Cantonese words starting with B

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No need; unnecessary.

bat1 zoek6 bin1 zai3

不著邊際不着边际

Off-topic, irrelevant, or not to the point.

bat1 zoek6 luk6 fei1 hang4

不著陸飛行不着陆飞行

bat1 zoeng2 ngaan5 zing1

不長眼睛不长眼睛

To be thoughtless, inconsiderate, or blind to what is happening around oneself.

bat1 zoeng6 joeng2

不像樣不像样

In no shape to be seen, unacceptable, or beyond recognition.

bat1 zoeng6 waa6

不像話不像话

Unreasonable, outrageous, or scandalous.

bat1 zoeng6 waa6

不象話不象话

Unreasonable, shocking, or outrageous.

To no longer occur, exist, or repeat.

To not be present, or used as a euphemism for passing away.

To not care; to not mind; to feel that something is not important.

To pay no attention to; to not care about; to neglect or ignore.

To have passed away; to be dead.

bat1 zoi6 waa6 haa5

不在話下不在话下

Naturally expected or too insignificant to mention; a matter of course.

bat1 zoi6 zong6 taai3

不在狀態不在状态

To be out of form or not performing at one's best.

不作為不作为

Nonfeasance; failure to act; omission.

bat1 zong6 naam4 coeng4 bat1 wui4 tau4

不撞南牆不回頭不撞南墙不回头

To stubbornly insist on one's own ideas; to be utterly headstrong until one meets with disaster.

To not do; to refrain from doing.

bat1 zou6 kwai1 sam1 si6 ，bat1 paa3 gwai2 haau1 mun4

不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门

A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear.

bat1 zou6 seng1

不做聲不做声

To keep silent or remain quiet.

Shortcoming, flaw, or inadequacy; something that needs improvement.

A brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy, or a style of drawing or writing.

bat1 zuk1 ci2 sou3

不足齒數不足齿数

Not worth mentioning; insignificant or contemptible.

Inconsiderable; not worth mentioning.

bat1 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2

不足掛齒不足挂齿

Not worth mentioning; negligible or insignificant.

bat1 zuk1 jyut6

Premature; born before full term.

不觸目不触目

Unobtrusive; not eye-catching or conspicuous.

bat1 zuk1 wai4 dou6

不足為道不足为道

Not worth mentioning or not worth talking about.

bat1 zuk1 wai4 fan3

不足為訓不足为训

Not to be taken as an example, precedent, or authoritative guide.

bat1 zuk1 wai4 gwaai3

不足為怪不足为怪

Not at all surprising; nothing to be surprised about.

bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4

不足為奇不足为奇

Not surprising; ordinary; nothing to be amazed at.

bat1 zuk1 wai4 leoi6

不足為慮不足为虑

To give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about.

bat1 zuk1 wai4 ngoi6 jan4 dou6

不足為外人道不足为外人道

No need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves.

bat1 zuk1 wai4 pang4

不足為憑不足为凭

Insufficient as evidence or proof; not enough to rely on as a basis for belief.

Not bad; quite good; decent; out of the ordinary.

Unfaithful to one's partner, or disloyal to one's country.

To not like; to be not to one's liking.

bat1 zung1 jung6

Useless; of no practical use for a given situation.

bat1 zung1 tin1 nin4

不終天年不终天年

To die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course.

bat1 zyu2 gu3 soeng4

Not to stick to old conventions; to be innovative and open to change.

Careless, inattentive, or negligent.

Non-stop, continually, or without pause.

Incessant; non-stopping; without cease.

Endless, continuous, or uninterrupted; appearing in such large amounts that it never stops.

bat1 zyut6 jyu1 ji5

不絕於耳不绝于耳

To hear a sound continuously without interruption.

bat1 zyut6 jyu1 tou4

不絕於途不绝于途

To come and go in an endless stream; to be continuous or incessant along the road.

bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5

不絕如縷不绝如缕

Hanging by a thread; very precarious or almost extinct.

To assist or help.

To flick, shake, or brush gently a soft object such as a cloth or ribbon.

To pull out, draw, or extract something that is firmly embedded or stuck.

The fine hair on the body, especially on the calves and arms.