虎不拉

Chinese

tiger not; no
to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag
to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw
 
trad. (虎不拉)
simp. #(虎不拉)
alternative forms 胡伯剌
戶巴臘户巴腊
呼伯喇

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hùbulǎ, hùbalǎ, hùbolǎ, hǔbulā
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄚˇ, ㄏㄨˋ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄌㄚˇ, ㄏㄨˋ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄌㄚˇ, ㄏㄨˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄚ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): fu2 bat1 laai1

Noun

虎不拉

  1. (chiefly dialectal Mandarin) shrike

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Adjective

虎不拉

  1. (Beijing Mandarin) rude and unreasonable

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