Cantonese Dictionary

不急之務

bat1 gap1 zi1 mou6

Mandarin: bu4 ji2 zhi1 wu4

a matter of no great urgency

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不恥下問

bat1 ci2 haa6 man6

Mandarin: bu4 chi3 xia4 wen4

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

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不恭

bat1 gung1

Mandarin: bu4 gong1

disrespectful

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不情之請

bat1 cing4 zi1 ceng2

Mandarin: bu4 qing2 zhi1 qing3

my presumptuous request

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不情願

bat1 cing4 jyun6*2

Mandarin: bu4 qing2 yuan4

to be unwilling

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不惑之年

bat1 waak4 zi1 nin4

Mandarin: hu2 huo4 zhi1 nian2

40 years old; to be a quadragenarian

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不惑之年

bat1 waak6 zi1 nin4

Mandarin: bu4 huo4 zhi1 nian2

the years where one can make wiser decisions, which usually refers to decade commencing when one reaches 40 years old

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不惜

bat1 sik1

Mandarin: bu4 xi2

to not stint; to not hesitate

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不惟

bat1 wai4

Mandarin: bu4 wei2

not only

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不惡

bat1 ok3

Mandarin: bu4 e4

Simplified: 不恶

Not fierce; Not bad

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不惡化

bat1 ok3 faa3

hold my own

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不想

bat1 soeng2

have no intention of; in no mood; without intention; indisposition

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不愉快

bat1 jyu4 faai3

Mandarin: bu4 yu2 kuai4

disagreeable; unpleasant

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不意

bat1 ji3

Mandarin: bu4 yi4

unexpectedly; unawareness; unpreparedness

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不感冒

bat1 gam2 mou6

Mandarin: bu4 gan3 mao4

have no interest

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不感興趣

bat1 gam2 hing3 ceoi3

Mandarin: bu4 gan3 xing4 qu4

disinclination; disincline; not care one bit

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不愧

bat1 kwai5

Mandarin: bu4*2 kui4

be worthy; be deserving; have proved oneself

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不慌不忙

bat1 fong1 bat1 mong4

Mandarin: bu4 huang1 bu4 mang2

leisurely

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不慎

bat1 san6

Mandarin: bu4 shen4

accidentally; uncareful

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不懂

bat1 dung2

Mandarin: bu4dong3

to not know; to not understand; to be ignorant of [written]

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不懂算術的

bat1 dung2 syun3 seot6 dik1

innumerate

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不懷好意

bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3

Mandarin: bu4 huai2 hao3 yi4

harbor evil designs; harbor malicious intentions

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不成

bat1 sing4

Mandarin: bu4 cheng2

not completed, unfinished, won't do

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不成功

bat1 sing4 gung1

Mandarin: bu4 cheng2 gong1

unsuccessful

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不成問題

bat1 sing4 man6 tai4

Mandarin: bu4 cheng2 wen4 ti2

Simplified: 不成问题

Won't be a problem

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不成文

bat1 sing4 man4

Mandarin: bu4 cheng2 wen2

unwritten

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不成文法

bat1 sing4 man4 faat3

Mandarin: bu4 cheng2 wen2 fa3

unwritten law

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不成氣候

bat1 sing4 hei3 hau6

Mandarin: bu4 cheng2 qi4 hou4

Simplified: 不成气候

one who has yet master a particular skill | one who is yet to pose as a threat to an enemy

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不戰不和

bat1 zin3 bat1 wo4

Mandarin: bu4 zhan4 bu4 he2

no war no peace

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不打不相識

bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1

Mandarin: bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2

out of blows friendship grows; no discord, no concord

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