(idiom) not amenable to reason / unreasonable
Headword or pronunciation不近人情
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(idiom) not amenable to reason / unreasonable
Headword or pronunciation不近人情
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation功不可没
more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation层出不穷
with a worried frown
Headword or pronunciation愁眉不展
consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve
Headword or pronunciation万劫不复
awkward / embarrassed / cannot be accomplished
Headword or pronunciation下不来
hard to come by / rare
Headword or pronunciation不可多得
unquestionable
Headword or pronunciation不容置疑
improper / dishonorable
Headword or pronunciation不端
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation事不关己
(idiom) not saying anything further / not raising any objection / without demur
Headword or pronunciation二话不说
(idiom) unpredictable / elusive / hard to pin down
Headword or pronunciation捉摸不定
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
Headword or pronunciation欲罢不能
misfortune does not come singly (idiom) / it never rains but it pours
Headword or pronunciation祸不单行
no longer a child (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation老大不小
not to do one's best / not to exert oneself
Headword or pronunciation不力
irreversible
Headword or pronunciation不可逆转
not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
Headword or pronunciation不吝
unfilial
Headword or pronunciation不孝
lit. I dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
Headword or pronunciation不敢当
can't help / cannot but
Headword or pronunciation不由得
ill-gotten wealth or gains
Headword or pronunciation不义之财
not in such a way as to / not likely to
Headword or pronunciation不致
(lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody
Headword or pronunciation名不见经传
to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation执迷不悟
to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) / undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils
Headword or pronunciation奋不顾身
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse
Headword or pronunciation有过之而无不及
this road is blocked / fig. This method does not work. / Doing this is no good.
Headword or pronunciation此路不通
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment
Headword or pronunciation美中不足
not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties
Headword or pronunciation不务正业
indelible
Headword or pronunciation不可磨灭
not without
Headword or pronunciation不无
(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
Headword or pronunciation事不过三
(idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background
Headword or pronunciation来历不明
a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation好景不长
lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) / continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate
Headword or pronunciation孜孜不倦
inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable
Headword or pronunciation密不可分
(lit.) too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / (fig.) extremely delicate / fragile
Headword or pronunciation弱不禁风
calm / unruffled
Headword or pronunciation从容不迫
(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice
Headword or pronunciation打抱不平