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不近人情bù jìn rén qíng

(idiom) not amenable to reason / unreasonable

Headword or pronunciation不近人情

功不可没gōng bù kě mò

one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation功不可没

层出不穷céng chū bù qióng

more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation层出不穷

愁眉不展chóu méi bù zhǎn

with a worried frown

Headword or pronunciation愁眉不展

万劫不复wàn jié bù fù

consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve

Headword or pronunciation万劫不复

下不来xià bù lái

awkward / embarrassed / cannot be accomplished

Headword or pronunciation下不来

不可多得bù kě duō dé

hard to come by / rare

Headword or pronunciation不可多得

不容置疑bù róng zhì yí

unquestionable

Headword or pronunciation不容置疑

不端bù duān

improper / dishonorable

Headword or pronunciation不端

事不关己shì bù guān jǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation事不关己

二话不说èr huà bù shuō

(idiom) not saying anything further / not raising any objection / without demur

Headword or pronunciation二话不说

捉摸不定zhuō mō bù dìng

(idiom) unpredictable / elusive / hard to pin down

Headword or pronunciation捉摸不定

欲罢不能yù bà bù néng

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

祸不单行huò bù dān xíng

misfortune does not come singly (idiom) / it never rains but it pours

Headword or pronunciation祸不单行

老大不小lǎo dà bù xiǎo

no longer a child (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation老大不小

不力bù lì

not to do one's best / not to exert oneself

Headword or pronunciation不力

不可逆转bù kě nì zhuǎn

irreversible

Headword or pronunciation不可逆转

不吝bù lìn

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

不孝bù xiào

unfilial

Headword or pronunciation不孝

不敢当bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me

Headword or pronunciation不敢当

不由得bù yóu de

can't help / cannot but

Headword or pronunciation不由得

不义之财bù yì zhī cái

ill-gotten wealth or gains

Headword or pronunciation不义之财

不致bù zhì

not in such a way as to / not likely to

Headword or pronunciation不致

名不见经传míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody

Headword or pronunciation名不见经传

执迷不悟zhí mí bù wù

to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation执迷不悟

奋不顾身fèn bù gù shēn

to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) / undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils

Headword or pronunciation奋不顾身

有过之而无不及yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí

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

此路不通cǐ lù bù tōng

this road is blocked / fig. This method does not work. / Doing this is no good.

Headword or pronunciation此路不通

美中不足měi zhōng bù zú

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment

Headword or pronunciation美中不足

不务正业bù wù zhèng yè

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

不可磨灭bù kě mó miè

indelible

Headword or pronunciation不可磨灭

不无bù wú

not without

Headword or pronunciation不无

事不过三shì bù guò sān

(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

来历不明lái lì bù míng

(idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background

Headword or pronunciation来历不明

好景不长hǎo jǐng bù cháng

a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation好景不长

孜孜不倦zī zī bù juàn

lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) / continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate

Headword or pronunciation孜孜不倦

密不可分mì bù kě fēn

inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable

Headword or pronunciation密不可分

弱不禁风ruò bù jīn fēng

(lit.) too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / (fig.) extremely delicate / fragile

Headword or pronunciation弱不禁风

从容不迫cóng róng bù pò

calm / unruffled

Headword or pronunciation从容不迫

打抱不平dǎ bào bù píng

(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice

Headword or pronunciation打抱不平

可不 kě bu · see 可不是

勢不可擋 shì bù kě dǎng · see 势不可当

一字不落 yī zì bù là · see 一字不漏

上不得臺盤 shàng bù dé tái pán · see 上不了台面

不亢不卑 bù kàng bù bēi · see 不卑不亢

不加思索 bù jiā sī suǒ · see 不假思索

不可救藥 bù kě jiù yào · see 无可救药

不成話 bù chéng huà · see 不像话

不是話 bù shì huà · see 不像话

不知利害 bù zhī lì hài · see 不知好歹

不聲不吭 bù shēng bù kēng · see 不声不响

不記名 bù jì míng · see 无记名

不長眼睛 bù zhǎng yǎn jing · see 没长眼睛

互不相欠 hù bù xiāng qiàn · see 两不相欠

低頭不見抬頭見 dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiàn · see 抬头不见低头见

偷雞不著蝕把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ · see 偷鸡不成蚀把米

傲慢不遜 ào màn bù xùn · see 傲慢无礼

兩手不沾陽春水 liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ · see 十指不沾阳春水

冒天下之大不韙 mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi · see 冒大不韪

初生之犢不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ · see 初生牛犊不怕虎

初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ · see 初生牛犊不怕虎

吃水不忘挖井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén · see 吃水不忘掘井人

君子不計小人過 jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò · see 大人不记小人过

天下沒有不散的宴席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí · see 天下没有不散的筵席

寢食不安 qǐn shí bù ān · see 寝食难安

少不經事 shào bù jīng shì · see 少不更事

心神不屬 xīn shén bù zhǔ · see 心不在焉

必不可缺 bì bù kě quē · see 必不可少

急不及待 jí bù jí dài · see 急不可待

恨不能 hèn bu néng · see 恨不得

所言不虛 suǒ yán bù xū · see 所言非虚

數不著 shǔ bù zháo · see 数不上

杜門不出 dù mén bù chū · see 闭门不出

桀驁不順 jié ào bù shùn · see 桀骜不驯

樂此不倦 lè cǐ bù juàn · see 乐此不疲

欲速而不達 yù sù ér bù dá · see 欲速则不达

此言不虛 cǐ yán bù xū · see 此言非虚

沒齒不忘 mò chǐ bù wàng · see 没齿难忘

河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ · see 井水不犯河水

灰不溜秋 huī bu liū qiū · see 灰不溜丢

爛泥糊不上牆 làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng · see 烂泥扶不上墙

牛頭不對馬嘴 niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ · see 驴唇不对马嘴

犯不上 fàn bu shàng · see 犯不着

百思不得其解 bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě · see 百思不解

百折不回 bǎi zhé bù huí · see 百折不挠

皇上不急太監急 huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jí · see 皇帝不急太监急

皇上不急急太監 huáng shàng bù jí jí tài jiàn · see 皇帝不急太监急

皇帝不急急死太監 huáng dì bù jí jí sǐ tài jiàn · see 皇帝不急太监急

目不忍見 mù bù rěn jiàn · see 目不忍视

真金不怕火來燒 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo · see 真金不怕火炼

眼裡揉不得沙子 yǎn lǐ róu bu dé shā zi · see 眼里容不得沙子

秋毫不犯 qiū háo bù fàn · see 秋毫无犯

緘口不言 jiān kǒu bù yán · see 闭口不言

纖塵不染 xiān chén bù rǎn · see 一尘不染

腳不點地 jiǎo bù diǎn dì · see 脚不沾地

自不量力 zì bù liàng lì · see 不自量力

藝不壓身 yì bù yā shēn · see 艺多不压身

貨問三家不吃虧 huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī · see 货比三家不吃亏

身不由主 shēn bù yóu zhǔ · see 身不由己

遠水不救近火 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ · see 远水救不了近火

酸不溜秋 suān bu liū qiū · see 酸不溜丢

不列顛保衛戰 Bù liè diān Bǎo wèi zhàn · see 不列颠战役

不大離兒 bù dà lí r · variant of 不大离

不起眼兒 bù qǐ yǎn r · variant of 不起眼

八杆子打不著 bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo · variant of 八竿子打不着

可望而不可即 kě wàng ér bù kě jí · variant of 可望而不可及

委靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn · variant of 萎靡不振

差不離兒 chà bù lí r · variant of 差不离

忿忿不平 fèn fèn bù píng · variant of 愤愤不平

文風不動 wén fēng bù dòng · variant of 纹风不动

桀驁不遜 jié ào bù xùn · variant of 桀骜不驯

苦不唧兒 kǔ bu jī r · variant of 苦不唧

遂 suí · see 半身不遂

勿求人 wù qiú rén · see 不求人

原封未動 yuán fēng wèi dòng · see 原封不动

心餘力絀 xīn yú lì chù · see 心有余而力不足

念茲在茲 niàn zī zài zī · see 念念不忘

未遑多讓 wèi huáng duō ràng · see 不遑多让

無可避免 wú kě bì miǎn · see 不可避免

無虞匱乏 wú yú kuì fá · see 不虞匮乏

百思莫解 bǎi sī mò jiě · see 百思不解

直言無諱 zhí yán wú huì · see 直言不讳

直言無隱 zhí yán wú yǐn · see 直言不讳

茶飯無心 chá fàn wú xīn · see 茶饭不思

棱 lēng · see 刺棱

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