不答不霎

Chinese

not; no
reply; answer; return
reply; answer; return; respond; echo; to answer; agree
 
 not; no all of a sudden; drizzle
trad. (不答不霎) 不 答 不 霎
simp. #(不答不霎) 不 答 不 霎
alternative forms 不八不霎

Etymology

Possibly from 不八不七.

Pronunciation

Adjective

不答不霎

  1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen; neither fish nor fowl
    這領衫穿甲不答不霎，真歹看。 [Hokkien, trad.]
    这领衫穿甲不答不霎，真歹看。 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit niá saⁿ chhēng kah put-lap-put-sap, chin pháiⁿ-khòaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    These clothes were worn so unpresentably, so ugly.

Synonyms

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