not stick to / not confine oneself to / whatever
Headword or pronunciation不拘
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to not bother about trifles (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不拘小节
lacking in vitality / depressed (market, spirits etc)
Headword or pronunciation不振
reluctant to part with (sth or sb) / unwilling to let go of
Headword or pronunciation不舍
best not to mention it / drop it / never mind / let's not talk about it
Headword or pronunciation不提也罢
unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
Headword or pronunciation不插电
to venture to / to presume to / to take the liberty of
Headword or pronunciation不揣冒昧
not acquainted with the situation / not up on things
Headword or pronunciation不摸头
to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不撞南墙不回头
to be unable to endure
Headword or pronunciation不支
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc) / to be discredited
Headword or pronunciation不攻自破
(idiom) invincible position
Headword or pronunciation不败之地
(idiom) less than impressed / underwhelmed
Headword or pronunciation不敢恭维
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不敢自专
to beg to differ (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不敢苟同
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
Headword or pronunciation不敢越雷池一步
lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention
Headword or pronunciation不敢高攀
disrespect / irreverent / rude / insufficiently respectful (to a superior)
Headword or pronunciation不敬
no match for / cannot beat
Headword or pronunciation不敌
unexpectedly / to one's surprise
Headword or pronunciation不料
inconvenience / inconvenient
Headword or pronunciation不方便
within the next few days / in a few days time
Headword or pronunciation不日
(idiom) obscure / dubious / shady
Headword or pronunciation不明不白
not understanding things (idiom) / devoid of sense
Headword or pronunciation不明事理
not to understand the situation / unaware of the ins and outs
Headword or pronunciation不明就里
indefinite / unclear
Headword or pronunciation不明确
although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
Headword or pronunciation不明觉厉
UFO (unidentified flying object)
Headword or pronunciation不明飞行物
perfectly sound proposition / unalterable truth / irrefutable argument
Headword or pronunciation不易之论
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom) / marriages are predestined / people marry because they share common traits
Headword or pronunciation不是一家人不进一家门
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
Headword or pronunciation不是冤家不聚头
not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
Headword or pronunciation不是吃素的
not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
Headword or pronunciation不是味儿
isn't that so?
Headword or pronunciation不是吗
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
Headword or pronunciation不是东西
to be upset / to feel disgusted
Headword or pronunciation不是滋味
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
Headword or pronunciation不是鱼死就是网破
a possible period of want or need
Headword or pronunciation不时之需
unwise
Headword or pronunciation不智
to have no time (for sth) / to be too busy (to do sth)
Headword or pronunciation不暇
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