Cantonese Dictionary

不動聲色

bat1 dung6 seng1 sik1

Mandarin: bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4

to maintain one's composure; stay calm and collected; not turn a hair; not bat an eyelid

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不動點

bat1 dung6 dim2

Mandarin: bu4 dong4 dian3

a fixed point (of a map in math.)

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不動點定理

bat1 dung6 dim2 ding6 lei5

Mandarin: bu4 dong4 dian3 ding4 li3

(math.) fixed point theorem

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不務正業

bat1 mou6 zeng6 jip6

Mandarin: bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4

not engage in honest work; ignore one's proper occupation; not attend to one's proper duties

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不務正業的人

bat1 mou6 zeng3 jip6 dik1 jan4

Mandarin: bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4 de5 ren2

a layabout

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不勞而獲

bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6

Mandarin: bu4 lao2 er2 huo4

'to succeed with no effort'

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不匱

bat1 gwai6

Mandarin: bu4 kui4

not lack

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不卑不亢

bat1 bei1 bat1 kong3

Mandarin: bu4 bei1 bu4*2 kang4

(idiom) neither submissive nor oppressive; neither servile nor overbearing

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不即不離

bat1 zik1 bat1 lei4

Mandarin: bu4 ji2 bu4 li2

be neither too familiar nor too distant; keep sb at arm's length

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不厭

bat1 jim3

Mandarin: bu4 yan4

not mind doing sth; not tire of; not object to

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不厭其詳

bat1 jim3 kei4 coeng4

Mandarin: bu4 yan4 qi2 xiang2

Simplified: 不厌其详

acceptance of in depth details

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不及

bat1 kap6

Mandarin: bu4 ji2

[1] not as good as, inferior to; [2] find it too late | [粵]: 唔切

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不及物動詞

bat1 kap6 mat6 dung6 ci4

Mandarin: bu4 ji2 wu4 dong4 ci2

(lang.) intransitive verb

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不及物的

bat1 kap6 mat6 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 ji2 wu4 de5

neuter

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不受制裁的

bat1 sau6 zai3 coi4 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 shou4 zhi4 cai2 de5

unpunished

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不受歡迎

bat1 sau6 fun1 jing4

Mandarin: bu4 shou4 huan1 ying2

unwelcome

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不受理

bat1 sau6 lei5

Mandarin: bu4 shou4 li3

reject a complaint; refuse to entertain (a proposal)

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不受約束的

bat1 sau6 joek3 cuk1 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 shou4 yue1 shu4 de5

emancipate

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不受處罰的

bat1 sau6 cyu2 fat6 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 shou4 chu3 fa2 de5

unpunished

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不可

bat1 ho2

Mandarin: bu4 ke3

cannot; not able to | Cant.: 唔可以; 唔可; 唔可能; 唔得 | Syn.: 不可以; 不能; 不可能; 不能夠; 不得; 不行

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不可一世

bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 yi1 shi4

consider oneself unexcelled in the world; be insufferably arrogant

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不可不

bat1 ho2 bat1

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 bu4

cannot not to… [do something]

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不可估量

bat1 ho2 gu2 loeng6

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 gu1 liang4

inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure

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不可侵犯

bat1 ho2 cam1 faan6

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 qin1 fan4

inviolable; inviolability

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不可侵犯權

bat1 ho2 cam1 faan6 kyun4

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 qin1 fan4 quan2

inviolability

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不可再生的

bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5

non-renewable

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不可再生的能源

bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1 nang4 jyun4

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5 neng2 yuan2

non-renewable energy source

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不可再生資源

bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 zi1 jyun4

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 zi1 yuan2

non-renewable resources

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不可分割

bat1 ho2 fan1 got3

indivisibility

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不可分離

bat1 ho2 fan1 lei4

Mandarin: bu4 ke3 fen1 li2

inseparable

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