7025
|
1 |
|
|
|
應接不暇 |
应接不暇 |
[ying4 jie1 bu4 xia2] |
/more than one can attend to (idiom)/deluged (with inquiries etc)/overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)/ |
4713
|
1 |
|
|
|
擁擠不堪 |
拥挤不堪 |
[yong1 ji3 bu4 kan1] |
/overcrowded/jam-packed/ |
5876
|
1 |
|
|
|
永不 |
永不 |
[yong3 bu4] |
/never/will never/ |
6308
|
1 |
|
|
|
永不生鏽的螺絲釘 |
永不生锈的螺丝钉 |
[[yong3 bu4 sheng1xiu4 de5 luo2si1ding1]] |
/a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1]/ |
391
|
2 |
|
|
|
永垂不朽 |
永垂不朽 |
[yong3 chui2 bu4 xiu3] |
/eternal glory/will never be forgotten/ |
6949
|
1 |
|
|
|
永志不忘 |
永志不忘 |
[yong3 zhi4 bu4 wang4] |
/never to be forgotten/ |
6949
|
1 |
|
|
|
用不了 |
用不了 |
[yong4 bu5 liao3] |
/to not use all of/to use less than/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
用不著 |
用不着 |
[yong4 bu5 zhao2] |
/not need/have no use for/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
由不得 |
由不得 |
[you2 bu5 de5] |
/cannot help/to be beyond control of/ |
3265
|
1 |
|
|
|
游移不定 |
游移不定 |
[you2 yi2 bu4 ding4] |
/to oscillate without pause (idiom)/to fluctuate/(of thoughts) to wander/to waver/ |
4196
|
1 |
|
|
|
猶豫不決 |
犹豫不决 |
[you2 yu4 bu4 jue2] |
/hesitancy/indecision/to waver/ |
6913
|
1 |
|
|
|
油鹽不進 |
油盐不进 |
[[you2yan2-bu4jin4]] |
/(idiom) impervious to persuasion; unreceptive; impossible to get through to/ |
84
|
2 |
|
|
|
有不少名堂 |
有不少名堂 |
[you3 bu4 shao3 ming2 tang5] |
/there is a lot to it/not a straightforward matter/ |
3789
|
1 |
|
|
|
有仇不報非君子 |
有仇不报非君子 |
[you3 chou2 bu4 bao4 fei1 jun1 zi3] |
/a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)/ |
2362
|
1 |
|
|
|
有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人 |
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人 |
[you3 chou2 bu4 bao4 fei1 jun1 zi3 , you3 yuan1 bu4 shen1 wang3 wei2 ren2] |
/one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)/ |
2362
|
1 |
|
|
|
有過之而無不及 |
有过之而无不及 |
[you3 guo4 zhi1 er2 wu2 bu4 ji2] |
/not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be even worse/ |
4710
|
1 |
|
|
|
有借有還，再借不難 |
有借有还，再借不难 |
[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
/return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)/ |
4226
|
1 |
|
|
|
有苦說不出 |
有苦说不出 |
[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] |
/having unspeakable bitter suffering/(often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])/ |
5754
|
1 |
|
|
|
有所不同 |
有所不同 |
[you3 suo3 bu4 tong2] |
/to differ to some extent (idiom)/ |
6108
|
1 |
|
|
|
有條不紊 |
有条不紊 |
[you3 tiao2 bu4 wen3] |
/regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
有眼不識泰山 |
有眼不识泰山 |
[you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1] |
/lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)/fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent/to be blind to the fact/ |
4534
|
1 |
|
|
|
有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 |
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 |
[you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 , wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1] |
/lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree/fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect/well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it/ |
5916
|
1 |
|
|
|
有罪不罰 |
有罪不罚 |
[you3 zui4 bu4 fa2] |
/impunity/ |
5336
|
1 |
|
|
|
又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草 |
又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 |
[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 hao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] |
/see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]/ |
4751
|
1 |
|
|
|
又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 |
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 |
[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] |
/lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)/fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too/ |
4751
|
1 |
|
|
|
渝 |
渝 |
[[yu2]] |
/(literary) (of faith, affection etc) to change; to waver (usu. in 不渝[bu4yu2])/ |
135
|
2 |
|
|
|
愚不可及 |
愚不可及 |
[yu2 bu4 ke3 ji2] |
/impossibly stupid/ |
6625
|
1 |
|
|
|
於心不忍 |
于心不忍 |
[yu2 xin1 bu4 ren3] |
/can't bear to/ |
5112
|
1 |
|
|
|
魚與熊掌不可兼得 |
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 |
[yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3 bu4 ke3 jian1 de2] |
/lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other/you can't always get everything you want/you can't have your cake and eat it/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
與 |
与 |
[[yu3]] |
/(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)/(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4nian2 bu4tong2] "different from last year")/(literary) to give; to grant; to bestow/ |
159
|
2 |
|
|
|
語焉不詳 |
语焉不详 |
[yu3 yan1 bu4 xiang2] |
/to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
與其 |
与其 |
[[yu3qi2]] |
/rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")/ |
946
|
2 |
|
|
|
與眾不同 |
与众不同 |
[[yu3zhong4bu4tong2]] |
/(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest/ |
458
|
2 |
|
|
|
欲罷不能 |
欲罢不能 |
[yu4 ba4 bu4 neng2] |
/want to stop but can't (idiom)/to be unable to stop oneself/to feel an urge to continue/ |
3953
|
1 |
|
|
|
欲速而不達 |
欲速而不达 |
[yu4 su4 er2 bu4 da2] |
/see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2]/ |
1266
|
1 |
|
|
|
欲速則不達 |
欲速则不达 |
[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2] |
/(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed/ |
1266
|
1 |
|
|
|
鬱鬱不得志 |
郁郁不得志 |
[yu4 yu4 bu4 de2 zhi4] |
/soured by the loss of one's hopes/ |
4038
|
1 |
|
|
|
鬱鬱不樂 |
郁郁不乐 |
[yu4 yu4 bu4 le4] |
/discontented (idiom)/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
遇人不淑 |
遇人不淑 |
[[yu4ren2-bu4shu1]] |
/(idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person/(idiom) to associate with a bad person/ |
781
|
2 |
|
|
|
冤家宜解不宜結 |
冤家宜解不宜结 |
[yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2] |
/It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)/ |
5191
|
1 |
|
|
|
原封不動 |
原封不动 |
[[yuan2feng1-bu4dong4]] |
/(lit.) the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom)/(fig.) left completely unchanged; untouched; intact/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
源源不斷 |
源源不断 |
[[yuan2yuan2-bu4duan4]] |
/(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous/ |
655
|
2 |
|
|
|
遠親不如近鄰 |
远亲不如近邻 |
[yuan3 qin1 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2] |
/A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers./ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
遠水不解近渴 |
远水不解近渴 |
[yuan3 shui3 bu4 jie3 jin4 ke3] |
/lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need/a slow remedy does not address immediate needs/ |
6970
|
1 |
|
|
|
遠水不救近火 |
远水不救近火 |
[yuan3 shui3 bu4 jiu4 jin4 huo3] |
/see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]/ |
4369
|
1 |
|
|
|
遠水救不了近火 |
远水救不了近火 |
[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3] |
/water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here/(fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency/ |
2629
|
1 |
|
|
|
怨不得 |
怨不得 |
[yuan4 bu5 de5] |
/cannot blame/no wonder/ |
5092
|
1 |
|
|
|
殞身不恤 |
殒身不恤 |
[yun3 shen1 bu4 xu4] |
/to die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
雜家 |
杂家 |
[Za2 jia1] |
/Miscellaneous School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocate was Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]/ |
5566
|
1 |
|
|
|
崽賣爺田不心疼 |
崽卖爷田不心疼 |
[zai3 mai4 ye2 tian2 bu4 xin1 teng2] |
/lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)/fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it/ |
1993
|
1 |
|
|
|
再好不過 |
再好不过 |
[zai4 hao3 bu4 guo4] |
/couldn't be better/ideal/wonderful/ |
2943
|
1 |
|
|
|
再生不良性貧血 |
再生不良性贫血 |
[zai4 sheng1 bu4 liang2 xing4 pin2 xue4] |
/aplastic anemia/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
在所不辭 |
在所不辞 |
[zai4 suo3 bu4 ci2] |
/not to refuse to (idiom)/not to hesitate to/ |
3806
|
1 |
|
|
|
在所不計 |
在所不计 |
[zai4 suo3 bu4 ji4] |
/irrespective of/to have no concerns whatsoever about/ |
5503
|
1 |
|
|
|
再不 |
再不 |
[[zai4bu4]] |
/or else; alternatively/ |
688
|
2 |
|
|
|
再不然 |
再不然 |
[[zai4bu5ran2]] |
/otherwise; alternatively; or else/ |
687
|
2 |
|
|
|
讚不絕口 |
赞不绝口 |
[zan4 bu4 jue2 kou3] |
/to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
贊不絕口 |
赞不绝口 |
[zan4 bu4 jue2 kou3] |
/to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
讚嘆不已 |
赞叹不已 |
[[zan4tan4-bu4yi3]] |
/(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe/ |
367
|
2 |
|
|
|
擇日不如撞日 |
择日不如撞日 |
[ze2 ri4 bu4 ru2 zhuang4 ri4] |
/lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)/fig. seize the occasion/ |
2008
|
1 |
|
|
|
則已 |
则已 |
[[ze2yi3]] |
/(literary) used in expressions of the form 不[bu4] + (verb) + 則已|则已[ze2yi3] ... "either don't (verb) at all, or if you do, ..."/ |
29
|
2 |
|
|
|
擇不開 |
择不开 |
[zhai2 bu5 kai1] |
/impossible to separate/impossible to disentangle/cannot take time out/ |
6161
|
1 |
|
|
|
債多不愁 |
债多不愁 |
[[zhai4duo1-bu4chou2]] |
/(lit.) when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)/(fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
站不住腳 |
站不住脚 |
[zhan4 bu5 zhu4 jiao3] |
/ill-founded/groundless/ |
5837
|
1 |
|
|
|
戰無不勝，攻無不克 |
战无不胜，攻无不克 |
[zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4 , gong1 wu2 bu4 ke4] |
/to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering/ever victorious/nothing they can't do/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
戰無不勝，攻無不取 |
战无不胜，攻无不取 |
[zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4 , gong1 wu2 bu4 qu3] |
/to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering/ever victorious/nothing they can't do/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
占著茅坑不拉屎 |
占着茅坑不拉屎 |
[zhan4 zhe5 mao2 keng1 bu4 la1 shi3] |
/lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)/fig. to be a dog in the manger/ |
4940
|
1 |
|
|
|
戰無不勝 |
战无不胜 |
[[zhan4wu2bu4sheng4]] |
/(idiom) all-conquering; invincible/ |
156
|
2 |
|
|
|
站著說話不腰疼 |
站着说话不腰疼 |
[[zhan4zhe5 shuo1hua4 bu4 yao1teng2]] |
/(saying) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter; (fig.) to be an armchair expert; to blabber on/ |
529
|
2 |
|
|
|
丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦 |
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 |
[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3] |
/lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)/fig. at a total loss/ |
4039
|
1 |
|
|
|
丈二金剛摸不著頭腦 |
丈二金刚摸不着头脑 |
[zhang4 er4 Jin1 gang1 mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3] |
/see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]/ |
4039
|
1 |
|
|
|
朝不保夕 |
朝不保夕 |
[zhao1 bu4 bao3 xi1] |
/at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisis/living from hand to mouth/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
朝不慮夕 |
朝不虑夕 |
[zhao1 bu4 lü4 xi1] |
/at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisis/living from hand to mouth/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
著三不著兩 |
着三不着两 |
[zhao2 san1 bu4 zhao2 liang3] |
/scatter-brained/thoughtless/ |
6783
|
1 |
|
|
|
找不自在 |
找不自在 |
[zhao3 bu4 zi4 zai5] |
/to ask for trouble/to bring misfortune on oneself/ |
6615
|
1 |
|
|
|
找不到 |
找不到 |
[zhao3 bu5 dao4] |
/can't find/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
找不著 |
找不着 |
[zhao3 bu5 zhao2] |
/to be unable to find/ |
6269
|
1 |
|
|
|
找不著北 |
找不着北 |
[zhao3 bu5 zhao2 bei3] |
/to be confused and disoriented/ |
5730
|
1 |
|
|
|
照買不誤 |
照买不误 |
[zhao4 mai3 bu4 wu4] |
/to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc)/ |
2231
|
1 |
|
|
|
這不 |
这不 |
[zhe4 bu5] |
/(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)/ |
4325
|
1 |
|
|
|
真金不怕火來燒 |
真金不怕火来烧 |
[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lai2 shao1] |
/see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]/ |
6196
|
1 |
|
|
|
真金不怕火煉 |
真金不怕火炼 |
[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4] |
/True gold fears no fire. (idiom)/ |
5570
|
1 |
|
|
|
真人不露相 |
真人不露相 |
[zhen1 ren2 bu4 lou4 xiang4] |
/the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)/ |
3779
|
1 |
|
|
|
爭執不下 |
争执不下 |
[zheng1 zhi2 bu4 xia4] |
/to quarrel endlessly/ |
4667
|
1 |
|
|
|
知彼知己，百戰不殆 |
知彼知己，百战不殆 |
[zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] |
/knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")/ |
4972
|
1 |
|
|
|
知恩不報 |
知恩不报 |
[zhi1 en1 bu4 bao4] |
/ungrateful/ |
5068
|
1 |
|
|
|
支付不起 |
支付不起 |
[zhi1 fu4 bu4 qi3] |
/to be unable to pay/unaffordable/ |
6784
|
1 |
|
|
|
知己知彼，百戰不殆 |
知己知彼，百战不殆 |
[zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] |
/know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
4972
|
1 |
|
|
|
知其不可而為之 |
知其不可而为之 |
[zhi1 qi2 bu4 ke3 er2 wei2 zhi1] |
/to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)/ |
3819
|
1 |
|
|
|
知其然而不知其所以然 |
知其然而不知其所以然 |
[[zhi1 qi2 ran2 er2 bu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3yi3 ran2]] |
/(saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so/ |
437
|
2 |
|
|
|
知人知面不知心 |
知人知面不知心 |
[zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1] |
/one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)/ |
4761
|
1 |
|
|
|
知無不言，言無不盡 |
知无不言，言无不尽 |
[[zhi1wu2bu4yan2, yan2wu2bu4jin4]] |
/(lit.) not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)/(fig.) frank; outspoken/ |
54
|
2 |
|
|
|
隻字不提 |
只字不提 |
[[zhi1zi4-bu4ti2]] |
/(idiom) to say not a single word about it/ |
449
|
2 |
|
|
|
執迷不悟 |
执迷不悟 |
[zhi2 mi2 bu4 wu4] |
/to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)/ |
5182
|
1 |
|
|
|
直言不諱 |
直言不讳 |
[zhi2 yan2 bu4 hui4] |
/to speak bluntly (idiom)/not to mince words/ |
4037
|
1 |
|
|
|
直言無諱 |
直言无讳 |
[[zhi2yan2-wu2hui4]] |
/see 直言不諱|直言不讳[zhi2yan2-bu4hui4]/ |
83
|
2 |
|
|
|
直言無隱 |
直言无隐 |
[[zhi2yan2-wu2yin3]] |
/see 直言不諱|直言不讳[zhi2yan2-bu4hui4]/ |
83
|
2 |
|
|
|
紙包不住火 |
纸包不住火 |
[[zhi3 bao1bu5zhu4 huo3]] |
/the truth will come out eventually; a secret can't be kept forever/ |
413
|
2 |
|
|
|
只可意會，不可言傳 |
只可意会，不可言传 |
[zhi3 ke3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2] |
/can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle/ |
1957
|
1 |
|
|
|
只說不做 |
只说不做 |
[zhi3 shuo1 bu4 zuo4] |
/to be all talk and no action/ |
4940
|
1 |
|
|
|
只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 |
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 |
[zhi3 xu3 zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3 , bu4 xu3 bai3 xing4 dian3 deng1] |
/only the official is allowed to light the fire/Gods may do what cattle may not/quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi/ |
6197
|
1 |
|
|
|
只知其一，不知其二 |
只知其一，不知其二 |
[zhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 , bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4] |
/to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
只不過 |
只不过 |
[[zhi3bu5guo4]] |
/only; merely; nothing but; no more than/it's just that .../ |
369
|
2 |
|
|
|
只見樹木，不見森林 |
只见树木，不见森林 |
[[zhi3jian4-shu4mu4, bu4jian4-sen1lin2]] |
/can't see the wood for the trees/ |
507
|
2 |
|
|
|
治標不治本 |
治标不治本 |
[zhi4 biao1 bu4 zhi4 ben3] |
/to treat the symptoms but not the root cause/ |
6937
|
1 |
|
|
|
志不在此 |
志不在此 |
[zhi4 bu4 zai4 ci3] |
/to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)/ |
4814
|
1 |
|
|
|
置之不理 |
置之不理 |
[zhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3] |
/to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside/ |
5321
|
1 |
|
|
|
置之不問 |
置之不问 |
[zhi4 zhi1 bu4 wen4] |
/to pass by without showing interest (idiom)/ |
6112
|
1 |
|
|
|
中看不中用 |
中看不中用 |
[zhong1 kan4 bu4 zhong1 yong4] |
/impressive-looking but useless/ |
1586
|
1 |
|
|
|
忠貞不渝 |
忠贞不渝 |
[zhong1 zhen1 bu4 yu2] |
/unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
周轉不開 |
周转不开 |
[zhou1 zhuan3 bu4 kai1] |
/to have financial difficulties/unable to make ends meet/ |
3765
|
1 |
|
|
|
周轉不靈 |
周转不灵 |
[zhou1 zhuan3 bu4 ling2] |
/to have a cash flow problem/ |
3765
|
1 |
|
|
|
豬狗不如 |
猪狗不如 |
[zhu1 gou3 bu4 ru2] |
/worse than a dog or pig/lower than low/ |
6631
|
1 |
|
|
|
注意力不足過動症 |
注意力不足过动症 |
[zhu4 yi4 li4 bu4 zu2 guo4 dong4 zheng4] |
/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/ |
4701
|
1 |
|
|
|
惴惴不安 |
惴惴不安 |
[zhui4 zhui4 bu4 an1] |
/to be on tenterhooks (idiom)/to be anxious and frightened/ |
4558
|
1 |
|
|
|
捉摸不定 |
捉摸不定 |
[[zhuo1mo1-bu4ding4]] |
/(idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down/ |
617
|
2 |
|
|
|
卓爾不群 |
卓尔不群 |
[zhuo2 er3 bu4 qun2] |
/standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding/excellent and unrivaled/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
卓乎不群 |
卓乎不群 |
[zhuo2 hu1 bu4 qun2] |
/standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding/preeminent/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
趑趄不前 |
趑趄不前 |
[zi1 ju1 bu4 qian2] |
/hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)/ |
6092
|
1 |
|
|
|
孜孜不倦 |
孜孜不倦 |
[zi1 zi1 bu4 juan4] |
/lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort/assiduous (in study)/to concentrate/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
子不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧 |
子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 |
[zi3 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2] |
/see 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧|儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫[er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2]/ |
4226
|
1 |
|
|
|
自不必說 |
自不必说 |
[zi4 bu4 bi4 shuo1] |
/(idiom) needless to say/it goes without saying/ |
1704
|
1 |
|
|
|
自不待言 |
自不待言 |
[zi4 bu4 dai4 yan2] |
/needless to say/it goes without saying/ |
3811
|
1 |
|
|
|
自不量力 |
自不量力 |
[zi4 bu4 liang4 li4] |
/to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)/ |
4687
|
1 |
|
|
|
自顧不暇 |
自顾不暇 |
[zi4 gu4 bu4 xia2] |
/(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs/too busy to spare time for anything extra/ |
1895
|
1 |
|
|
|
自愧不如 |
自愧不如 |
[zi4 kui4 bu4 ru2] |
/ashamed of being inferior (idiom)/to feel inferior to others/ |
6337
|
1 |
|
|
|
自命不凡 |
自命不凡 |
[zi4 ming4 bu4 fan2] |
/to think too much of oneself/self-important/arrogant/ |
6065
|
1 |
|
|
|
自強不息 |
自强不息 |
[zi4 qiang2 bu4 xi1] |
/to strive unremittingly/self-improvement/ |
6349
|
1 |
|
|
|
自嘆不如 |
自叹不如 |
[zi4 tan4 bu4 ru2] |
/to consider oneself as being not as good as the others/ |
7105
|
1 |
|
|
|
足不出戶 |
足不出户 |
[[zu2bu4chu1hu4]] |
/(idiom) to not leave one's home; to stay indoors/ |
100
|
2 |
|
|
|
嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢 |
嘴上没毛，办事不牢 |
[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2] |
/a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)/ |
4558
|
1 |
|
|
|
嘴上無毛，辦事不牢 |
嘴上无毛，办事不牢 |
[zui3 shang4 wu2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2] |
/see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]/ |
4558
|
1 |
|
|
|
嘴不嚴 |
嘴不严 |
[[zui3bu4yan2]] |
/to have a loose tongue/ |
836
|
2 |
|
|
|
醉翁之意不在酒 |
醉翁之意不在酒 |
[zui4 weng1 zhi1 yi4 bu4 zai4 jiu3] |
/wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol/having an ulterior motive/to have other things in mind/with an ax to grind/accomplishing something besides what one set out to do/ |
6310
|
1 |
|
|
|
左不過 |
左不过 |
[zuo3 bu5 guo4] |
/anyhow/in any event/just/only/ |
6025
|
1 |
|
|
|
坐不垂堂 |
坐不垂堂 |
[zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2] |
/lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger/ |
2960
|
1 |
|
|
|
做不到 |
做不到 |
[zuo4 bu4 dao4] |
/impossible/ |
6798
|
1 |
|
|
|
坐立不安 |
坐立不安 |
[zuo4 li4 bu4 an1] |
/lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)/restless/fidgety/ |
6298
|
1 |
|
|
|
坐視不理 |
坐视不理 |
[zuo4 shi4 bu4 li3] |
/to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)/ |
6138
|
1 |
|
|
|
坐臥不寧 |
坐卧不宁 |
[zuo4 wo4 bu4 ning2] |
/to be restless/ |
1590
|
1 |
|
|
|
作者不詳 |
作者不详 |
[[zuo4zhe3 bu4xiang2]] |
/author unknown/ |
963
|
2 |
