Cantonese Dictionary

不大離兒

bat1 daai6 lei4 ji4

Mandarin: bu4 da4 li2 er5

pretty close; just about right; not bad

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不太熟的

bat1 taai3 suk6 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 tai4 shu2 de5

underdone

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不失時機

bat1 sat1 si4 gei1

Mandarin: bu4 shi1 shi2 ji1

seize the opportune moment; lose no time

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不好

bat1 hou2

Mandarin: bu4 hao3

no good

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不好惹

bat1 hou2 je5

Mandarin: bu4 hao3 re3

not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense

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不好意思

bat1 hou2 ji3 si1/3

Mandarin: bu4 hao3 yi4 si5

excuse me; sorry; ; to feel embarrassed; I didn't mean to | 粵: 唔好意思

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不妙

bat1 miu6

Mandarin: bu4*2 miao4

(of a turn of events) not too encouraging, far from good, anything but reassuring

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不妥

bat1 to5

Mandarin: bu4 tuo3

inappropriate; not proper; not right | Cant.: 唔妥

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不妨

bat1 fong4

Mandarin: bu4 fang2

might as well; there is no harm

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不妨一試

bat1 fong4 jat1 si3

Mandarin: bu4 fang2 yi1 shi4

might as well have a try; can't hurt to try

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不嬲

bat1 nau1

Mandarin: bu4 niao3

Cantonese

always; all along

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不孚衆望

bat1 fu1 zung3 mong6

Mandarin: bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4

to fall short of people's expectations; not to meet people's expectations

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不學無術

bat1 hok6 mou4 seot6

Mandarin: bu4 xue2 wu2 shu4

have neither learning nor skill; be ignorant and incompetent

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不安

bat1 on1

Mandarin: bu4 an1

(adjective) Unease

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不安全

bat1 on1 cyun4

Mandarin: bu4 an1quan2

unsafe [written]

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不安的

bat1 on1 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 an1 de5

precarious; uncomfortable

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不安靜的

bat1 on1 zing6 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 an1 jing4 de5

troublous

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不完全中立

bat1 jyun4 cyun4 zung1 laap6

Mandarin: bu4 wan2 quan2 zhong1 li4

imperfect neutrality

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不完全葉

bat1 jyun4 cyun4 jip6

Mandarin: bu4 wan2 quan2 ye4

incomplete leaf

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不完全變化動詞

bat1 jyun4 cyun4 bin3 faa3 dung6 ci4

Mandarin: bu4 wan2 quan2 bian4 hua4 dong4 ci2

defective (type of verb)

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不完善

bat1 jyun4 sin6

Mandarin: bu4 wan2 shan4

imperfect

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不完善的

bat1 jyun4 sin6 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 wan2 shan4 de5

faulty

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不完美

bat1 jyun4 mei5

Mandarin: bu4 wan2 mei3

defective; imperfect

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不定

bat1 ding6

Mandarin: bu4 ding4

unstable; unsettled; unconfirmed; indefinite | Cant.: 唔定, 唔知

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不定冠詞

bat1 ding6 gun3 ci4

Mandarin: bu4 ding4 guan4 ci2

indefinite article

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不定詞

bat1 ding6 ci4

Mandarin: bu4*2 ding4 ci2

(lang.) infinitive

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不宜

bat1 ji4

Mandarin: bu4 yi2

[1] not suitable; [2] inadvisable, inappropriate

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不客氣

bat1 haak3 hei3

Mandarin: bu2 ke4 qi4

no need to be so polite; don't mention it (Cantonese: 唔使客氣)

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不客氣的

bat1 haak3 hei3 dik1

Mandarin: bu4 ke4 qi4 de5

unkind, tactless

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不宣而戰

bat1 syun1 ji4 zin3

Mandarin: bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4

open hostilities without declaring war; start an undeclared war

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