Cantonese words starting with B

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不锈钢
bat1 sau3 gong3stainless steel
不锈铁
bat1 sau3 tit3rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steel...
不受欢迎
bat1 sau6 fun1 jing4unwelcome
不舍
bat1 se2reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
不舍得
bat1 se2 dak1missing (feeling)
bat1 sei2 sam1unwilling to give up
bat1 seoi1unfailing; enduring
bat1 seoi1not needed [written]
bat1 seoi3 bo1 lei1shatterproof or safety glass
bat1 seoi6to fail; not to get one's way
不逊
bat1 seon3rude
不信任动议
bat1 seon3 jam6 dung6 ji5motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)
bat1 seon3 jam6 on3no-confidence motion
bat1 seon3 jam6 tau4 piu3vote of no-confidence
不顺
bat1 seon6unfavorable
笔顺
bat1 seon6stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
bat1 seot1not to worry
bat1 seot1 jan4 jin4not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of wh...
不时
bat1 si4from time to time; occasionally
不时之需
bat1 si4 zi1 seoi1a possible period of want or need
笔试
bat1 si5written examination
bat1 si6no; not
bat1 si6 dik1no, that is not so [written]
西不是东西
bat1 si6 dung1 sai1(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing; no-good
bat1 si6 hek3 sou3 dik1not to be trifled with
不是一家人不进一家门
bat1 si6 jat1 gaa1 jan4 bat1 zeon3 jat1 gaa1 mun4people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); people ...
不是冤家不聚头
bat1 si6 jyun1 gaa1 bat1 zeoi6 tau4destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
不是吗
bat1 si6 maa3isn't that so?
不是味儿
bat1 si6 mei6 ji4not the right flavor; a bit off; queer; feel bad
不事生产
bat1 si6 sang1 caan2not to do anything productive
不是话
bat1 si6 waa6see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
bat1 si6 zi1 mei6to be upset
bat1 sik1continually; ceaselessly
bat1 sik1not stint; not hesitate (to do sth)
不识
bat1 sik1not knowing or recognising
不适
bat1 sik1unwell; out of sorts
不识大体
bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
不适当
bat1 sik1 dong3inadequate
不识高低
bat1 sik1 gou1 dai1can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
不识好歹
bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
bat1 sik1 hyut3 bun2to spare no effort
不识一丁
bat1 sik1 jat1 ding1total illiterate
不识庐山真面目
bat1 sik1 lou4 saan1 zan1 min6 muk6lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
不识时变
bat1 sik1 si4 bin3to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circum...
不识时务
bat1 sik1 si4 mou6to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circum...
不识泰山
bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不识抬举
bat1 sik1 toi4 geoi2fail to appreciate sb's kindness
不识字
bat1 sik1 zi6illiterate
不食人间烟火
bat1 sik6 jan4 gaan1 jin1 fo2otherworldly; detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life
bat1 sin6bad; not good at; quite impressive

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