(idiom) always at loggerheads / never able to agree with sb / unable to get on with sb
Headword or pronunciation积不相能
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ill-founded / groundless
Headword or pronunciation站不住脚
(saying) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter / (fig.) to be an armchair expert / to blabber on
Headword or pronunciation站着说话不腰疼
to double up with laughter (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation笑不可仰
to laugh irrepressibly
Headword or pronunciation笑不可抑
to smile but say nothing
Headword or pronunciation笑而不语
the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation笑贫不笑娼
can't wait
Headword or pronunciation等不及
the isoperimetric inequality
Headword or pronunciation等周不等式
does not count for anything / of no account
Headword or pronunciation算不了
not count as
Headword or pronunciation算不得
to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business!
Headword or pronunciation管不着
crude and ill-educated (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation粗鲁不文
hopelessly muddled / impossible to unravel
Headword or pronunciation纠缠不清
home run (loanword) / a big hit (hugely popular) (Tw)
Headword or pronunciation红不让
absolutely still / fig. not the slightest change / also written 文風不動|文风不动
Headword or pronunciation纹风不动
the truth will come out eventually / a secret can't be kept forever
Headword or pronunciation纸包不住火
unable to get along (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation素不相能
(lit.) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again (Internet slang) / disenchanted with sth
Headword or pronunciation累觉不爱
not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom) / all-embracing
Headword or pronunciation细大不捐
(idiom) to avoid mentioning
Headword or pronunciation绝口不提
(idiom) continuously / in an endless stream
Headword or pronunciation络绎不绝
(coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy / to abuse sb's goodwill
Headword or pronunciation给脸不要脸
accurate to perfection (idiom) / precise to the finest detail
Headword or pronunciation丝毫不差
to be unable to bear
Headword or pronunciation经不住
does not bear examination
Headword or pronunciation经不起推究
(idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
Headword or pronunciation经久不息
unfailing / never-ending
Headword or pronunciation经久不衰
continuous / endless
Headword or pronunciation绵绵不绝
(idiom) unwilling to let go / like a dog with a bone / dogged
Headword or pronunciation紧咬不放
lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need
Headword or pronunciation缓不济急
(Internet slang) can't contain oneself / unable to bear / can't help (doing sth)
Headword or pronunciation绷不住
“surrender and your life will be spared”
Headword or pronunciation缴枪不杀
to muddle things together (idiom) / to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk
Headword or pronunciation缠夹不清
to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other
Headword or pronunciation缠绵不已
not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either
Headword or pronunciation缺一不可
to pass by without showing interest (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation置之不问
disproportionate punishment / the punishment is harsher than the crime
Headword or pronunciation罚不当罪
to scold without end (idiom) / incessant abuse
Headword or pronunciation骂不绝口
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation美不胜收
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