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不提也罢

bù tí yě bàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
best not to mention it / drop it / never mind / let's not talk about it
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9e3cf9b57afc1108. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不提也罷 不提也罢 [bu4 ti2 ye3 ba4] /best not to mention it/drop it/never mind/let's not talk about it/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 不提也罷

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 提
    dī

    used in 提防[dī fang] and 提溜[dī liu]

    tí

    to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid

  • 也
    yě

    also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a]

    Yě

    surname Ye

  • 罢
    bà

    to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish

    ba

    (final particle, same as 吧)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.