to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不为左右袒
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refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment / not be too hard on subject
Headword or pronunciation不为已甚
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
Headword or pronunciation不为过
not a slave to the bottle / able to enjoy alcohol in moderation / able to hold one's drink
Headword or pronunciation不为酒困
not be without some advantage / be of some help
Headword or pronunciation不无小补
widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for
Headword or pronunciation不争
to be disappointing / to fail to live up to expectations
Headword or pronunciation不争气
not well / out of sorts / in a bad mood / without discrepancy / accurate
Headword or pronunciation不爽
not only
Headword or pronunciation不特
not only
Headword or pronunciation不独
to completely ignore (idiom) / to pay no attention to / not to be in the least concerned about
Headword or pronunciation不理不睬
unreconciled to / not resigned to / unwilling
Headword or pronunciation不甘
(idiom) not want to be outdone / not content to lag behind
Headword or pronunciation不甘人后
unwilling to remain lonely or idle / unwilling to be left out
Headword or pronunciation不甘寂寞
(idiom) not want to be outdone / not content to lag behind
Headword or pronunciation不甘后人
not reconciled to / not resigned to
Headword or pronunciation不甘心
unwilling to accept / not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
Headword or pronunciation不甘于
(idiom) not to be outdone
Headword or pronunciation不甘示弱
you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
Headword or pronunciation不用客气
"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
Headword or pronunciation不用找
You're welcome / Don't mention it
Headword or pronunciation不用谢
to allow no explanation
Headword or pronunciation不由分说
not to submit to force (idiom) / to defy threats and violence
Headword or pronunciation不畏强暴
not to submit to force (idiom) / to defy threats and violence
Headword or pronunciation不畏强权
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
Headword or pronunciation不当一回事
useless / regard as useless
Headword or pronunciation不当事
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不当家不知柴米贵
unjust enrichment
Headword or pronunciation不当得利
not important / of no consequence
Headword or pronunciation不当紧
neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不疾不徐
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory
Headword or pronunciation不痛不痒
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) / not presentable / coarse / unrefined
Headword or pronunciation不登大雅之堂
unrighted wrong / unredressed injustice
Headword or pronunciation不白之冤
surd (math.)
Headword or pronunciation不尽根
incompatible
Headword or pronunciation不相容
(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)
Headword or pronunciation不相容原理
to be irrelevant / to have nothing to do with
Headword or pronunciation不相干
not in harmony
Headword or pronunciation不相符
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom) / fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
Headword or pronunciation不看僧面看佛面
without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不眠不休
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