Cantonese Dictionary

不理國事

bat1 lei5 gwok3 si6

Mandarin: bu4 li3 guo2 shi4

(of a king or emperor) to neglect national affairs

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不理想

bat1 lei5 soeng2

Mandarin: bu4 li3 xiang3

not ideal

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不甘

bat1 gam1

Mandarin: bu4 gan1

unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling

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不甘後人

bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4

Mandarin: bu4 gan1 hou4 ren2

Simplified: 不甘后人

not content to fall behind or not to exceed

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不甘心

bat1 gam1 sam1

Mandarin: bu4 gan1 xin1

not accepting (a certain situation); not willing; not reconciled; unyielding | Cant.: 唔甘心, 唔甘願

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不甘示弱

bat1 gam1 si6 joek6

Mandarin: bu4 gan1 shi4 ruo4

unwilling to concede

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不甚了了

bat1 sam6 liu5 liu5

Mandarin: bu2 shen4 liao3 liao3

have a shallow understanding of; know very little; not really understand

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不生性

bat1 saang1 sing3

Mandarin: bu4 sheng1 xing5

immature | misbehave

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不用

bat1 jung6

Mandarin: bu4*2 yong4

no need, need not

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不用客氣

bat1 jung6 haak3 hei3

Mandarin: bu2 yong4 ke4 qi4

don't mention it; you're welcome; don't be so polite [Syn.] 別客氣 , 甭客氣 [粵]: 唔使客氣

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不用謝

bat1 jung6 ze6

Mandarin: bu4 yong4 xie4

[1] you're welcome; don't mention it [2] [粵] 唔使多謝 (for goods received) and 唔使唔該 (for services rendered)

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不由得

bat1 jau4 dak1

Mandarin: bu4 you2 de5

can't help; cannot but; as a natural consequence

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不由自主

bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2

Mandarin: bu4 you2 zi4 zhu3

can't help; involuntarily

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不留

bat1 lau4

Mandarin: bu4 liu2

strict; not willing

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不留

bat1 lau4*1

Cantonese

always; all along; all the time; [國] 從來; 一向. Syn.: 一直, 經常

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不留意

bat1 lau4 ji3

Mandarin: bu4 liu2 yi4

without noticing

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不當

bat1 dong3

Mandarin: bu4*2 dang4

not suitable; not fitting; inappropriate | Cant.: 唔啱 | Syn.: 不適當; 不適合

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不當一回事

bat1 dong3 jat1 wui4 si6

Mandarin: bu2 dang4 yi4 hui2 shi4

not regard as a matter (of any importance)

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不疏忽的

bat1 so1 fat1 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 shu1 hu1 de5

[adj] observing

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不痛不癢

bat1 tung3 bat1 joeng5

Mandarin: bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3

scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory

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不白

bat1 baak6

Mandarin: bu4 bai2

unredressed

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不白之冤

bat1 baak6 zi1 jyun1

Mandarin: bu4 bai2 zhi1 yuan1

unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice

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不相上下

bat1 soeng1 soeng6 haa6*2

Mandarin: bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4

about the same; not much difference; equally matched

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不相伯仲

bat1 soeng1 baak3 zung6

similar capacity; on a par with

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不相宜的

bat1 soeng1 ji4 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 xiang1 yi2 de5

unsuited; incompatible

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不相容

bat1 soeng1 jung4

Mandarin: bu4 xiang1 rong2

inconsistent

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不相干

bat1 soeng1 gon1

Mandarin: bu4 xiang1 gan1

irrelevant; nothing to do with. Cant.: 唔關. Synon.: 沒關, 無關

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不相符

bat1 soeng1 fu4

Mandarin: bu4 xiang1 fu2

not in harmony

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不相等的

bat1 soeng1 dang2 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 xiang1 deng3 de5

unequal

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不省人事

bat1 sing2 jan4 si6

Mandarin: bu4 xing3 ren2 shi4

to be in a coma; to be unconscious

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