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不信任案 (bat1 seon3 jam6 on3) — no-confidence motion
不修邊幅 (bat1 sau1 bin1 fuk1) — not care about one's appearance (idiom); slovenly in dress and manner
不倒翁 (bat1 dou2 jung1) — roly-poly toy
不倦 (bat1 gyun6) — tireless; untiring; indefatigable
不倫不類 (bat1 leon4 bat1 leoi6) — out of place; inappropriate; incongruous
不值 (bat1 zik6) — not worth
不值一文 (bat1 zik6 jat1 man4) — worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever
不值得 (bat1 zik6 dak1) — unworthy
不值錢 (bat1 zik6 cin2) — of little value
不假思索 (bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3) — (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from t…
不偏不倚 (bat1 pin1 bat1 ji2) — (idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased
不偏斜 (bat1 pin1 ce4) — not leaning to one side; impartial; even-handed
不做聲 (bat1 zou6 seng1) — keep silent; not say a word
不停 (bat1 ting4) — incessant
不備 (bat1 bei6) — unprepared; off guard
不傷脾胃 (bat1 soeng1 pei4 wai6) — lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach; fig. something that is not critical
不僅 (bat1 gan2) — not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but als…
不僅如此 (bat1 gan2 jyu4 ci2) — not only that, but ...
不像樣 (bat1 zoeng6 joeng2) — in no shape to be seen; unpresentable; beyond recognition
不像話 (bat1 zoeng6 waa6) — unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
不光 (bat1 gwong1) — not the only one; not only
不光彩 (bat1 gwong1 coi2) — disgraceful; dishonorable
不克 (bat1 hak1) — cannot; to not be able (to); to be unable to
不免 (bat1 min5) — inevitably
不免一死 (bat1 min5 jat1 sei2) — cannot avoid being killed; cannot escape death; to be mortal
不入時宜 (bat1 jap6 si4 ji4) — out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
不公 (bat1 gung1) — unjust; unfair
不共戴天 (bat1 gung6 daai3 tin1) — (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
不兼容性 (bat1 gim1 jung4 sing3) — incompatibility
不再 (bat1 zoi3) — no more; no longer
不准 (bat1 zeon2) — not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit
不准許 (bat1 zeon2 heoi2) — forbidden; not allowed
不凍港 (bat1 dung3 gong2) — ice-free port; open port
不凡 (bat1 faan4) — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
不出所料 (bat1 ceot1 so2 liu6) — as expected
不分 (bat1 fan1) — not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to eit…
不分伯仲 (bat1 fan1 baak3 zung6) — lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are…
不分勝敗 (bat1 fan1 sing3 baai6) — to not be able to distinguish who's winning
不分勝負 (bat1 fan1 sing3 fu6) — unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched; to come out even…
不分彼此 (bat1 fan1 bei2 ci2) — to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom); t…
不分情由 (bat1 fan1 cing4 jau4) — indiscriminate
不分晝夜 (bat1 fan1 zau3 je6) — day and night; round-the-clock
不分皂白 (bat1 fan1 zou6 baak6) — not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and…
不分軒輊 (bat1 fan1 hin1 zi3) — well-matched; equally matched
不分青紅皂白 (bat1 fan1 cing1 hung4 zou6 baak6) — not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between…
不分高下 (bat1 fan1 gou1 haa6) — equally matched; not much to distinguish who is stronger
不切合實際 (bat1 cit3 hap6 sat6 zai3) — impractical; not conforming to reality
不切實際 (bat1 cit3 sat6 zai3) — unrealistic; impractical
不刊之論 (bat1 hon2 zi1 leon6) — indisputable statement; unalterable truth
不划算 (bat1 waa4 syun3) — it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive
不列顛 (bat1 lit6 din1) — Britain; British; Great Britain
不列顛保衛戰 (bat1 lit6 din1 bou2 wai6 zin3) — see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Zhan4 yi4]
不列顛哥倫比亞 (bat1 lit6 din1 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3) — British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
不列顛哥倫比亞省 (bat1 lit6 din1 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3 saang2) — British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
不列顛戰役 (bat1 lit6 din1 zin3 jik6) — Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)
不列顛諸島 (bat1 lit6 din1 zyu1 dou2) — British Isles
不利 (bat1 lei6) — unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental
不到 (bat1 dou3) — not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
不到長城非好漢 (bat1 dou3 coeng4 sing4 fei1 hou2 hon3) — lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get ov…
不到黃河心不死 (bat1 dou3 wong4 ho4 sam1 bat1 sei2) — lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere …
不力 (bat1 lik6) — not to do one's best; not to exert oneself
不加 (bat1 gaa1) — without; not; un-
不加修飾 (bat1 gaa1 sau1 sik1) — undecorated; unvarnished; no frills
不加區別 (bat1 gaa1 keoi1 bit6) — indiscriminate
不加思索 (bat1 gaa1 si1 sok3) — see 不假思索[bu4 jia3 si1 suo3]
不加拘束 (bat1 gaa1 keoi1 cuk1) — unrestricted
不加掩飾 (bat1 gaa1 jim2 sik1) — undisguised
不加理睬 (bat1 gaa1 lei5 coi2) — without giving due consideration; to ignore; to overlook
不加選擇 (bat1 gaa1 syun2 zaak6) — indiscriminate
不動 (bat1 dung6) — motionless
不動搖 (bat1 dung6 jiu4) — unmoved
不動產 (bat1 dung6 caan2) — real estate; immovable property; immovables
不動聲色 (bat1 dung6 sing1 sik1) — not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an ey…
不動點 (bat1 dung6 dim2) — fixed point (of a map) (math.)
不動點定理 (bat1 dung6 dim2 ding6 lei5) — fixed point theorem (math.)
不務正業 (bat1 mou6 zing3 jip6) — not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend …
不勝 (bat1 sing3) — cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely
不勝其擾 (bat1 sing1 kei4 jiu5) — unable to put up with (sth) any longer
不勝其煩 (bat1 sing1 kei4 faan4) — to be pestered beyond endurance
不勝其苦 (bat1 sing1 kei4 fu2) — unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不勝枚舉 (bat1 sing1 mui4 geoi2) — too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不勞而獲 (bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6) — (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge of…
不匱 (bat1 gwai6) — (literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking
不區分大小寫 (bat1 keoi1 fan1 daai6 siu2 se2) — case insensitive; not distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters
不卑不亢 (bat1 bei1 bat1 kong3) — neither servile nor overbearing (idiom); neither obsequious nor supercilious
不協調 (bat1 hip3 tiu4) — uncoordinated; disharmony
不即不離 (bat1 zik1 bat1 lei4) — to be neither too familiar nor too distant; to keep sb at arm's length
不厭 (bat1 jim3) — not to tire of; not to object to
不厭其煩 (bat1 jim3 kei4 faan4) — not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very pat…
不去理 (bat1 heoi3 lei5) — not to pay attention to; to leave sth as it is; to ignore
不及 (bat1 kap6) — to fall short of; not as good as; too late
不及格 (bat1 kap6 gaak3) — to fail; to flunk
不及物動詞 (bat1 kap6 mat6 dung6 ci4) — intransitive verb
不受歡迎 (bat1 sau6 fun1 jing4) — unwelcome
不只 (bat1 zi2) — not only; not merely
不可 (bat1 ho2) — cannot; should not; must not
不可一世 (bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3) — (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
不可以 (bat1 ho2 ji5) — may not
不可估量 (bat1 ho2 gu2 loeng6) — inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure
不可侵犯 (bat1 ho2 cam1 faan6) — inviolable
不可分割 (bat1 ho2 fan1 got3) — inalienable; unalienable; inseparable; indivisible
不可分離 (bat1 ho2 fan1 lei4) — inseparable
不可勝數 (bat1 ho2 sing1 sou2) — countless; innumerable
不可勝言 (bat1 ho2 sing3 jin4) — inexpressible (idiom); beyond description
不可同日而語 (bat1 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5) — lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned i…
不可名狀 (bat1 ho2 ming4 zong6) — indescribable; beyond description
不可告人 (bat1 ho2 gou3 jan4) — (idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged
不可多得 (bat1 ho2 do1 dak1) — hard to come by; rare
不可導 (bat1 ho2 dou6) — not differentiable (function in calculus)
不可或缺 (bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3) — necessary; must have
不可抗力 (bat1 ho2 kong3 lik6) — force majeure; act of God
不可抗拒 (bat1 ho2 kong3 keoi5) — act of God; force majeure (law); irresistible (idiom)
不可挽回 (bat1 ho2 waan5 wui4) — irreversible
不可撤銷信用證 (bat1 ho2 cit3 siu1 seon3 jung6 zing3) — irrevocable letter of credit
不可救藥 (bat1 ho2 gau3 joek6) — see 無可救藥|无可救药[wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4]
不可數 (bat1 ho2 sou2) — uncountable
不可數名詞 (bat1 ho2 sou2 ming4 ci4) — uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
不可數集 (bat1 ho2 sou2 zaap6) — uncountable set (math.)
不可枚舉 (bat1 ho2 mui4 geoi2) — innumerable (idiom)
不可理喻 (bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6) — (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
不可知論 (bat1 ho2 zi1 leon6) — agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe …
不可磨滅 (bat1 ho2 mo4 mit6) — indelible
不可端倪 (bat1 ho2 dyun1 ngai4) — impossible to get even an outline (idiom); unfathomable; not a clue
不可終日 (bat1 ho2 zung1 jat6) — to be unable to carry on even for a single day; to be in a desperate situation
不可缺少 (bat1 ho2 kyut3 siu2) — indispensable
不可置信 (bat1 ho2 zi3 seon3) — unbelievable; incredible
不可能 (bat1 ho2 nang4) — impossible; cannot
不可解 (bat1 ho2 gaai2) — insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
不可言喻 (bat1 ho2 jin4 jyu6) — inexpressible (idiom)
不可逆 (bat1 ho2 jik6) — irreversible
不可逆轉 (bat1 ho2 jik6 zyun2) — irreversible
不可逾越 (bat1 ho2 jyu4 jyut6) — impassable; insurmountable; insuperable
不可避免 (bat1 ho2 bei6 min5) — (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
不可開交 (bat1 ho2 hoi1 gaau1) — to be awfully (busy etc)
不合 (bat1 hap6) — to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ou…
不合作 (bat1 hap6 zok3) — noncooperation
不合時宜 (bat1 hap6 si4 ji4) — out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
不合法 (bat1 hap6 faat3) — illegal
不合理 (bat1 hap6 lei5) — unreasonable
不合體統 (bat1 hap6 tai2 tung2) — not according with decorum; scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior
不吉 (bat1 gat1) — unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
不吉利 (bat1 gat1 lei6) — ominous
不同 (bat1 tung4) — different; distinct; not the same; not alike
不同凡響 (bat1 tung4 faan4 hoeng2) — lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run
不名一文 (bat1 ming4 jat1 man4) — without a penny to one's name; penniless; stony-broke
不名數 (bat1 ming4 sou3) — abstract number
不名譽 (bat1 ming4 jyu6) — disreputable; disgraceful
不吐不快 (bat1 tou3 bat1 faai3) — to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
不吐氣 (bat1 tou3 hei3) — unaspirated
不吝 (bat1 leon6) — not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, g…
不吝珠玉 (bat1 leon6 zyu1 juk6) — (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be m…
不含糊 (bat1 ham4 wu4) — unambiguous; unequivocal; explicit; prudent; cautious; not negligent; unafraid;…
不周 (bat1 zau1) — not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
不周山 (bat1 zau1 saan1) — Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
不周延 (bat1 zau1 jin4) — undistributed
不咋地 (bat1 zaa2 dei6) — (dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special
不和 (bat1 wo4) — not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord
不咎既往 (bat1 gau3 gei3 wong5) — not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones …
不問 (bat1 man6) — to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let o…
不問青紅皂白 (bat1 man6 cing1 hung4 zou6 baak6) — not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between…
不啻 (bat1 ci3) — just as; no less than; like (sth momentous); as good as; tantamount to
不啻天淵 (bat1 ci3 tin1 jyun1) — no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely; worlds apart; …
不善 (bat1 sin6) — bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive
不單 (bat1 daan1) — not the only; not merely; not simply
不圓通 (bat1 jyun4 tung1) — inflexible; unaccommodating
不在 (bat1 zoi6) — not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased
不在乎 (bat1 zoi6 fu4) — not to care
不在了 (bat1 zoi6 liu5) — to be dead; to have passed away
不在意 (bat1 zoi6 ji3) — to pay no attention to; not to mind
不在狀態 (bat1 zoi6 zong6 taai3) — to be out of form; not to be oneself
不在話下 (bat1 zoi6 waa6 haa5) — to be nothing difficult; to be a cinch
不均 (bat1 gwan1) — uneven; distributed unevenly
不堪 (bat1 ham1) — cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
不堪一擊 (bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1) — (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
不堪入目 (bat1 ham1 jap6 muk6) — unbearable to look at; an eyesore
不堪忍受 (bat1 ham1 jan2 sau6) — unbearable
不堪設想 (bat1 ham1 cit3 soeng2) — too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable
不外 (bat1 ngoi6) — not beyond the scope of; nothing more than
不外乎 (bat1 ngoi6 fu4) — nothing else but
不外露 (bat1 ngoi6 lou6) — not exposed; concealed from view
不夠 (bat1 gau3) — not enough; insufficient; inadequate
不大 (bat1 daai6) — not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不大離 (bat1 daai6 lei4) — pretty close; just about right; not bad; same as 差不多
不大離兒 (bat1 daai6 lei4 ji4) — erhua variant of 不大離|不大离[bu4 da4 li2]
不太好 (bat1 taai3 hou2) — not so good; not too well
不失時機 (bat1 sat1 si4 gei1) — to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
不失為 (bat1 sat1 wai4) — can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)
不好 (bat1 hou2) — no good
不好受 (bat1 hou2 sau6) — unpleasant; hard to take
不好惹 (bat1 hou2 je5) — not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense
不好意思 (bat1 hou2 ji3 si3) — to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing …
不好說 (bat1 hou2 syut3) — hard to say; can't be sure; difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say
不如 (bat1 jyu4) — not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
不如人意 (bat1 jyu4 jan4 ji3) — leaving much to be desired; unsatisfactory; undesirable
不妙 (bat1 miu6) — (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuri…
不妥 (bat1 to5) — not proper; inappropriate
不妥協 (bat1 to5 hip3) — uncompromising
不妨 (bat1 fong4) — there is no harm in; might as well
不孕 (bat1 jan6) — infertile; unable to conceive a child; infertility
不孕症 (bat1 jan6 zing3) — female infertility
不孚眾望 (bat1 fu1 zung3 mong6) — not living up to expectations (idiom); failing to inspire confidence among peop…
不孝 (bat1 haau3) — unfilial
不學無術 (bat1 hok6 mou4 seot6) — without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
不安其室 (bat1 on1 kei4 sat1) — (idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs
不安分 (bat1 on1 fan6) — restless; unsettled
不安好心 (bat1 on1 hou2 sam1) — to have bad intentions
不完全歸納推理 (bat1 jyun4 cyun4 gwai1 naap6 teoi1 lei5) — inference by incomplete induction
不完全葉 (bat1 jyun4 cyun4 jip6) — (botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule
不完善 (bat1 jyun4 sin6) — imperfect
不定 (bat1 ding6) — indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
不定元 (bat1 ding6 jyun4) — indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x
不定冠詞 (bat1 ding6 gun3 ci4) — indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
不定式 (bat1 ding6 sik1) — infinitive (grammar)
不定形 (bat1 ding6 jing4) — indeterminate form
不定方程 (bat1 ding6 fong1 cing4) — (math.) indeterminate equation
不定期 (bat1 ding6 kei4) — non-scheduled; irregularly
不定積分 (bat1 ding6 zik1 fan1) — indefinite integral (math.)
不定詞 (bat1 ding6 ci4) — infinitive
不宜 (bat1 ji4) — not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
不客氣 (bat1 haak3 hei3) — you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
不宣而戰 (bat1 syun1 ji4 zin3) — open hostilities without declaring war; start an undeclared war
不容 (bat1 jung4) — must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate
不容置疑 (bat1 jung4 zi3 ji4) — unquestionable
不容置辯 (bat1 jung4 zi3 bin6) — peremptory; not to be denied; not brooking argument
不寒而慄 (bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6) — lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear; to be terrified
不對 (bat1 deoi3) — incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer
不對勁 (bat1 deoi3 ging3) — not right; amiss; to feel uncomfortable or unwell; to not get along
不對勁兒 (bat1 deoi3 ging6 ji4) — erhua form of 不對勁|不对劲[bu4 dui4 jin4]
不對盤 (bat1 deoi3 pun2) — (of a person) objectionable; (of two people) to find each other disagreeable
不對碴兒 (bat1 deoi3 zaa1 ji4) — not proper; not fit for the occasion
不對稱 (bat1 deoi3 cing3) — unsymmetrical; asymmetric
不對頭 (bat1 deoi3 tau4) — fishy; not right; amiss
不少 (bat1 siu2) — many; quite a few; a good number of
不屈 (bat1 wat1) — unyielding; unbending
不屈不撓 (bat1 wat1 bat1 naau4) — unyielding; indomitable
不屑 (bat1 sit3) — to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's di…
不屑一顧 (bat1 sit3 jat1 gu3) — to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
不巧 (bat1 haau2) — too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it
不差 (bat1 caa1) — to not lack
不已 (bat1 ji5) — (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
不帶 (bat1 daai3) — not to have; without; un-
不帶電 (bat1 daai3 din6) — uncharged; electrically neutral
不干涉 (bat1 gon1 sip3) — noninterference; nonintervention
不平 (bat1 ping4) — uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
不平凡 (bat1 ping4 faan4) — marvelous; marvelously
不平則鳴 (bat1 ping4 zak1 ming4) — where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against inj…
不平常 (bat1 ping4 soeng4) — remarkable; remarkably; unusual
不平等 (bat1 ping4 dang2) — inequality; unfairness
不平等條約 (bat1 ping4 dang2 tiu4 joek3) — (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more …
不平衡 (bat1 ping4 hang4) — disequilibrium
不幸 (bat1 hang6) — misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately
不幸之事 (bat1 hang6 zi1 si6) — mishap
不幸之幸 (bat1 hang6 zi1 hang6) — a fortune in misfortune; a positive in the negative
不待說 (bat1 doi6 syut3) — needless to say; it goes without saying
不很 (bat1 han2) — not very
不得 (bat1 dak1) — must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
不得不 (bat1 dak1 bat1) — have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
不得了 (bat1 dak1 liu5) — desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
不得人心 (bat1 dak1 jan4 sam1) — not to enjoy popular support; to be unpopular
不得其門而入 (bat1 dak1 kei4 mun4 ji4 jap6) — to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particu…
不得勁 (bat1 dak1 ging3) — awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well
不得已 (bat1 dak1 ji5) — to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have n…
不得已而為之 (bat1 dak1 ji5 ji4 wai4 zi1) — to have no other choice; to be the last resort
不得而知 (bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1) — unknown; unable to find out
不得要領 (bat1 dak1 jiu3 ling5) — to fail to grasp the main points
不復 (bat1 fuk6) — no longer; not again
不必要 (bat1 bit1 jiu3) — needless; unnecessary
不忍 (bat1 jan2) — cannot bear to
不忙 (bat1 mong4) — (polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time
不快 (bat1 faai3) — unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp
不念舊惡 (bat1 nim6 gau6 ok3) — do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
不忿 (bat1 fan6) — unsatisfied; unconvinced; indignant
不怎麼 (bat1 zam2 mo1) — not very; not particularly
不怎麼樣 (bat1 zam2 mo1 joeng6) — not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be sa…
不怕 (bat1 paa3) — fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though
不怠 (bat1 toi5) — unremitting in one's efforts
不急之務 (bat1 gap1 zi1 mou6) — (idiom) a matter of no great urgency
不恤 (bat1 seot1) — not to worry; not to show concern
不恤人言 (bat1 seot1 jan4 jin4) — not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what…
不恥下問 (bat1 ci2 haa6 man6) — not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
不恭 (bat1 gung1) — disrespectful
不息 (bat1 sik1) — continually; without a break; ceaselessly
不悅 (bat1 jyut6) — displeased; annoyed
不患寡而患不均 (bat1 waan6 gwaa2 ji4 waan6 bat1 gwan1) — do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from …
不情之請 (bat1 cing4 zi1 cing2) — (idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request
不情願 (bat1 cing4 jyun6) — unwilling
不惑 (bat1 waak6) — without doubt; with full self-confidence; forty years of age
不惜 (bat1 sik1) — not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
不惜血本 (bat1 sik1 hyut3 bun2) — to spare no effort; to devote all one's energies
不惟 (bat1 wai4) — not only
不想 (bat1 soeng2) — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不愉快 (bat1 jyu4 faai3) — disagreeable; unpleasant
不意 (bat1 ji3) — unexpectedly; unawareness; unpreparedness
不愧 (bat1 kwai3) — to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
不愧下學 (bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6) — not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
不愧不怍 (bat1 kwai3 bat1 zok6) — no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable; upright and above board
不慌不忙 (bat1 fong1 bat1 mong4) — (idiom) calm; unhurried; composed
不慎 (bat1 san6) — incautious; inattentive
不憤不啟 (bat1 fan5 bat1 kai2) — a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
不懂裝懂 (bat1 dung2 zong1 dung2) — to pretend to understand when you don't
不懈 (bat1 haai6) — untiring; unremitting; indefatigable
不懈怠 (bat1 haai6 toi5) — untiring; without slacking
不應期 (bat1 jing3 kei4) — refractory period (physiology)
不懷好意 (bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3) — (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
不成 (bat1 sing4) — won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
不成功便成仁 (bat1 sing4 gung1 bin6 sing4 jan4) — to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不成文 (bat1 sing4 man4) — unwritten (rule)
不成文法 (bat1 sing4 man4 faat3) — unwritten law
不成材 (bat1 sing4 coi4) — worthless; good-for-nothing
不成樣子 (bat1 sing4 joeng6 zi2) — shapeless; deformed; ruined; beyond recognition; (of a person) reduced to a sha…
不成話 (bat1 sing4 waa6) — see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
不成體統 (bat1 sing4 tai2 tung2) — not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior
不戰不和 (bat1 zin3 bat1 wo4) — neither war nor peace
不才 (bat1 coi4) — untalented; I; me (humble)
不打不成器 (bat1 daa2 bat1 sing4 hei3) — spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才 (bat1 daa2 bat1 sing4 coi4) — spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相識 (bat1 daa2 bat1 sing4 soeng1 sik1) — don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to frien…
不打不相識 (bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1) — lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to …
不打緊 (bat1 daa2 gan2) — unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind
不打自招 (bat1 daa2 zi6 ziu1) — to confess without being pressed; to make a confession without duress
不承認主義 (bat1 sing4 jing6 zyu2 ji6) — policy of non-recognition
不折不扣 (bat1 zit3 bat1 kau3) — a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out
不抵抗主義 (bat1 dai2 kong3 zyu2 ji6) — policy of nonresistance
不拉嘰 (bat1 laai1 gei1) — (nasty, stupid etc) as can be
不拉幾 (bat1 laai1 gei2) — (dialect) extremely
不拘 (bat1 keoi1) — not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever
不拘一格 (bat1 keoi1 jat1 gaak3) — not stick to one pattern
不拘小節 (bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3) — to not bother about trifles (idiom)
不振 (bat1 zan3) — lacking in vitality; depressed (market, spirits etc)
不提也罷 (bat1 tai4 jaa5 baa6) — best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it
不插電 (bat1 caap3 din6) — unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
不揣冒昧 (bat1 cyun2 mou6 mui6) — to venture to; to presume to; to take the liberty of
不摸頭 (bat1 mo2 tau4) — not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
不撞南牆不回頭 (bat1 zong6 naam4 coeng4 bat1 wui4 tau4) — to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
不擇手段 (bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6) — by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
不擴散核武器條約 (bat1 kwong3 saan3 hat6 mou5 hei3 tiu4 joek3) — Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
不支 (bat1 zi1) — to be unable to endure
不攻自破 (bat1 gung1 zi6 po3) — (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited
不敗之地 (bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6) — (idiom) invincible position
不敢當 (bat1 gam2 dong1) — lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatt…
不敢自專 (bat1 gam2 zi6 zyun1) — not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不敢苟同 (bat1 gam2 gau2 tung4) — to beg to differ (idiom)
不敢越雷池一步 (bat1 gam2 jyut6 leoi4 ci4 jat1 bou6) — dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
不敢高攀 (bat1 gam2 gou1 paan1) — lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term); I cannot presume on your a…
不敬 (bat1 ging3) — disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)
不敵 (bat1 dik6) — no match for; cannot beat
不料 (bat1 liu6) — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不斷 (bat1 tyun5) — unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
不方便 (bat1 fong1 bin6) — inconvenience; inconvenient
不日 (bat1 jat6) — within the next few days; in a few days time
不明 (bat1 ming4) — not clear; unknown; to fail to understand
不明不白 (bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6) — (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
不明事理 (bat1 ming4 si6 lei5) — not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不明就裡 (bat1 ming4 zau6 leoi5) — not to understand the situation; unaware of the ins and outs
不明確 (bat1 ming4 kok3) — indefinite; unclear
不明覺厲 (bat1 ming4 gok3 lai6) — although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
不明飛行物 (bat1 ming4 fei1 hang4 mat6) — UFO (unidentified flying object)
不易 (bat1 ji6) — not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
不易之論 (bat1 jik6 zi1 leon6) — perfectly sound proposition; unalterable truth; irrefutable argument
不是 (bat1 si6) — no; is not; not
不是一家人不進一家門 (bat1 si6 jat1 gaa1 jan4 bat1 zeon3 jat1 gaa1 mun4) — people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages…
不是冤家不聚頭 (bat1 si6 jyun1 gaa1 bat1 zeoi6 tau4) — destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a dis…
不是吃素的 (bat1 si6 hek3 sou3 dik1) — not to be trifled with; to be reckoned with
不是味兒 (bat1 si6 mei6 ji4) — not the right flavor; not quite right; a bit off; fishy; queer; amiss; feel bad…
不是嗎 (bat1 si6 maa3) — isn't that so?
不是東西 (bat1 si6 dung1 sai1) — (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing; worthless nobody; no-good
不是滋味 (bat1 si6 zi1 mei6) — to be upset; to feel disgusted
不是話 (bat1 si6 waa6) — see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
不時 (bat1 si4) — from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
不時之需 (bat1 si4 zi1 seoi1) — a possible period of want or need
不智 (bat1 zi3) — unwise
不暇 (bat1 haa6) — to have no time (for sth); to be too busy (to do sth)
不曾 (bat1 cang4) — hasn't yet; hasn't ever
不會 (bat1 wui5) — improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned …
不服 (bat1 fuk6) — not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey …
不服水土 (bat1 fuk6 seoi2 tou2) — (of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place; not acclimatized
不期 (bat1 kei4) — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不期然而然 (bat1 kei4 jin4 ji4 jin4) — happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations
不期而遇 (bat1 kei4 ji4 jyu6) — meet by chance; have a chance encounter
不朽 (bat1 nau2) — to last forever; eternal; enduring
不枉 (bat1 wong2) — not in vain
不標準 (bat1 biu1 zeon2) — nonstandard; incorrect; (of one's speech) poor; woeful (not in keeping with cor…
不歡而散 (bat1 fun1 ji4 saan3) — to part on bad terms; (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
不止 (bat1 zi2) — incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
不止一次 (bat1 zi2 jat1 ci3) — many times; on more than one occasion
不正之風 (bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1) — unhealthy tendency
不正常 (bat1 zing3 soeng4) — abnormal
不正當 (bat1 zing3 dong3) — dishonest; unfair; improper
不正當競爭 (bat1 zing3 dong3 ging6 zang1) — unfair competition; illicit competition
不正當關係 (bat1 zing3 dong3 gwaan1 hai6) — improper relationship; illicit relationship
不正確 (bat1 zing3 kok3) — incorrect; erroneous
不死心 (bat1 sei2 sam1) — unwilling to give up; unresigned
不比 (bat1 bei2) — unlike
不毛 (bat1 mou4) — barren
不毛之地 (bat1 mou4 zi1 dei6) — (idiom) barren land; desert
不求人 (bat1 kau4 jan4) — backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
不求收獲 (bat1 kau4 sau1 wok6) — not expecting any reward; not asking for favors
不求甚解 (bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2) — lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overvi…
不治 (bat1 zi6) — to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help
不治之症 (bat1 zi6 zi1 zing3) — incurable disease
不治而癒 (bat1 zi6 ji4 jyu6) — to recover spontaneously (from an illness); to get better without medical treat…
不沾鍋 (bat1 zim1 wo1) — non-stick pan (Tw)
不法 (bat1 faat3) — lawless; illegal; unlawful
不法分子 (bat1 faat3 fan6 zi2) — criminal; lawbreaker; outlaw
不注意 (bat1 zyu3 ji3) — thoughtless; not pay attention to
不消 (bat1 siu1) — to not need; needless (to say)
不清 (bat1 cing1) — unclear
不清楚 (bat1 cing1 co2) — unclear; not understood; currently unknown
不減當年 (bat1 gaam2 dong1 nin4) — (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (goo…
不渝 (bat1 jyu4) — (literary) (of loyalty, affection etc) unchanging; unwavering; constant
不測 (bat1 cak1) — unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap
不湊巧 (bat1 cau3 haau2) — unluckily
不準確 (bat1 zeon2 kok3) — imprecise
不溶 (bat1 jung4) — insoluble
不滿 (bat1 mun5) — dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than
不滿意 (bat1 mun5 ji3) — dissatisfied
不濟 (bat1 zai3) — (coll.) no good; of no use
不為人知 (bat1 wai4 jan4 zi1) — not known to anyone; secret; unknown
不為左右袒 (bat1 wai4 zo2 jau6 taan2) — to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
不為已甚 (bat1 wai4 ji5 sam6) — refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment; not be too hard on sub…
不為所動 (bat1 wai4 so2 dung6) — to remain unmoved
不為酒困 (bat1 wai4 zau2 kwan3) — not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold on…
不無 (bat1 mou4) — not without
不無小補 (bat1 mou4 siu2 bou2) — not be without some advantage; be of some help
不然 (bat1 jin4) — not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
不爭 (bat1 zang1) — widely known; incontestable; undeniable; to not strive for; to not contend for
不爭氣 (bat1 zang1 hei3) — to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations
不爽 (bat1 song2) — not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate
不特 (bat1 dak6) — not only
不獨 (bat1 duk6) — not only
不理 (bat1 lei5) — to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to igno…
不理不睬 (bat1 lei5 bat1 coi2) — to completely ignore (idiom); to pay no attention to; not to be in the least co…
不甘 (bat1 gam1) — unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling
不甘寂寞 (bat1 gam1 zik6 mok6) — unwilling to remain lonely or idle; unwilling to be left out
不甘心 (bat1 gam1 sam1) — not reconciled to; not resigned to
不甘於 (bat1 gam1 jyu1) — unwilling to accept; not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result et…
不甘示弱 (bat1 gam1 si6 joek6) — (idiom) not to be outdone
不用 (bat1 jung6) — need not
不用客氣 (bat1 jung6 haak3 hei3) — you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony
不用找 (bat1 jung6 zaau2) — "keep the change" (restaurant expression)
不用謝 (bat1 jung6 ze6) — You're welcome; Don't mention it
不由 (bat1 jau4) — can't help (doing sth)
不由分說 (bat1 jau4 fan1 syut3) — to allow no explanation
不由得 (bat1 jau4 dak1) — can't help; cannot but
不由自主 (bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2) — (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
不畏 (bat1 wai3) — unafraid; to defy
不畏強暴 (bat1 wai3 koeng4 bou6) — not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不畏強權 (bat1 wai3 koeng4 kyun4) — not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不當 (bat1 dong3) — unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
不當一回事 (bat1 dong3 jat1 wui4 si6) — not regard as a matter (of any importance)
不當事 (bat1 dong3 si6) — useless; regard as useless
不當緊 (bat1 dong3 gan2) — not important; of no consequence
不疾不徐 (bat1 zat6 bat1 ceoi4) — neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
不痛不癢 (bat1 tung3 bat1 joeng5) — lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure wha…
不登大雅之堂 (bat1 dang1 daai6 ngaa5 zi1 tong4) — lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork); not presentable; coarse; unrefined
不白之冤 (bat1 baak6 zi1 jyun1) — unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice
不盡 (bat1 zeon6) — not completely; endlessly
不盡根 (bat1 zeon6 gan1) — surd (math.)
不相上下 (bat1 soeng1 soeng6 haa6) — equally matched; about the same
不相容 (bat1 soeng1 jung4) — incompatible
不相容原理 (bat1 soeng1 jung4 jyun4 lei5) — (Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)
不相干 (bat1 soeng1 gon1) — to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with
不相符 (bat1 soeng1 fu4) — not in harmony
不省人事 (bat1 sing2 jan4 si6) — to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma
不眠不休 (bat1 min4 bat1 jau1) — without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
不睦 (bat1 muk6) — to not get along well; to be at odds
不瞅不睬 (bat1 cau1 bat1 coi2) — (idiom) to ignore completely; to pay no attention to
不知 (bat1 zi1) — not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredn…
不知丁董 (bat1 zi1 ding1 dung2) — forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom); unheeding the lessons of the past
不知不覺 (bat1 zi1 bat1 gok3) — (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
不知何故 (bat1 zi1 ho4 gu3) — somehow
不知凡幾 (bat1 zi1 faan4 gei2) — one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
不知利害 (bat1 zi1 lei6 hoi6) — see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]
不知去向 (bat1 zi1 heoi3 hoeng3) — whereabouts unknown; gone missing
不知天高地厚 (bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5) — not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's …
不知好歹 (bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2) — unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one;…
不知就裡 (bat1 zi1 zau6 leoi5) — unaware of the inner workings; naive; unwitting
不知所之 (bat1 zi1 so2 zi1) — whereabouts unknown
不知所云 (bat1 zi1 so2 wan4) — to not know what sb is driving at; to be unintelligible
不知所措 (bat1 zi1 so2 cou3) — not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a comple…
不知死活 (bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6) — to act recklessly (idiom)
不知疲倦 (bat1 zi1 pei4 gyun6) — untiring; not recognizing tiredness
不知痛癢 (bat1 zi1 tung3 joeng5) — numb; unfeeling; indifferent; inconsequential
不知羞恥 (bat1 zi1 sau1 ci2) — to have no sense of shame; brazen
不知者不罪 (bat1 zi1 ze2 bat1 zeoi6) — One who does not know is not guilty; If one does not know any better, one canno…
不知輕重 (bat1 zi1 hing1 cung5) — lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of th…
不知進退 (bat1 zi1 zeon3 teoi3) — not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
不破不立 (bat1 po3 bat1 laap6) — without destruction there can be no construction
不碎玻璃 (bat1 seoi3 bo1 lei1) — shatterproof or safety glass
不確定性原理 (bat1 kok3 ding6 sing3 jyun4 lei5) — Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)
不確實 (bat1 kok3 sat6) — untrue
不祥 (bat1 coeng4) — ominous; inauspicious
不祥之兆 (bat1 coeng4 zi1 siu6) — (idiom) bad omen
不禁 (bat1 gam1) — can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
不移 (bat1 ji4) — steadfast; inalienable
不稂不莠 (bat1 long4 bat1 jau5) — useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
不穩 (bat1 wan2) — unstable; unsteady
不穩平衡 (bat1 wan2 ping4 hang4) — unstable equilibrium
不穩性 (bat1 wan2 sing3) — instability
不空成就佛 (bat1 hung1 sing4 zau6 fat6) — Amoghasiddhi Buddha

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