不該
Chinese
| not; no | that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (不該) | 不 | 該 | |
| simp. (不该) | 不 | 该 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùgāi
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùgai
- Wade–Giles: pu4-kai1
- Yale: bù-gāi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bugai
- Palladius: бугай (bugaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 goi1
- Yale: bāt gōi
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 goi1
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 goi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-kai
- Tâi-lô: put-kai
- Phofsit Daibuun: putkay
- IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kai³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ kai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
不該
Usage notes
Sometimes the Mandarin pronunciation of this word is used as a euphemism of 仆街 (puk1 gaai1) in Cantonese.
Derived terms
- 千不該萬不該 / 千不该万不该
- 命不該絕 / 命不该绝
- 沒下脣就不該攬著簫吹 / 没下唇就不该揽著箫吹