不平

Chinese

		not; no	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
simp. and trad. (不平)		不	平

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùpíng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ping⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): put-phìn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): put-pêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùpíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùpíng
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-pʻing²
  - Yale: bù-píng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupyng
  - Palladius: бупин (bupin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ ping⁴
  - Yale: bāt pìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ping⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ping⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: put-phìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: bud^ˋ pin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bud⁵ pin²
  - Sinological IPA: /put̚² pʰin¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-pêng
  - Tâi-lô: put-pîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: putpeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/

Adjective

不平

uneven; not smooth; rough
路面不平。 ― Lùmiàn bùpíng. ― Rough road ahead.
unfair; unjust
indignant; resentful

Synonyms

(uneven): (of a road) 坎坷 (kǎnkě)
(unfair):

偏曲 (piānqū) (literary)
偏頗 / 偏颇 (literary)

(indignant):

不滿 / 不满 (bùmǎn)
受氣 / 受气 (siū-khì) (Hokkien, Teochew)
嬲 (Cantonese)
嬲爆爆 (nau¹ baau³ baau³) (Cantonese)
怒 (nù) (literary, or in compounds)
怒憤 / 怒愤 (nùfèn) (literary)
悻悻 (xìngxìng) (literary)
悻然 (xìngrán) (literary)
憤怒 / 愤怒 (fènnù)
憤慨 / 愤慨 (fènkǎi)
憤懣 / 愤懑 (fènmèn)
氣呼呼 / 气呼呼 (qìhūhū)
氣奪奪 / 气夺夺 (Hokkien)
氣怫怫 / 气怫怫 (Hokkien)
氣憤 / 气愤 (qìfèn)
氣掣掣 / 气掣掣 (Hokkien)
氣沖沖 / 气冲冲 (qìchōngchōng)
激心 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
火大 (huǒdà)
生氣 / 生气 (shēngqì)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “unfair”):

不阿 (bù'ē) (formal)
中和 (zhōnghé) (literary)
中正 (zhōngzhèng) (literary)
允 (literary, or in compounds)
公允 (gōngyǔn)
公平 (gōngpíng)
公正 (gōngzhèng)
公直 (gōngzhí) (literary)
公道 (gōngdao)
大正 (literary)
平允 (píngyǔn)
平正 (píngzhèng)
持平 (chípíng)
持正 (chízhèng) (literary)
掠平 (Hokkien)

Noun

不平

unfair or unjust treatment; grievance; injustice
indignation; resentment

Synonyms

(indignation):

不滿 / 不满 (bùmǎn)
意見 / 意见 (yìjiàn)
異見 / 异见 (yìjiàn)
異議 / 异议 (yìyì)
貳言 / 贰言 (èryán) (literary)
駁議 / 驳议 (bóyì) (literary)

Derived terms

不平之鳴 / 不平之鸣 (bùpíngzhīmíng)
不平則鳴 / 不平则鸣 (bùpíngzémíng)
凹凸不平 (āotūbùpíng)
崎嶇不平 / 崎岖不平 (qíqūbùpíng)
憤憤不平 / 愤愤不平 (fènfènbùpíng)
打抱不平 (dǎbàobùpíng)
抱不平 (bào bùpíng)
路見不平 / 路见不平 (lùjiànbùpíng)
鳴不平 / 鸣不平 (míngbùpíng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	平
ふ Grade: 4	へい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふへー [fùhéé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟he̞ː]

Noun

不(ふ)平(へい) • (fuhei)

discontent, complaint, dissatisfaction
- 1948, 坂口安吾, 淪落の青春:
  不平(ふへい)を言(い)うことは許(ゆる)さぬ。
  Fuhei o iu koto wa yurusanu.
  I will allow no complaints.

Vietnamese

Adjective

不平

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