Cantonese words starting with B
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不要臉不要脸
bat1 jiu3 lim5to have no sense of shame; shameless
不要面
bat1 jiu3 min6 Shameless
不約而同不约而同
bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consult...
不若
bat1 joek6not as good as; inferior
不讓鬚眉不让须眉
bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; lit. ...
不育
bat1 juk6to be infertile
不育性
bat1 juk6 sing3sterility
不育症
bat1 juk6 zing3sterility
不容
bat1 jung4must not; to not allow
不溶
bat1 jung4insoluble
不容置辯不容置辩
bat1 jung4 zi3 bin6peremptory; not brooking argument
不容置疑
bat1 jung4 zi3 ji4unquestionable
不用
bat1 jung6need not
不用客氣不用客气
bat1 jung6 haak3 hei3you're welcome; no need to stand on ceremony
不用找
bat1 jung6 zaau2"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
不用謝不用谢
bat1 jung6 ze6You're welcome
不如
bat1 jyu4not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
不渝
bat1 jyu4(literary) (of loyalty, affection etc) unchanging; unwavering; constant
不虞
bat1 jyu4unexpected; contingency
不愉快
bat1 jyu4 faai3disagreeable
不如人意
bat1 jyu4 jan4 ji3leaving much to be desired; undesirable
不語不语
bat1 jyu5(literary) not to speak
不予理會不予理会
bat1 jyu5 lei5 wui6to ignore; to dismiss
不予評論不予评论
bat1 jyu5 ping4 leon6No comment!
不予置評不予置评
bat1 jyu5 zi3 ping4No comments
不完全歸納推理不完全归纳推理
bat1 jyun4 cyun4 gwai1 naap6 teoi1 lei5inference by incomplete induction
不完全葉不完全叶
bat1 jyun4 cyun4 jip6(botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule
不完善
bat1 jyun4 sin6imperfect
不圓通不圆通
bat1 jyun4 tung1inflexible
不遠千里不远千里
bat1 jyun5 cin1 lei5make light of traveling a thousand li
不願不愿
bat1 jyun6unwilling
不悅不悦
bat1 jyut6displeased
不越雷池
bat1 jyut6 leoi4 ci4not overstepping the prescribed limits
畢卡索毕卡索
bat1 kaa1 sok3Picasso (Tw)
不給力不给力
bat1 kap1 lik6lame (unimpressive); not to try at all
不及
bat1 kap6to fall short of; too late
不及格
bat1 kap6 gaak3to fail
不及物動詞不及物动词
bat1 kap6 mat6 dung6 ci4intransitive verb
不求人
bat1 kau4 jan4backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
不求有功，但求無過不求有功，但求无过
bat1 kau4 jau5 gung1 ，daan6 kau4 mou4 gwo3lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avo...
不求甚解
bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an over...
不求收獲不求收获
bat1 kau4 sau1 wok6not expecting any reward
不期
bat1 kei4unexpectedly
畢其功於一役毕其功于一役
bat1 kei4 gung1 jyu1 jat1 jik6to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
不期而遇
bat1 kei4 ji4 jyu6meet by chance
不期然而然
bat1 kei4 jin4 ji4 jin4happen unexpectedly
不拘
bat1 keoi1not stick to; whatever
不區分大小寫不区分大小写
bat1 keoi1 fan1 daai6 siu2 se2case insensitive
不拘一格
bat1 keoi1 jat1 gaak3not stick to one pattern
不拘小節不拘小节
bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3to not bother about trifles (idiom)
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