to arrive without invitation / unexpected guest / unwanted presence
Headword or pronunciation不速而至
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discontinuous
Headword or pronunciation不连续
surface of discontinuity
Headword or pronunciation不连续面
the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
Headword or pronunciation不逮捕特权
to fail / to fail to materialize / not to get one's way
Headword or pronunciation不遂
to be sorry / to feel apologetic
Headword or pronunciation不过意
not more than so-so (idiom) / mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary
Headword or pronunciation不过尔尔
to have no time to (do sth)
Headword or pronunciation不遑
lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom) / fig. not to be outdone / not to yield to one's opponents
Headword or pronunciation不遑多让
not miss the farming season / do farm work in the right season
Headword or pronunciation不违农时
rude / impertinent
Headword or pronunciation不逊
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
Headword or pronunciation不远千里
inadequate / unfit
Headword or pronunciation不适当
not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed
Headword or pronunciation不避斧钺
shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger / make light of difficulties and dangers
Headword or pronunciation不避艰险
lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom) / fig. let's make a night of it!
Headword or pronunciation不醉不归
rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)
Headword or pronunciation不锈铁
not improving / backward / below par
Headword or pronunciation不长进
unable to understand / can't get the point
Headword or pronunciation不开窍
unimportant / of no consequence
Headword or pronunciation不关痛痒
unconscious / involuntary
Headword or pronunciation不随意
involuntary muscle
Headword or pronunciation不随意肌
graceless / vulgar / indecent
Headword or pronunciation不雅
offensive to the eye / unbecoming / unsightly / ungainly
Headword or pronunciation不雅观
to stand by (sb) (idiom) / steadfast loyalty
Headword or pronunciation不离不弃
not bad / pretty good / pretty close
Headword or pronunciation不离儿
not work / be ineffective
Headword or pronunciation不灵
fault / error
Headword or pronunciation不韪
unfavorable / adverse
Headword or pronunciation不顺
we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)
Headword or pronunciation不题
unwilling
Headword or pronunciation不愿
regardless of what's before or after (idiom) / rushing blindly into sth
Headword or pronunciation不顾前后
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
Headword or pronunciation不顾大局
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom) / fig. to hide the key facts
Headword or pronunciation不显山不露水
otherworldly / detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life
Headword or pronunciation不食人间烟火
unsaturated
Headword or pronunciation不饱和
unsaturated fatty acid
Headword or pronunciation不饱和脂肪酸
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) / NFU
Headword or pronunciation不首先使用
to not appear to be decent or respectful / shameful
Headword or pronunciation不体面
really does not care
Headword or pronunciation并不在乎
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