Chinese words containing 不 (bù)

1115 words.

• 是(shì)不(bu)是(shì) is or is not
• 忍(rěn)不(bu)住(zhù) cannot help
• 差(chà)不(bu)多(duō) almost
• 只(zhǐ)不(bu)过(guò) only
• 说(shuō)不(bu)定(dìng) can't say for sure
• 可(kě)不(bu)是(shì) exactly!
• 来(lái)不(bu)及(jí) there's not enough time
• 想(xiǎng)不(bu)到(dào) unexpected
• 对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ) I'm sorry
• 了(liǎo)不(bu)起(qǐ) amazing
• 用(yòng)不(bu)着(zháo) not need
• 舍(shě)不(bu)得(de) to hate to do sth
• 恨(hèn)不(bu)得(de) wishing one could do sth
• 好(hǎo)不(bu)好(hǎo) all right?
• 禁(jīn)不(bu)住(zhù) can't help it
• 好(hǎo)不(bù)容(róng)易(yì) with great difficulty
• 受(shòu)不(bù)了(liǎo) unbearable
• 有(yǒu)所(suǒ)不(bù)同(tóng) to differ to some extent
• 截(jié)然(rán)不(bù)同(tóng) entirely different
• 比(bǐ)不(bù)上(shàng) can't compare with
• 怪(guài)不(bu)得(de) no wonder!
• 一(yī)动(dòng)不(bù)动(dòng) motionless
• 必(bì)不(bù)可(kě)少(shǎo) absolutely necessary
• 要(yào)不(bu)是(shì) if it were not for
• 一(yī)言(yán)不(bù)发(fā) to not say a word
• 顾(gù)不(bu)得(de) unable to change sth
• 意(yì)想(xiǎng)不(bù)到(dào) unexpected
• 与(yǔ)众(zhòng)不(bù)同(tóng) to stand out from the crowd
• 得(dé)不(bù)到(dào) cannot get
• 离(lí)不(bu)开(kāi) inseparable
• 前(qián)不(bù)久(jiǔ) not long ago
• 瞧(qiáo)不(bù)起(qǐ) to look down upon
• 一(yī)成(chéng)不(bù)变(biàn) immutable
• 免(miǎn)不(bù)了(liǎo) unavoidable
• 顾(gù)不(bu)上(shàng) cannot attend to or manage
• 接(jiē)连(lián)不(bù)断(duàn) in unbroken succession
• 动(dòng)不(bu)动(dòng) (typically followed by 就 jiù) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)
• 要(yào)不(bù)然(rán) otherwise
• 情(qíng)不(bù)自(zì)禁(jīn) cannot refrain from
• 出(chū)其(qí)不(bù)意(yì) to catch sb off guard
• 谈(tán)不(bu)上(shàng) to be out of the question
• 过(guò)不(bu)去(qù) to make life difficult for
• 毫(háo)不(bù)犹(yóu)豫(yù) without the slightest hesitation
• 迫(pò)不(bù)及(jí)待(dài) unable to hold oneself back
• 少(shǎo)不(bu)了(liǎo) cannot do without
• 说(shuō)不(bu)得(de) to be unmentionable
• 微(wēi)不(bù)足(zú)道(dào) negligible
• 按(àn)捺(nà)不(bu)住(zhù) to be unable to hold back
• 时(shí)不(bù)时(shí) from time to time
• 措(cuò)手(shǒu)不(bù)及(jí) no time to deal with it
• 坚(jiān)定(dìng)不(bù)移(yí) unswerving
• 层(céng)出(chū)不(bù)穷(qióng) more and more emerge
• 巴(bā)不(bu)得(de) to be eager for
• 怒(nù)不(bù)可(kě)遏(è) in a towering rage
• 从(cóng)容(róng)不(bù)迫(pò) calm
• 目(mù)不(bù)转(zhuǎn)睛(jīng) to gaze steadily
• 源(yuán)源(yuán)不(bù)断(duàn) in an unending stream
• 一(yī)声(shēng)不(bù)吭(kēng) to not say a word
• 念(niàn)念(niàn)不(bù)忘(wàng) to keep in mind constantly
• 素(sù)不(bù)相(xiāng)识(shí) to be total strangers
• 默(mò)不(bù)作(zuò)声(shēng) to keep silent
• 过(guò)意(yì)不(bù)去(qù) to feel very apologetic
• 殊(shū)不(bù)知(zhī) little imagined
• 名(míng)不(bù)虚(xū)传(chuán) to live up to one's famous name
• 算(suàn)不(bù)得(dé) not count as
• 力(lì)不(bù)从(cóng)心(xīn) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
• 说(shuō)不(bu)上(shàng) to be unable to say or tell
• 滔(tāo)滔(tāo)不(bù)绝(jué) to talk on and on
• 迫(pò)不(bù)得(dé)已(yǐ) to have no alternative
• 为(wéi)数(shù)不(bù)多(duō) not many
• 使(shǐ)不(bu)得(de) cannot be used
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)不(bù)理(lǐ) to pay no heed to (idiom)
• 视(shì)而(ér)不(bù)见(jiàn) to turn a blind eye to
• 经(jīng)不(bu)起(qǐ) can't stand it
• 一(yī)声(shēng)不(bù)响(xiǎng) to keep totally silent
• 大(dà)不(bu)了(liǎo) at worst
• 了(liǎo)不(bu)得(de) terrific
• 坚(jiān)持(chí)不(bù)懈(xiè) to persevere unremittingly
• 奋(fèn)不(bù)顾(gù)身(shēn) undaunted by dangers
• 莫(mò)不(bù)是(shì) probably
• 且(qiě)不(bù)说(shuō) not to mention
• 哭(kū)笑(xiào)不(bù)得(dé) lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry
• 少(shǎo)不(bu)得(dé) cannot be avoided
• 络(luò)绎(yì)不(bù)绝(jué) continuously
• 心(xīn)不(bù)在(zài)焉(yān) absent-minded
• 忘(wàng)不(bu)了(liǎo) cannot forget
• 纹(wén)丝(sī)不(bù)动(dòng) to not move a single jot
• 摸(mō)不(bu)着(zháo)头(tóu)脑(nǎo) to be unable to make any sense of the matter
• 坚(jiān)贞(zhēn)不(bù)屈(qū) faithful and unchanging
• 行(xíng)不(bu)通(tōng) won't work
• 跟(gēn)不(bu)上(shàng) not able to keep up with
• 美(měi)索(suǒ)不(bù)达(dá)米(mǐ)亚(yà) Mesopotamia
• 那(nà)不(bù)勒(lè)斯(sī) Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy
• 看(kàn)不(bu)起(qǐ) to look down upon
• 深(shēn)不(bù)可(kě)测(cè) deep and unmeasurable
• 供(gōng)不(bù)应(yìng)求(qiú) supply does not meet demand
• 经(jīng)久(jiǔ)不(bù)息(xī) prolonged
• 二(èr)话(huà)不(bù)说(shuō) not saying anything further
• 有(yǒu)条(tiáo)不(bù)紊(wěn) regular and thorough
• 漫(màn)不(bù)经(jīng)心(xīn) careless
• 事(shì)不(bù)宜(yí)迟(chí) the matter should not be delayed
• 求(qiú)之(zhī)不(bù)得(dé) lit. seek but fail to get
• 猝(cù)不(bù)及(jí)防(fáng) to be caught off guard
• 忙(máng)不(bù)迭(dié) hurriedly
• 屡(lǚ)见(jiàn)不(bù)鲜(xiān) a common occurrence
• 来(lái)之(zhī)不(bù)易(yì) hard to come by
• 犹(yóu)豫(yù)不(bù)决(jué) hesitancy
• 坐(zuò)立(lì)不(bù)安(ān) lit. agitated sitting or standing
• 靠(kào)不(bu)住(zhù) unreliable
• 忐(tǎn)忑(tè)不(bù)安(ān) anxious
• 寡(guǎ)不(bù)敌(dí)众(zhòng) the few are no match for the many
• 冷(lěng)不(bu)防(fáng) unexpectedly
• 满(mǎn)不(bù)在(zài)乎(hu) not in the least concerned
• 见(jiàn)不(bu)得(dé)人(rén) shameful
• 由(yóu)不(bu)得(de) cannot help
• 一(yī)窍(qiào)不(bù)通(tōng) lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture
• 马(mǎ)不(bù)停(tíng)蹄(tí) unrelenting
• 一(yī)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn) to be a little bit careless
• 保(bǎo)不(bu)住(zhù) cannot maintain
• 对(duì)不(bu)住(zhù) to let sb down
• 大(dà)逆(nì)不(bù)道(dào) disgraceful
• 买(mǎi)不(bu)起(qǐ) cannot afford
• 魂(hún)不(bù)附(fù)体(tǐ) lit. body and soul separated
• 迥(jiǒng)然(rán)不(bù)同(tóng) widely different
• 犯(fàn)不(bu)着(zháo) not worthwhile
• 一(yī)丝(sī)不(bù)苟(gǒu) not one thread loose
• 连(lián)续(xù)不(bù)断(duàn) continuous
• 居(jū)高(gāo)不(bù)下(xià) to remain high
• 按(àn)兵(bīng)不(bù)动(dòng) to bide one's time
• 算(suàn)不(bù)了(liǎo) does not count for anything
• 义(yì)不(bù)容(róng)辞(cí) not to be shirked without dishonor
• 泣(qì)不(bù)成(chéng)声(shēng) sobbing uncontrollably
• 身(shēn)不(bù)由(yóu)己(jǐ) unable to do anything about it
• 死(sǐ)不(bù)了(liǎo) Portulaca Sundial
• 大(dà)不(bù)列(liè)颠(diān) Great Britain
• 无(wú)恶(è)不(bù)作(zuò) not to shrink from any crime
• 水(shuǐ)泄(xiè)不(bù)通(tōng) not one drop can trickle through
• 疲(pí)惫(bèi)不(bù)堪(kān) exhausted
• 深(shēn)信(xìn)不(bù)疑(yí) to believe firmly without any doubt
• 直(zhí)言(yán)不(bù)讳(huì) to speak bluntly
• 长(cháng)生(shēng)不(bù)老(lǎo) to live forever and never grow old
• 防(fáng)不(bù)胜(shèng)防(fáng) virtually impossible to prevent
• 恋(liàn)恋(liàn)不(bù)舍(shě) reluctant to part
• 参(cēn)差(cī)不(bù)齐(qí) variable
• 大(dà)惑(huò)不(bù)解(jiě) to be at a loss
• 惴(zhuì)惴(zhuì)不(bù)安(ān) to be on tenterhooks
• 愤(fèn)愤(fèn)不(bù)平(píng) to feel indignant
• 密(mì)不(bù)可(kě)分(fēn) inextricably linked
• 昏(hūn)迷(mí)不(bù)醒(xǐng) to remain unconscious
• 得(dé)不(bù)偿(cháng)失(shī) the gains do not make up for the losses
• 狼(láng)狈(bèi)不(bù)堪(kān) battered and exhausted
• 冷(lěng)不(bu)丁(dīng) suddenly
• 无(wú)处(chù)不(bù)在(zài) to be everywhere
• 杀(shā)人(rén)不(bù)眨(zhǎ)眼(yǎn) to murder without blinking an eye
• 看(kàn)不(bu)惯(guàn) cannot bear to see
• 闷(mèn)闷(mèn)不(bù)乐(lè) depressed
• 下(xià)落(luò)不(bù)明(míng) unaccounted
• 毫(háo)不(bù)费(fèi)力(lì) effortless
• 上(shàng)气(qì)不(bù)接(jiē)下(xià)气(qì) to be out of breath
• 格(gé)格(gé)不(bù)入(rù) inharmonious
• 吃(chī)不(bu)消(xiāo) to be unable to tolerate or endure
• 一(yī)蹶(jué)不(bù)振(zhèn) one stumble, unable to rise
• 大(dà)可(kě)不(bù)必(bì) need not
• 怨(yuàn)不(bu)得(de) cannot blame
• 刻(kè)不(bù)容(róng)缓(huǎn) to brook no delay
• 模(mó)糊(hu)不(bù)清(qīng) indistinct
• 一(yī)尘(chén)不(bù)染(rǎn) incorruptible
• 停(tíng)滞(zhì)不(bù)前(qián) stuck and not moving forward
• 信(xìn)不(bù)过(guò) to distrust
• 感(gǎn)激(jī)不(bù)尽(jìn) can't thank sb enough
• 滴(dī)水(shuǐ)不(bù)漏(lòu) lit. not one drop of water can leak out
• 等(děng)不(bù)及(jí) can't wait
• 打(dǎ)抱(bào)不(bù)平(píng) to fight for justice
• 架(jià)不(bu)住(zhù) unable to withstand
• 依(yī)依(yī)不(bù)舍(shě) reluctant to part
• 半(bàn)死(sǐ)不(bù)活(huó) half-dead
• 当(dāng)仁(rén)不(bù)让(ràng) to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
• 何(hé)乐(lè)而(ér)不(bù)为(wéi) what is there against it?
• 形(xíng)影(yǐng)不(bù)离(lí) inseparable
• 喋(dié)喋(dié)不(bù)休(xiū) to chatter endlessly
• 民(mín)不(bù)聊(liáo)生(shēng) the people have no way to make a living
• 势(shì)不(bù)两(liǎng)立(lì) irreconcilable differences
• 喜(xǐ)不(bù)自(zì)胜(shèng) unable to contain one's joy
• 死(sǐ)不(bù)瞑(míng)目(mù) lit. not close one's eyes after dying
• 心(xīn)照(zhào)不(bù)宣(xuān) to have a tacit understanding
• 数(shǔ)不(bù)胜(shèng)数(shǔ) too many to count
• 毫(háo)不(bù)留(liú)情(qíng) to show no quarter
• 战(zhàn)无(wú)不(bù)胜(shèng) all-conquering
• 执(zhí)迷(mí)不(bù)悟(wù) to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way
• 寸(cùn)步(bù)不(bù)离(lí) to follow sb closely
• 自(zì)不(bù)必(bì)说(shuō) needless to say
• 自(zì)强(qiáng)不(bù)息(xī) to strive unremittingly
• 宁(nìng)死(sǐ)不(bù)屈(qū) rather die than submit
• 有(yǒu)过(guò)之(zhī)而(ér)无(wú)不(bù)及(jí) not to be inferior in any aspects
• 麻(má)木(mù)不(bù)仁(rén) numbed
• 赞(zàn)不(bù)绝(jué)口(kǒu) to praise without cease
• 惨(cǎn)不(bù)忍(rěn)睹(dǔ) lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look
• 毫(háo)不(bù)客(kè)气(qi) no trace of politeness
• 乐(lè)此(cǐ)不(bù)疲(pí) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
• 刀(dāo)枪(qiāng)不(bù)入(rù) lit. impervious to sword or spear
• 功(gōng)不(bù)可(kě)没(mò) one's contributions cannot go unnoticed
• 神(shén)不(bù)知(zhī)鬼(guǐ)不(bù)觉(jué) top secret
• 苦(kǔ)不(bù)堪(kān)言(yán) to suffer unspeakable misery
• 锲(qiè)而(ér)不(bù)舍(shě) to chisel away at sth
• 伸(shēn)手(shǒu)不(bù)见(jiàn)五(wǔ)指(zhǐ) pitch-dark
• 大(dà)言(yán)不(bù)惭(cán) to boast shamelessly
• 缺(quē)一(yī)不(bù)可(kě) not a single one is dispensable
• 十(shí)恶(è)不(bù)赦(shè) wicked beyond redemption
• 经(jīng)不(bu)住(zhù) to be unable to bear
• 见(jiàn)怪(guài)不(bù)怪(guài) to be well accustomed
• 赔(péi)不(bú)是(shi) to apologize
• 充(chōng)耳(ěr)不(bù)闻(wén) to turn a deaf ear
• 站(zhàn)不(bu)住(zhù)脚(jiǎo) ill-founded
• 听(tīng)而(ér)不(bù)闻(wén) to hear but not react
• 既(jì)往(wǎng)不(bù)咎(jiù) to let bygones be bygones
• 痛(tòng)不(bù)欲(yù)生(shēng) to be so in pain as to not want to live
• 说(shuō)不(bu)过(guò)去(qù) cannot be justified
• 一(yī)丝(sī)不(bù)挂(guà) not wearing one thread
• 机(jī)不(bù)可(kě)失(shī) No time to lose!
• 蛮(mán)不(bù)讲(jiǎng)理(lǐ) completely unreasonable
• 阴(yīn)魂(hún)不(bù)散(sàn) lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed
• 高(gāo)不(bù)可(kě)攀(pān) too high to reach
• 坚(jiān)韧(rèn)不(bù)拔(bá) firm and indomitable
• 气(qì)不(bu)过(guò) so angry it's unbearable
• 万(wàn)不(bù)得(dé)已(yǐ) as a last resort
• 叫(jiào)苦(kǔ)不(bu)迭(dié) to complain without stopping
• 间(jiān)不(bù)容(róng)发(fà) by a hair's breadth
• 挥(huī)之(zhī)不(bù)去(qù) impossible to get rid of
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)能(néng) omnipotent
• 溃(kuì)不(bù)成(chéng)军(jūn) (of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed
• 穷(qióng)追(zhuī)不(bù)舍(shě) to pursue relentlessly
• 名(míng)不(bù)见(jiàn)经(jīng)传(zhuàn) name not encountered in the classics
• 足(zú)不(bù)出(chū)户(hù) to not leave one's home
• 举(jǔ)棋(qí)不(bù)定(dìng) to waver
• 入(rù)不(bù)敷(fū)出(chū) income does not cover expenditure
• 川(chuān)流(liú)不(bù)息(xī) unending flow
• 目(mù)不(bù)暇(xiá)接(jiē) a feast for the eyes
• 迷(mí)惑(huò)不(bù)解(jiě) to feel puzzled
• 孜(zī)孜(zī)不(bù)倦(juàn) continuous concentrated effort
• 拗(niù)不(bu)过(guò) can't persuade
• 放(fàng)荡(dàng)不(bù)羁(jī) wanton and unrestrained
• 无(wú)微(wēi)不(bù)至(zhì) in every possible way
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)包(bāo) not excluding anything
• 果(guǒ)不(bù)其(qí)然(rán) just as expected
• 毫(háo)不(bù)迟(chí)疑(yí) without the slightest hesitation
• 神(shén)不(bù)守(shǒu)舍(shè) absentminded
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)在(zài) omnipresent
• 漠(mò)不(bù)关(guān)心(xīn) not the least bit concerned
• 说(shuō)一(yī)不(bù)二(èr) to keep one's word
• 醉(zuì)翁(wēng)之(zhī)意(yì)不(bù)在(zài)酒(jiǔ) wine-lover's heart is not in the cup
• 人(rén)事(shì)不(bù)知(zhī) to have lost consciousness
• 凹(āo)凸(tū)不(bù)平(píng) uneven
• 捉(zhuō)摸(mō)不(bù)定(dìng) unpredictable
• 良(liáng)莠(yǒu)不(bù)齐(qí) good and bad people intermingled
• 始(shǐ)终(zhōng)不(bù)渝(yú) unswerving
• 撒(sā)手(shǒu)不(bù)管(guǎn) to stand aside and do nothing
• 爱(ài)不(bù)释(shì)手(shǒu) to find sth utterly irresistible
• 万(wàn)劫(jié)不(bù)复(fù) consigned to eternal damnation
• 只(zhī)字(zì)不(bù)提(tí) to say not a single word about it
• 应(yìng)接(jiē)不(bù)暇(xiá) more than one can attend to (idiom)
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)为(wéi) not stopping at anything
• 美(měi)中(zhōng)不(bù)足(zú) the fly in the ointment
• 荒(huāng)诞(dàn)不(bù)经(jīng) absurd
• 一(yī)钱(qián)不(bù)值(zhí) not worth a penny
• 吃(chī)不(bu)了(liǎo)兜(dōu)着(zhe)走(zǒu) lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home
• 寸(cùn)草(cǎo)不(bù)生(shēng) barren
• 怀(huái)才(cái)不(bù)遇(yù) to have talent but no opportunity
• 玩(wán)世(shì)不(bù)恭(gōng) to trifle without respect
• 长(cháng)生(shēng)不(bù)死(sǐ) immortality
• 兵(bīng)不(bù)血(xuè)刃(rèn) fig. an effortless victory
• 在(zài)所(suǒ)不(bù)辞(cí) not to refuse to (idiom)
• 密(mì)不(bù)透(tòu)风(fēng) sealed off
• 无(wú)人(rén)不(bù)知(zhī) known to everybody
• 无(wú)坚(jiān)不(bù)摧(cuī) to conquer every obstacle
• 赞(zàn)叹(tàn)不(bù)已(yǐ) to be in awe
• 心(xīn)神(shén)不(bù)宁(níng) to feel ill at ease
• 华(huá)而(ér)不(bù)实(shí) flower but no fruit
• 原(yuán)封(fēng)不(bù)动(dòng) the original seal has not been disturbed
• 浑(hún)然(rán)不(bù)觉(jué) totally unaware
• 焦(jiāo)虑(lǜ)不(bù)安(ān) worried too much
• 青(qīng)黄(huáng)不(bù)接(jiē) lit. yellow does not reach green
• 一(yī)病(bìng)不(bù)起(qǐ) to fall gravely ill, never to recover
• 万(wàn)死(sǐ)不(bù)辞(cí) ten thousand deaths will not prevent me
• 下(xià)不(bu)了(liǎo)台(tái) to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully
• 下(xià)不(bù)来(lái) awkward
• 急(jí)不(bù)可(kě)待(dài) impatient
• 愁(chóu)眉(méi)不(bù)展(zhǎn) with a worried frown
• 桀(jié)骜(ào)不(bù)驯(xùn) arrogant and obstinate
• 欲(yù)罢(bà)不(bù)能(néng) want to stop but can't
• 一(yī)去(qù)不(bù)复(fù)返(fǎn) gone forever
• 先(xiān)天(tiān)不(bù)足(zú) to have an inherent weakness
• 急(jí)不(bù)可(kě)耐(nài) unable to wait
• 无(wú)话(huà)不(bù)谈(tán) not to hold anything back
• 来(lái)历(lì)不(bù)明(míng) of unknown origin
• 言(yán)不(bù)由(yóu)衷(zhōng) to speak tongue in cheek
• 以(yǐ)不(bù)变(biàn)应(yìng)万(wàn)变(biàn) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
• 合(hé)不(bù)拢(lǒng)嘴(zuǐ) unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
• 屡(lǚ)禁(jìn)不(bù)止(zhǐ) to continue despite repeated prohibition
• 弱(ruò)不(bù)禁(jīn)风(fēng) too weak to stand up to the wind
• 忍(rěn)俊(jùn)不(bù)禁(jīn) cannot help laughing
• 惶(huáng)恐(kǒng)不(bù)安(ān) anxious
• 惹(rě)不(bu)起(qǐ) can't afford to offend
• 美(měi)不(bù)胜(shèng)收(shōu) nothing more beautiful can be imagined
• 生(shēng)生(shēng)不(bù)息(xī) to grow and multiply without end
• 为(wéi)富(fù)不(bù)仁(rén) to be wealthy and heartless
• 无(wú)奇(qí)不(bù)有(yǒu) nothing is too bizarre
• 萎(wěi)靡(mǐ)不(bù)振(zhèn) dispirited and listless
• 互(hù)不(bù)侵(qīn)犯(fàn) non-aggression
• 人(rén)生(shēng)地(dì)不(bù)熟(shú) to be a stranger in a strange land
• 自(zì)顾(gù)不(bù)暇(xiá) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
• 鸡(jī)犬(quǎn)不(bù)留(liú) not even chickens and dogs are spared
• 严(yán)惩(chéng)不(bù)贷(dài) to punish severely
• 井(jǐng)水(shuǐ)不(bù)犯(fàn)河(hé)水(shuǐ) everyone minds their own business
• 名(míng)不(bù)副(fù)实(shí) more in name than in fact
• 大(dà)不(bù)里(lǐ)士(shì) Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan
• 连(lián)绵(mián)不(bù)绝(jué) continuous
• 郁(yù)郁(yù)不(bù)乐(lè) discontented
• 互(hù)不(bù)相(xiāng)让(ràng) neither giving way to the other
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)知(zhī) omniscient
• 面(miàn)不(bù)改(gǎi)色(sè) not bat an eyelid
• 六(liù)亲(qīn)不(bù)认(rèn) not recognizing one's family
• 半(bàn)身(shēn)不(bù)遂(suí) paralysis of one side of the body
• 坚(jiān)不(bù)可(kě)摧(cuī) invulnerable
• 局(jú)促(cù)不(bù)安(ān) ill at ease
• 朝(zhāo)不(bù)保(bǎo)夕(xī) precarious state
• 爱(ài)理(lǐ)不(bù)理(lǐ) standoffish
• 骂(mà)不(bù)绝(jué)口(kǒu) to scold without end
• 鸡(jī)犬(quǎn)不(bù)宁(níng) lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed
• 八(bā)九(jiǔ)不(bù)离(lí)十(shí) pretty close
• 半(bàn)生(shēng)不(bù)熟(shóu) underripe
• 好(hǎo)景(jǐng)不(bù)长(cháng) a good thing doesn't last forever
• 妙(miào)不(bù)可(kě)言(yán) too wonderful for words
• 拥(yōng)挤(jǐ)不(bù)堪(kān) overcrowded
• 水(shuǐ)土(tǔ)不(bù)服(fú) not acclimatized
• 势(shì)不(bù)可(kě)当(dāng) impossible to resist
• 想(xiǎng)不(bu)开(kāi) cannot figure out
• 百(bǎi)年(nián)不(bù)遇(yù) only met with once every hundred years
• 目(mù)不(bù)斜(xié)视(shì) not to glance sideways
• 自(zì)愧(kuì)不(bù)如(rú) ashamed of being inferior
• 要(yào)不(bu)得(de) intolerable
• 雷(léi)打(dǎ)不(bù)动(dòng) not shaken by thunder
• 其(qí)貌(mào)不(bù)扬(yáng) nothing special to look at
• 心(xīn)有(yǒu)余(yú)而(ér)力(lì)不(bù)足(zú) the will is there, but not the strength
• 摇(yáo)摆(bǎi)不(bù)定(dìng) indecisive
• 有(yǒu)眼(yǎn)不(bù)识(shí)泰(tài)山(shān) lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai
• 百(bǎi)折(zhé)不(bù)挠(náo) to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks
• 相(xiāng)持(chí)不(bù)下(xià) at a stalemate
• 出(chū)言(yán)不(bù)逊(xùn) to speak rudely
• 大(dà)难(nàn)不(bù)死(sǐ) to just escape from calamity
• 禁(jīn)不(bu)起(qǐ) to be unable to stand
• 过(guò)犹(yóu)不(bù)及(jí) too far is as bad as not enough
• 闷(mēn)声(shēng)不(bù)响(xiǎng) to keep silent
• 魂(hún)不(bù)守(shǒu)舍(shè) to be preoccupied
• 一(yī)问(wèn)三(sān)不(bù)知(zhī) lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question
• 下(xià)不(bù)为(wéi)例(lì) not to be repeated
• 事(shì)不(bù)关(guān)己(jǐ) a matter of no concern to oneself
• 屡(lǚ)试(shì)不(bù)爽(shuǎng) well-tried
• 欲(yù)速(sù)则(zé)不(bù)达(dá) things can't be rushed
• 祸(huò)不(bù)单(dān)行(xíng) misfortune does not come singly
• 经(jīng)久(jiǔ)不(bù)衰(shuāi) unfailing
• 无(wú)人(rén)不(bù)晓(xiǎo) known to everyone
• 翻(fān)脸(liǎn)不(bù)认(rèn)人(rén) to fall out with sb and become hostile
• 遥(yáo)不(bù)可(kě)及(jí) unattainable
• 风(fēng)马(mǎ)牛(niú)不(bù)相(xiāng)及(jí) to be completely unrelated to one another
• 处(chǔ)变(biàn)不(bù)惊(jīng) to remain calm in the face of events
• 来(lái)者(zhě)不(bù)拒(jù) to refuse nobody
• 永(yǒng)垂(chuí)不(bù)朽(xiǔ) eternal glory
• 百(bǎi)战(zhàn)不(bù)殆(dài) to win every fight
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)不(bù)烂(làn)之(zhī)舌(shé) to have a silver tongue
• 无(wú)毒(dú)不(bù)丈(zhàng)夫(fu) no poison, no great man
• 秘(mì)而(ér)不(bù)宣(xuān) to withhold information
• 绵(mián)绵(mián)不(bù)绝(jué) continuous
• 免(miǎn)不(bu)得(de) unavoidable
• 兵(bīng)不(bù)厌(yàn)诈(zhà) deception is justified in war
• 对(duì)不(bù)上(shàng) to disagree
• 生(shēng)不(bù)逢(féng)时(shí) born at the wrong time
• 话(huà)不(bù)投(tóu)机(jī) not on the same wavelength
• 过(guò)目(mù)不(bù)忘(wàng) to have a highly retentive memory
• 于(yú)心(xīn)不(bù)忍(rěn) can't bear to
• 恬(tián)不(bù)知(zhī)耻(chǐ) to have no sense of shame
• 来(lái)不(bu)得(dé) cannot allow
• 看(kàn)不(bù)顺(shùn)眼(yǎn) unpleasant to the eye
• 老(lǎo)大(dà)不(bù)小(xiǎo) no longer a child
• 自(zì)不(bù)待(dài)言(yán) needless to say
• 可(kě)望(wàng)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)及(jí) in sight but beyond reach
• 彻(chè)夜(yè)不(bù)眠(mián) to be sleepless all night
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)至(zhì) to reach everywhere
• 来(lái)而(ér)不(bù)往(wǎng)非(fēi)礼(lǐ)也(yě) not to reciprocate is against etiquette
• 皮(pí)笑(xiào)肉(ròu)不(bù)笑(xiào) to put on a fake smile
• 一(yī)字(zì)不(bù)差(chà) word for word
• 乐(lè)不(bù)可(kě)支(zhī) overjoyed
• 何(hé)乐(lè)不(bù)为(wéi) what is there against it?
• 牢(láo)不(bù)可(kě)破(pò) rock-solid
• 畏(wèi)缩(suō)不(bù)前(qián) to shrink back in fear
• 目(mù)不(bù)识(shí)丁(dīng) totally illiterate
• 自(zì)命(mìng)不(bù)凡(fán) to think too much of oneself
• 万(wàn)变(biàn)不(bù)离(lí)其(qí)宗(zōng) plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
• 好(hǎo)汉(hàn)不(bù)吃(chī)眼(yǎn)前(qián)亏(kuī) a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him
• 换(huàn)汤(tāng)不(bù)换(huàn)药(yào) a change in name only
• 却(què)之(zhī)不(bù)恭(gōng) to refuse would be impolite
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)用(yòng)其(qí)极(jí) committing all manner of crimes
• 裹(guǒ)足(zú)不(bù)前(qián) to hesitate and hold back
• 一(yī)文(wén)不(bù)值(zhí) worthless
• 刚(gāng)正(zhèng)不(bù)阿(ē) upright and plainspoken
• 吕(lǚ)不(bù)韦(wéi) Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦国 qínguó, subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代 qíndài Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政 yíngzhèng, who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 qínshǐhuáng
• 少(shào)不(bù)更(gēng)事(shì) young and inexperienced
• 差(chà)不(bù)离(lí) not much different
• 把(bǎ)持(chí)不(bù)定(dìng) indecisive
• 洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)不(bù)干(gàn) to totally stop doing something
• 狗(gǒu)屁(pì)不(bù)通(tōng) nonsensical
• 申(shēn)不(bù)害(hài) Shen Buhai (385-337 BC), legalist political thinker
• 看(kàn)不(bu)过(guò)去(qu) cannot stand by idly and watch
• 举(jǔ)不(bù)胜(shèng)举(jǔ) too numerous to list
• 吃(chī)不(bu)住(zhù) to be unable to bear or support
• 心(xīn)神(shén)不(bù)安(ān) to feel ill at ease
• 恨(hèn)铁(tiě)不(bù)成(chéng)钢(gāng) lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel
• 脚(jiǎo)不(bù)沾(zhān)地(dì) feet not touching the ground
• 饥(jī)不(bù)择(zé)食(shí) beggars can't be choosers
• 心(xīn)口(kǒu)不(bù)一(yī) heart and mouth at variance
• 言(yán)行(xíng)不(bù)一(yī) to say one thing and do another
• 语(yǔ)焉(yān)不(bù)详(xiáng) not giving details
• 上(shàng)梁(liáng)不(bù)正(zhèng)下(xià)梁(liáng)歪(wāi) fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
• 俗(sú)不(bù)可(kě)耐(nài) intolerably vulgar
• 口(kǒu)不(bù)择(zé)言(yán) to speak incoherently
• 小(xiǎo)不(bù)忍(rěn)则(zé)乱(luàn)大(dà)谋(móu) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
• 尾(wěi)大(dà)不(bù)掉(diào) large tail obstructs action
• 愚(yú)不(bù)可(kě)及(jí) impossibly stupid
• 敢(gǎn)怒(nù)而(ér)不(bù)敢(gǎn)言(yán) angry, but not daring to speak out
• 敬(jìng)酒(jiǔ)不(bù)吃(chī)吃(chī)罚(fá)酒(jiǔ) lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit
• 无(wú)事(shì)不(bù)登(dēng)三(sān)宝(bǎo)殿(diàn) lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause
• 隐(yǐn)忍(rěn)不(bù)发(fā) to keep one's emotions inside oneself
• 鸣(míng)不(bù)平(píng) to cry out against injustice
• 供(gòng)认(rèn)不(bù)讳(huì) to make a full confession
• 保(bǎo)不(bù)定(dìng) more likely than not
• 吃(chī)力(lì)不(bù)讨(tǎo)好(hǎo) arduous and thankless task
• 坚(jiān)忍(rěn)不(bù)拔(bá) fortitude
• 寸(cùn)步(bù)不(bù)让(ràng) not to yield an inch
• 屡(lǚ)教(jiào)不(bù)改(gǎi) lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition
• 忠(zhōng)贞(zhēn)不(bù)渝(yú) unswerving in one's loyalty
• 抱(bào)不(bù)平(píng) to be outraged by an injustice
• 揭(jiē)不(bù)开(kāi)锅(guō) to be unable to afford food
• 无(wú)巧(qiǎo)不(bù)成(chéng)书(shū) curious coincidence
• 男(nán)女(nǚ)授(shòu)受(shòu)不(bù)亲(qīn) men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things
• 眼(yǎn)不(bù)见(jiàn)为(wéi)净(jìng) what remains unseen is deemed to be clean
• 诲(huì)人(rén)不(bù)倦(juàn) instructing with tireless zeal
• 颠(diān)扑(pū)不(bù)破(pò) solid
• 一(yī)毛(máo)不(bù)拔(bá) unwilling to spare a single hair
• 事(shì)不(bù)过(guò)三(sān) don't repeat the same mistake again and again
• 喜(xǐ)不(bù)自(zì)禁(jīn) unable to contain one's joy
• 坐(zuò)卧(wò)不(bù)宁(níng) to be restless
• 多(duō)一(yī)事(shì)不(bù)如(rú)少(shǎo)一(yī)事(shì) it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble
• 害(hài)人(rén)不(bù)浅(qiǎn) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm
• 并(bìng)行(xíng)不(bù)悖(bèi) to run in parallel without hindrance
• 手(shǒu)不(bù)释(shì)卷(juàn) lit. always with a book in hand
• 无(wú)可(kě)无(wú)不(bù)可(kě) neither for nor against sth
• 无(wú)往(wǎng)不(bù)利(lì) to be successful in every endeavor
• 时(shí)不(bù)再(zài)来(lái) Time that has passed will never come back.
• 百(bǎi)思(sī)不(bù)解(jiě) to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times
• 真(zhēn)人(rén)不(bù)露(lòu)相(xiàng) the sage presents as an ordinary person
• 脱(tuō)不(bù)了(liǎo)身(shēn) busy and unable to get away
• 自(zì)不(bù)量(liàng)力(lì) to overestimate one's capabilities
• 表(biǎo)里(lǐ)不(bù)一(yī) not what it seems
• 锐(ruì)不(bù)可(kě)当(dāng) unstoppable
• 闭(bì)口(kǒu)不(bù)谈(tán) to refuse to say anything about
• 下(xià)不(bù)来(lái)台(tái) to be put on the spot
• 屡(lǚ)禁(jìn)不(bù)绝(jué) to continue despite repeated prohibition
• 恭(gōng)敬(jìng)不(bù)如(rú)从(cóng)命(mìng) deference is no substitute for obedience
• 无(wú)话(huà)不(bù)说(shuō) to tell each other everything
• 浑(hún)然(rán)不(bù)知(zhī) to be totally oblivious
• 游(yóu)移(yí)不(bù)定(dìng) to oscillate without pause
• 疏(shū)而(ér)不(bù)漏(lòu) loose, but allows no escape
• 臭(chòu)不(bù)可(kě)闻(wén) to stink to high heaven
• 贪(tān)多(duō)嚼(jiáo)不(bù)烂(làn) to bite off more than one can chew
• 高(gāo)不(bù)成(chéng)低(dī)不(bù)就(jiù) can't reach the high or accept the low
• 初(chū)生(shēng)牛(niú)犊(dú)不(bù)怕(pà)虎(hǔ) lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers
• 卓(zhuó)尔(ěr)不(bù)群(qún) outstanding
• 四(sì)不(bù)像(xiàng) common name for 麋鹿 mílù, Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse
• 坎(kǎn)坷(kě)不(bù)平(píng) potholed and bumpy road
• 多(duō)行(xíng)不(bù)义(yì)必(bì)自(zì)毙(bì) persisting in evil brings about self-destruction
• 家(jiā)丑(chǒu)不(bù)可(kě)外(wài)扬(yáng) lit. family shames must not be spread abroad
• 强(qiáng)龙(lóng)不(bù)压(yā)地(dì)头(tóu)蛇(shé) lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake
• 当(dāng)断(duàn)不(bù)断(duàn) to waver when decisiveness is needed
• 无(wú)功(gōng)不(bù)受(shòu)禄(lù) Don't get a reward if it's not deserved.
• 时(shí)不(bù)我(wǒ)待(dài) time and tide wait for no man
• 明(míng)人(rén)不(bù)做(zuò)暗(àn)事(shì) an honest person does not act surreptitiously
• 来(lái)路(lù)不(bù)明(míng) unidentified origin
• 知(zhī)人(rén)知(zhī)面(miàn)不(bù)知(zhī)心(xīn) one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature
• 一(yī)发(fā)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)收(shōu) to be impossible to stop once started
• 人(rén)心(xīn)不(bù)古(gǔ) moral standards are much lower now than in former times
• 以(yǐ)备(bèi)不(bù)测(cè) to be prepared for accidents
• 冥(míng)顽(wán)不(bù)灵(líng) pigheaded
• 冬(dōng)不(bù)拉(lā) Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute
• 力(lì)所(suǒ)不(bù)及(jí) beyond one's power
• 怙(hù)恶(è)不(bù)悛(quān) to keep doing evil without a sense of repentance
• 报(bào)应(yìng)不(bù)爽(shuǎng) divine retribution is unfailing
• 抬(tái)头(tóu)不(bù)见(jiàn)低(dī)头(tóu)见(jiàn) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly
• 拾(shí)金(jīn)不(bù)昧(mèi) to return property to its owner
• 此(cǐ)路(lù)不(bù)通(tōng) this road is blocked
• 水(shuǐ)火(huǒ)不(bù)容(róng) completely incompatible
• 漫(màn)不(bù)经(jīng)意(yì) careless
• 猛(měng)不(bù)防(fáng) suddenly
• 疏(shū)不(bù)间(jiàn)亲(qīn) outsiders should not come between close relatives
• 茶(chá)饭(fàn)不(bù)思(sī) no thought for tea or rice
• 言(yán)不(bù)及(jí)义(yì) to talk nonsense
• 贪(tān)心(xīn)不(bù)足(zú) avaricious and insatiable
• 赶(gǎn)不(bù)及(jí) not enough time
• 乐(lè)不(bù)思(sī)蜀(shǔ) indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty
• 备(bèi)而(ér)不(bù)用(yòng) have sth ready just in case
• 引(yǐn)而(ér)不(bù)发(fā) ready and waiting for action
• 强(qiǎng)扭(niǔ)的(de)瓜(guā)不(bù)甜(tián) lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist)
• 树(shù)欲(yù)静(jìng)而(ér)风(fēng)不(bù)止(zhǐ) lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)不(bù)僵(jiāng) dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
• 誓(shì)不(bù)两(liǎng)立(lì) irreconcilable differences
• 一(yī)个(ge)巴(bā)掌(zhǎng)拍(pāi)不(bù)响(xiǎng) lit. one palm alone cannot clap
• 一(yī)文(wén)不(bù)名(míng) to be penniless
• 八(bā)竿(gān)子(zi)打(dǎ)不(bù)着(zháo) unrelated
• 后(hòu)悔(huǐ)不(bù)迭(dié) too late for regrets
• 夜(yè)不(bù)闭(bì)户(hù) fig. stable society
• 无(wú)风(fēng)不(bù)起(qǐ)浪(làng) there must be a reason
• 百(bǎi)闻(wén)不(bù)如(rú)一(yī)见(jiàn) seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times
• 纸(zhǐ)包(bāo)不(bu)住(zhù)火(huǒ) a secret can't be kept forever
• 衣(yī)不(bù)蔽(bì)体(tǐ) lit. clothes not covering the body
• 踌(chóu)躇(chú)不(bù)决(jué) to hesitate
• 分(fēn)文(wén)不(bù)取(qǔ) to give for free
• 半(bàn)懂(dǒng)不(bù)懂(dǒng) to not fully understand
• 在(zài)所(suǒ)不(bù)计(jì) irrespective of
• 左(zuǒ)不(bu)过(guò) anyhow
• 悲(bēi)不(bù)自(zì)胜(shèng) overwrought
• 文(wén)不(bù)对(duì)题(tí) irrelevant
• 毫(háo)不(bu)介(jiè)意(yì) to not mind
• 男(nán)儿(ér)有(yǒu)泪(lèi)不(bù)轻(qīng)弹(tán) real men do not easily cry
• 路(lù)不(bù)拾(shí)遗(yí) lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street
• 踌(chóu)躇(chú)不(bù)前(qián) to hesitate to move forward
• 名(míng)不(bù)符(fú)实(shí) it doesn't live up to its reputation
• 坚(jiān)强(qiáng)不(bù)屈(qū) staunch and unyielding
• 天(tiān)公(gōng)不(bù)作(zuò)美(měi) Heaven is not cooperating
• 威(wēi)武(wǔ)不(bù)屈(qū) not to submit to force
• 宝(bǎo)刀(dāo)不(bù)老(lǎo) lit. a good sword always remains sharp
• 小(xiǎo)不(bu)点(diǎn) tiny
• 居(jū)心(xīn)不(bù)良(liáng) to harbor evil intentions
• 缓(huǎn)不(bù)济(jì)急(jí) lit. slow no aid to urgent
• 言(yán)不(bù)尽(jìn)意(yì) (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart
• 话(huà)不(bù)投(tóu)机(jī)半(bàn)句(jù)多(duō) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
• 远(yuǎn)亲(qīn)不(bù)如(rú)近(jìn)邻(lín) A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
• 隐(yǐn)忍(rěn)不(bù)言(yán) to keep one's emotions inside oneself
• 驴(lǘ)唇(chún)不(bù)对(duì)马(mǎ)嘴(zuǐ) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth
• 一(yī)笔(bǐ)不(bù)苟(gǒu) lit. not even one stroke is negligent
• 三(sān)句(jù)话(huà)不(bù)离(lí)本(běn)行(háng) to talk shop all the time
• 东(dōng)方(fāng)不(bù)亮(liàng)西(xī)方(fāng)亮(liàng) if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west
• 为(wéi)时(shí)不(bù)晚(wǎn) it is not too late
• 今(jīn)不(bù)如(rú)昔(xī) things are not as good as they used to be
• 卧(wò)不(bù)安(ān) restless insomnia
• 吃(chī)软(ruǎn)不(bù)吃(chī)硬(yìng) lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food
• 学(xué)然(rán)后(hòu)知(zhī)不(bù)足(zú) to learn is to know one's ignorance
• 悔(huǐ)不(bù)当(dāng)初(chū) to regret one's past deeds
• 惠(huì)而(ér)不(bù)费(fèi) a kind act that costs nothing
• 惨(cǎn)不(bù)忍(rěn)闻(wén) dreadful to hear
• 找(zhǎo)不(bù)自(zì)在(zai) to ask for trouble
• 治(zhì)标(biāo)不(bù)治(zhì)本(běn) to treat the symptoms but not the root cause
• 目(mù)不(bù)暇(xiá)给(jǐ) lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom)
• 落(luò)拓(tuò)不(bù)羁(jī) unconventional
• 词(cí)不(bù)达(dá)意(yì) words do not convey the meaning
• 遇(yù)人(rén)不(bù)淑(shū) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person
• 道(dào)不(bù)同(tóng)不(bù)相(xiāng)为(wéi)谋(móu) lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together
• 食(shí)不(bù)果(guǒ)腹(fù) lit. food not filling the stomach
• 黑(hēi)不(bù)溜(liū)秋(qiū) dark and swarthy
• 三(sān)不(bù)管(guǎn) of undetermined status
• 人(rén)心(xīn)不(bù)足(zú)蛇(shé)吞(tūn)象(xiàng) a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant
• 保(bǎo)不(bu)齐(qí) more likely than not
• 兔(tù)子(zi)不(bù)吃(chī)窝(wō)边(biān)草(cǎo) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow
• 只(zhǐ)说(shuō)不(bù)做(zuò) to be all talk and no action
• 哀(āi)而(ér)不(bù)伤(shāng) deeply felt but not mawkish
• 学(xué)而(ér)不(bù)厌(yàn) study tirelessly
• 富(fù)贵(guì)不(bù)能(néng)淫(yín) not corrupted by wealth and honors
• 山(shān)不(bù)转(zhuàn)路(lù)转(zhuàn) if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it
• 敬(jìng)谢(xiè)不(bù)敏(mǐn) please excuse me for not complying
• 死(sǐ)猪(zhū)不(bù)怕(pà)开(kāi)水(shuǐ)烫(tàng) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water
• 永(yǒng)志(zhì)不(bù)忘(wàng) never to be forgotten
• 磨(mó)刀(dāo)不(bù)误(wù)砍(kǎn)柴(chái)工(gōng) lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer
• 笑(xiào)贫(pín)不(bù)笑(xiào)娼(chāng) the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty
• 要(yào)言(yán)不(bù)烦(fán) to explain in simple terms
• 远(yuǎn)水(shuǐ)不(bù)解(jiě)近(jìn)渴(kě) fig. urgent need
• 为(wéi)德(dé)不(bù)卒(zú) to start on virtue but give up
• 书(shū)不(bù)尽(jìn)言(yán) I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending)
• 五(wǔ)音(yīn)不(bù)全(quán) tone deaf
• 吃(chī)人(rén)不(bù)吐(tǔ)骨(gǔ)头(tóu) ruthless
• 合(hé)不(bù)来(lái) to be incompatible
• 接(jiē)触(chù)不(bù)良(liáng) loose or defective contact
• 新(xīn)不(bù)伦(lún)瑞(ruì)克(kè) New Brunswick province, Canada
• 汉(hàn)贼(zéi)不(bù)两(liǎng)立(lì) lit. Shu Han 蜀汉 shǔhàn and Cao Wei 曹魏 cáowèi cannot coexist
• 泥(nì)古(gǔ)不(bù)化(huà) conservative and unable to adapt
• 浪(làng)子(zǐ)回(huí)头(tóu)金(jīn)不(bù)换(huàn) a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
• 瑕(xiá)不(bù)掩(yǎn)瑜(yú) lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
• 画(huà)虎(hǔ)不(bù)成(chéng)反(fǎn)类(lèi)犬(quǎn) to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog
• 目(mù)不(bù)交(jiāo)睫(jié) lit. the eyelashes do not come together
• 肥(féi)水(shuǐ)不(bù)流(liú)外(wài)人(rén)田(tián) lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
• 胳(gē)膊(bo)拧(nǐng)不(bu)过(guò)大(dà)腿(tuǐ) the weak cannot overcome the strong
• 虎(hǔ)毒(dú)不(bù)食(shí)子(zǐ) a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs
• 一(yī)丁(dīng)不(bù)识(shí) illiterate
• 一(yī)介(jiè)不(bù)取(qǔ) to not even take a penny
• 一(yī)去(qù)不(bù)回(huí) gone forever
• 一(yī)字(zì)不(bù)漏(lòu) without missing a word
• 一(yī)言(yán)不(bù)合(hé) to have a disagreement
• 一(yī)语(yǔ)不(bù)发(fā) to not say a word
• 万(wàn)夫(fū)不(bù)当(dāng) lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men
• 三(sān)不(bù)朽(xiǔ) the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 lìdé, one's service 立功 lìgōng and one's writings 立言 lìyán
• 丝(sī)毫(háo)不(bù)差(chā) accurate to perfection
• 两(liǎng)不(bù)误(wù) to neglect neither one
• 为(wéi)仁(rén)不(bù)富(fù) benevolent people can't get rich
• 为(wéi)德(dé)不(bù)终(zhōng) to start on virtue but give up
• 久(jiǔ)假(jiǎ)不(bù)归(guī) to fail to return a borrowed item
• 久(jiǔ)攻(gōng)不(bù)下(xià) to attack for a long time without success
• 乐(lè)不(bù)可(kě)极(jí) one should not overindulge in pleasure
• 争(zhēng)执(zhí)不(bù)下(xià) to quarrel endlessly
• 亹(wěi)亹(wěi)不(bù)倦(juàn) on and on
• 债(zhài)多(duō)不(bù)愁(chóu) when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it
• 光(guāng)说(shuō)不(bù)做(zuò) to be all talk and no action
• 光(guāng)说(shuō)不(bù)练(liàn) all talk and no action
• 其(qí)乐(lè)不(bù)穷(qióng) boundless joy
• 再(zài)不(bu)然(rán) otherwise
• 再(zài)好(hǎo)不(bù)过(guò) couldn't be better
• 冒(mào)大(dà)不(bù)韪(wěi) to face opprobrium
• 凌(líng)乱(luàn)不(bù)堪(kān) in a terrible mess
• 划(huà)一(yī)不(bù)二(èr) fixed
• 划(huá)不(bu)来(lái) not worth it
• 刺(cì)刺(cì)不(bù)休(xiū) to talk incessantly
• 力(lì)不(bù)胜(shèng)任(rèn) not to be up to the task
• 办(bàn)不(bu)到(dào) cannot be done
• 功(gōng)成(chéng)不(bù)居(jū) not to claim personal credit for achievement
• 功(gōng)高(gāo)不(bù)赏(shǎng) invaluable achievements
• 动(dòng)弹(tan)不(bu)得(dé) to be unable to move a single step
• 半(bàn)间(gān)不(bù)界(gà) shallow
• 卑(bēi)不(bù)足(zú)道(dào) not worth mentioning
• 卓(zhuó)乎(hū)不(bù)群(qún) outstanding
• 博(bó)而(ér)不(bù)精(jīng) extensive but not refined
• 危(wēi)而(ér)不(bù)持(chí) national danger, but no support
• 去(qù)向(xiàng)不(bù)明(míng) missing
• 口(kǒu)不(bù)应(yìng)心(xīn) to say one thing but mean another
• 口(kǒu)齿(chǐ)不(bù)清(qīng) to lisp
• 吃(chī)不(bu)上(shàng) unable to get anything to eat
• 吃(chī)不(bu)下(xià) not feel like eating
• 吃(chī)不(bù)准(zhǔn) to be unsure about a matter
• 吃(chī)不(bu)开(kāi) be unpopular
• 吃(chī)不(bu)服(fú) not be accustomed to eating sth
• 吃(chī)硬(yìng)不(bù)吃(chī)软(ruǎn) susceptible to force but not persuasion
• 各(gè)不(bù)相(xiāng)同(tóng) to be quite varied
• 含(hán)糊(hú)不(bù)清(qīng) unclear
• 听(tīng)不(bu)懂(dǒng) unable to make sense of what one is hearing
• 听(tīng)不(bu)见(jiàn) not be able to hear
• 听(tīng)不(bù)进(jìn)去(qu) not to listen
• 周(zhōu)转(zhuǎn)不(bù)灵(líng) to have a cash flow problem
• 呶(náo)呶(náo)不(bù)休(xiū) to chatter endlessly
• 困(kùn)惑(huò)不(bù)解(jiě) to feel perplexed
• 坐(zuò)不(bù)垂(chuí)堂(táng) fig. keep out of danger
• 坐(zuò)视(shì)不(bù)理(lǐ) to sit and watch, but remain indifferent
• 坚(jiān)持(chí)不(bù)渝(yú) to persevere
• 够(gòu)不(bu)着(zháo) to be unable to reach
• 大(dà)不(bù)相(xiāng)同(tóng) not at all the same
• 好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bu)见(jiàn) long time no see
• 孝(xiào)思(sī)不(bù)匮(kuì) to be forever filial
• 实(shí)不(bù)相(xiāng)瞒(mán) truth to tell
• 容(róng)不(bu)得(dé) unable to tolerate
• 少(shào)儿(ér)不(bù)宜(yí) not suitable for children
• 尿(niào)不(bù)湿(shī) disposable diaper
• 屡(lǚ)劝(quàn)不(bù)听(tīng) incorrigible
• 岁(suì)不(bù)我(wǒ)与(yǔ) Time and tide wait for no man
• 弄(nòng)不(bu)清(qīng) unable to figure out
• 得(dé)来(lái)不(bù)易(yì) hard to come by
• 心(xīn)律(lǜ)不(bù)整(zhěng) arrhythmia
• 心(xīn)律(lǜ)不(bù)齐(qí) arrhythmia
• 心(xīn)绪(xù)不(bù)宁(níng) unquiet state of mind
• 志(zhì)不(bù)在(zài)此(cǐ) to have one's ambitions elsewhere
• 忙(máng)不(bù)过(guò)来(lái) to have more work than one can deal with
• 忽(hū)略(lüè)不(bù)计(jì) to disregard
• 性(xìng)格(gé)不(bù)合(hé) incompatibility of temperament
• 怪(guài)诞(dàn)不(bù)经(jīng) uncanny
• 悍(hàn)然(rán)不(bù)顾(gù) outrageous and unconventional
• 情(qíng)不(bù)可(kě)却(què) unable to refuse because of affection
• 惊(jīng)叹(tàn)不(bù)已(yǐ) to exclaim in astonishment
• 想(xiǎng)不(bu)通(tōng) unable to understand
• 愧(kuì)不(bù)敢(gǎn)当(dāng) lit. I'm ashamed and dare not
• 憋(biē)不(bu)住(zhù) to be unable to repress sth
• 找(zhǎo)不(bu)着(zháo) to be unable to find
• 找(zhǎo)不(bu)着(zháo)北(běi) to be confused and disoriented
• 拒(jù)不(bù)接(jiē)受(shòu) refusing to accept
• 拟(nǐ)于(yú)不(bù)伦(lún) to draw an impossible comparison
• 拿(ná)不(bù)准(zhǔn) in doubt
• 拿(ná)不(bù)出(chū)手(shǒu) not presentable
• 搞(gǎo)不(bu)好(hǎo) maybe
• 搞(gǎo)不(bu)懂(dǒng) unable to make sense of (sth)
• 摸(mō)不(bu)着(zháo) can't touch
• 摸(mō)不(bu)着(zháo)边(biān) can't make head or tail of
• 放(fàng)不(bu)下(xià) to have no room to put sth
• 放(fàng)诞(dàn)不(bù)拘(jū) wanton and unrestrained
• 放(fàng)诞(dàn)不(bù)羁(jī) wanton and unrestrained
• 故(gù)旧(jiù)不(bù)弃(qì) do not neglect old friends
• 数(shǔ)不(bù)上(shàng) below par
• 数(shǔ)不(bu)尽(jìn) countless
• 数(shǔ)不(bu)清(qīng) countless
• 数(shuò)见(jiàn)不(bù)鲜(xiān) a common occurrence
• 文(wén)不(bù)加(jiā)点(diǎn) to write a flawless essay in one go
• 无(wú)孔(kǒng)不(bù)钻(zuān) lit. leave no hole undrilled
• 无(wú)征(zhēng)不(bù)信(xìn) without proof one can't believe it
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)谈(tán) to talk about everything
• 时(shí)运(yùn)不(bù)济(jì) fate is unfavorable
• 是(shì)非(fēi)不(bù)分(fēn) unable to distinguish right and wrong
• 晚(wǎn)节(jié)不(bù)保(bǎo) to lose prestige at a later stage
• 未(wèi)尝(cháng)不(bù)可(kě) acceptable
• 核(hé)不(bù)扩(kuò)散(sàn) nuclear nonproliferation
• 概(gài)而(ér)不(bù)论(lùn) fuzzy about the details
• 死(sǐ)不(bù)改(gǎi)悔(huǐ) not to repent even facing death
• 死(sǐ)不(bù)要(yào)脸(liǎn) to know no shame
• 殒(yǔn)身(shēn)不(bù)恤(xù) to die without regrets
• 毫(háo)不(bù)逊(xùn)色(sè) not inferior in any respect
• 毫(háo)厘(lí)不(bù)爽(shuǎng) not to deviate an iota
• 毫(háo)发(fà)不(bù)爽(shuǎng) not to deviate one hair's breadth
• 气(qì)不(bù)公(gōng) indignant
• 沉(chén)不(bù)住(zhù)气(qì) to lose one's cool
• 活(huó)不(bù)下(xià)去(qu) impossible to make a living
• 流(liú)年(nián)不(bù)利(lì) an unlucky year
• 消(xiāo)化(huà)不(bù)良(liáng) indigestion
• 深(shēn)不(bù)见(jiàn)底(dǐ) so deep one cannot see to the bottom
• 点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)不(bù)漏(lòu) not one drop of water leaks
• 烟(yān)酒(jiǔ)不(bù)沾(zhān) abstaining from liquor and tobacco
• 爱(ài)不(bù)忍(rěn)释(shì) to love sth too much to part with it
• 牵(qiān)扯(chě)不(bù)清(qīng) unclear
• 独(dú)木(mù)不(bù)成(chéng)林(lín) a lone tree does not make a forest
• 猜(cāi)不(bu)透(tòu) to be unable to guess or make out
• 猪(zhū)狗(gǒu)不(bù)如(rú) worse than a dog or pig
• 王(wáng)不(bù)留(liú)行(xíng) cowherb
• 琴(qín)瑟(sè)不(bù)调(tiáo) out of tune
• 甜(tián)不(bù)辣(là) deep-fried fish cake popular in Taiwan
• 目(mù)不(bù)忍(rěn)视(shì) the eye cannot bear to see it
• 目(mù)不(bù)窥(kuī)园(yuán) lit. not even peek at the garden
• 目(mù)不(bù)见(jiàn)睫(jié) fig. unable to see one's own faults
• 相(xiāng)差(chà)不(bu)多(duō) not much difference
• 看(kàn)不(bu)出(chū) can't discern
• 看(kàn)不(bu)懂(dǒng) unable to make sense of what one is looking at
• 看(kàn)不(bu)清(qīng) not able to see clearly
• 看(kàn)不(bu)见(jiàn) cannot see
• 真(zhēn)金(jīn)不(bù)怕(pà)火(huǒ)炼(liàn) True gold fears no fire.
• 瞒(mán)不(bù)过(guò) cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb)
• 矜(jīn)功(gōng)不(bù)立(lì) boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it
• 确(què)凿(záo)不(bù)移(yí) established and irrefutable
• 神(shén)志(zhì)不(bù)清(qīng) to be delirious
• 祸(huò)不(bù)旋(xuán)踵(zhǒng) trouble is never far away
• 禽(qín)兽(shòu)不(bù)如(rú) worse than a beast
• 积(jī)不(bù)相(xiāng)能(néng) always at loggerheads
• 程(chéng)不(bù)识(shí) Cheng Bushi, Han dynasty general
• 笑(xiào)不(bù)可(kě)仰(yǎng) to double up with laughter
• 管(guǎn)不(bu)着(zháo) to have no right or ability to interfere in sth
• 纠(jiū)缠(chán)不(bù)清(qīng) hopelessly muddled
• 素(sù)不(bù)相(xiāng)能(néng) unable to get along
• 纹(wén)风(fēng)不(bù)动(dòng) absolutely still
• 细(xì)大(dà)不(bù)捐(juān) not to discard anything, whether small or big
• 绝(jué)口(kǒu)不(bù)提(tí) to avoid mentioning
• 缠(chán)夹(jiā)不(bù)清(qīng) to muddle things together
• 缴(jiǎo)枪(qiāng)不(bù)杀(shā) “surrender and your life will be spared”
• 罚(fá)不(bù)当(dāng)罪(zuì) disproportionate punishment
• 老(lǎo)不(bù)死(sǐ) old but still alive
• 胜(shèng)之(zhī)不(bù)武(wǔ) to fight a one-sided battle
• 自(zì)叹(tàn)不(bù)如(rú) to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
• 花(huā)不(bu)棱(lēng)登(dēng) gaudy
• 营(yíng)养(yǎng)不(bù)良(liáng) malnutrition
• 虱(shī)多(duō)不(bù)痒(yǎng) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore
• 行(xíng)不(bù)从(cóng)径(jìng) lit. not following the straight path
• 行(xíng)不(bù)由(yóu)径(jìng) fig. upright and honest
• 行(xíng)动(dòng)不(bù)便(biàn) unable to move freely
• 言(yán)行(xíng)不(bù)符(fú) to say one thing and do another
• 记(jì)不(bu)住(zhù) can't remember
• 誓(shì)死(sǐ)不(bù)降(xiáng) to vow to fight to the death
• 说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū) unable to say
• 谈(tán)不(bù)拢(lǒng) can't come to an agreement
• 谑(xuè)而(ér)不(bù)虐(nüè) to tease
• 赶(gǎn)不(bù)上(shàng) can't keep up with
• 趑(zī)趄(jū)不(bù)前(qián) hesitant and not daring to move forward
• 踟(chí)蹰(chú)不(bu)前(qián) hesitant to take action
• 软(ruǎn)硬(yìng)不(bù)吃(chī) unmoved by force or persuasion
• 输(shū)不(bù)起(qǐ) to take defeat with bad grace
• 过(guò)时(shí)不(bù)候(hòu) being late is not acceptable
• 逃(táo)不(bù)出(chū) unable to escape
• 逡(qūn)巡(xún)不(bù)前(qián) to hesitate to move forward
• 道(dào)不(bù)拾(shí)遗(yí) lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street
• 避(bì)不(bù)见(jiàn)面(miàn) to refuse to meet sb
• 邪(xié)不(bù)敌(dí)正(zhèng) good will always triumph over evil
• 错(cuò)落(luò)不(bù)齐(qí) disorderly and uneven
• 闭(bì)口(kǒu)不(bù)言(yán) to keep silent
• 除(chú)不(bù)尽(jìn) indivisible
• 难(nán)不(bù)倒(dǎo) not to pose a problem for sb
• 难(nán)不(bù)成(chéng) Is it possible that ... ?
• 非(fēi)死(sǐ)不(bù)可(kě) Facebook
• 风(fēng)波(bō)不(bù)断(duàn) constantly in turmoil
• 飘(piāo)忽(hū)不(bù)定(dìng) to drift without a resting place
• 食(shí)古(gǔ)不(bù)化(huà) to swallow ancient learning without digesting it
• 香(xiāng)火(huǒ)不(bù)绝(jué) an unending stream of pilgrims
• 高(gāo)攀(pān)不(bù)上(shàng) to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)
• 黑(hēi)白(bái)不(bù)分(fēn) can't tell black from white
• 人(rén)生(shēng)路(lù)不(bù)熟(shú) everything is unfamiliar
• 出(chū)淤(yū)泥(ní)而(ér)不(bù)染(rǎn) lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied
• 半(bàn)大(dà)不(bù)小(xiǎo) teenage
• 吃(chī)不(bu)来(lái) to not be keen on certain food
• 坚(jiān)贞(zhēn)不(bù)渝(yú) unyielding integrity
• 守(shǒu)正(zhèng)不(bù)阿(ē) to be strictly just and impartial
• 忽(hū)忽(hū)不(bù)乐(lè) disappointed and unhappy
• 户(hù)枢(shū)不(bù)蠹(dù) lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
• 损(sǔn)人(rén)不(bù)利(lì)己(jǐ) to harm others without benefiting oneself
• 放(fàng)浪(làng)不(bù)羁(jī) wanton and unrestrained
• 朝(zhāo)不(bù)虑(lǜ)夕(xī) precarious state
• 朽(xiǔ)木(mù)不(bù)可(kě)雕(diāo) lit. rotten wood cannot be carved
• 杜(dù)门(mén)不(bù)出(chū) to shut oneself indoors
• 流(liú)水(shuǐ)不(bù)腐(fǔ) flowing water does not rot
• 百(bǎi)听(tīng)不(bù)厌(yàn) worth hearing a hundred times
• 百(bǎi)读(dú)不(bù)厌(yàn) to be worth reading a hundred times
• 磨(mò)不(bù)开(kāi) to feel embarrassed
• 萝(luó)卜(bo)快(kuài)了(le)不(bù)洗(xǐ)泥(ní) when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them
• 要(yào)死(sǐ)不(bù)活(huó) half dead
• 远(yuǎn)水(shuǐ)救(jiù)不(bu)了(liǎo)近(jìn)火(huǒ) water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
• 闻(wén)名(míng)不(bù)如(rú)见(jiàn)面(miàn) knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person
• 食(shí)不(bù)知(zhī)味(wèi) lit. to eat without tasting the food
• 饱(bǎo)汉(hàn)不(bù)知(zhī)饿(è)汉(hàn)饥(jī) The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
• 一(yī)代(dài)不(bù)如(rú)一(yī)代(dài) to be getting worse with each generation
• 一(yī)发(fā)不(bù)可(kě)收(shōu)拾(shi) once it gets started there's no stopping it
• 一(yī)口(kǒu)吃(chī)不(bù)成(chéng)胖(pàng)子(zi) lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful
• 一(yī)字(zì)不(bù)提(tí) to not mention a single word (about sth)
• 一(yī)字(zì)不(bù)识(shí) totally illiterate
• 一(yī)家(jiā)人(rén)不(bù)说(shuō)两(liǎng)家(jiā)话(huà) lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families
• 一(yī)山(shān)不(bù)容(róng)二(èr)虎(hǔ) lit. the mountain can't have two tigers
• 一(yī)日(rì)不(bù)如(rú)一(yī)日(rì) to be getting worse by the day
• 三(sān)不(bù)五(wǔ)时(shí) from time to time
• 三(sān)不(bù)沾(zhān) air ball
• 三(sān)不(bù)知(zhī) to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
• 上(shàng)不(bù)了(liǎo)台(tái)面(miàn) too disreputable, crude or inferior to be presented publicly or taken seriously
• 两(liǎng)不(bù)相(xiāng)欠(qiàn) to be even
• 两(liǎng)耳(ěr)不(bù)闻(wén)窗(chuāng)外(wài)事(shì) to pay no attention to outside matters
• 中(zhōng)看(kàn)不(bù)中(zhōng)用(yòng) impressive-looking but useless
• 临(lín)死(sǐ)不(bù)怯(qiè) equanimity in the face of death
• 乘(chéng)人(rén)不(bù)备(bèi) to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment
• 也(yě)好(hǎo)不(bu)了(liǎo)多(duō)少(shǎo) hardly any better
• 也(yě)好(hǎo)不(bù)到(dào)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)去(qù) just as bad
• 书(shū)写(xiě)不(bù)能(néng)症(zhèng) agraphia
• 乳(rǔ)糖(táng)不(bù)耐(nài)症(zhèng) lactose intolerance
• 亘(gèn)古(gǔ)不(bù)变(biàn) unchanging since times immemorial
• 人(rén)不(bù)可(kě)貌(mào)相(xiàng) you can't judge a person by appearance
• 人(rén)不(bù)知(zhī)鬼(guǐ)不(bù)觉(jué) in absolute secrecy
• 人(rén)生(shēng)何(hé)处(chù)不(bù)相(xiāng)逢(féng) it's a small world
• 人(rén)穷(qióng)志(zhì)不(bù)穷(qióng) poor but principled
• 人(rén)算(suàn)不(bù)如(rú)天(tiān)算(suàn) man proposes, God disposes
• 人(rén)艰(jiān)不(bù)拆(chāi) life is hard enough as it is
• 令(lìng)人(rén)不(bù)快(kuài) unpleasant
• 会(huì)不(bù)会(huì) (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?
• 伤(shāng)不(bù)起(qǐ) it's just the pits!
• 何(hé)不(bù)食(shí)肉(ròu)糜(mí) "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晋惠帝 jìnhuìdì when told that his people lacked rice)
• 作(zuò)者(zhě)不(bù)详(xiáng) author unknown
• 偏(piān)邪(xié)不(bù)正(zhèng) biased
• 做(zuò)不(bù)到(dào) impossible
• 偷(tōu)鸡(jī)不(bù)成(chéng)蚀(shí)把(bǎ)米(mǐ) lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it
• 傻(shǎ)不(bù)愣(lèng)登(dēng) stupid
• 先(xiān)不(bù)先(xiān) first of all
• 光(guāng)脚(jiǎo)的(de)不(bù)怕(pà)穿(chuān)鞋(xié)的(de) lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes
• 兔(tù)子(zi)尾(wěi)巴(ba)长(cháng)不(bu)了(liǎo) rabbits don't have long tails
• 共(gòng)轭(è)不(bù)尽(jìn)根(gēn) conjugate surd
• 再(zài)生(shēng)不(bù)良(liáng)性(xìng)贫(pín)血(xuè) aplastic anemia
• 冤(yuān)家(jiā)宜(yí)解(jiě)不(bù)宜(yí)结(jié) It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive
• 冰(bīng)炭(tàn)不(bù)相(xiāng)容(róng) as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals
• 到(dào)不(bù)行(xíng) extremely
• 刹(shā)不(bu)住(zhù) unable to brake
• 动(dòng)不(bu)动(dòng)就(jiù)生(shēng)气(qì) to be quick to take offense
• 勤(qín)则(zé)不(bù)匮(kuì) If one is industrious, one will not be in want.
• 勿(wù)谓(wèi)言(yán)之(zhī)不(bù)预(yù) don't say you haven't been forewarned
• 包(bāo)子(zi)有(yǒu)肉(ròu)不(bù)在(zài)褶(zhě)上(shàng) a book is not judged by its cover
• 医(yī)之(zhī)好(hào)治(zhì)不(bù)病(bìng)以(yǐ)为(wéi)功(gōng) doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery"
• 十(shí)指(zhǐ)不(bù)沾(zhān)阳(yáng)春(chūn)水(shuǐ) to lead a pampered life
• 半(bàn)明(míng)不(bù)灭(miè) dull
• 半(bàn)通(tōng)不(bù)通(tōng) to not fully understand
• 卑(bēi)卑(bēi)不(bù)足(zú)道(dào) to be too petty or insignificant to mention
• 占(zhàn)着(zhe)茅(máo)坑(kēng)不(bù)拉(lā)屎(shǐ) lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit
• 可(kě)一(yī)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)再(zài) just this once
• 可(kě)遇(yù)不(bù)可(kě)求(qiú) can be discovered but not sought
• 吃(chī)不(bù)到(dào)葡(pú)萄(tao)说(shuō)葡(pú)萄(tao)酸(suān) sour grapes
• 吃(chī)别(bié)人(rén)嚼(jiáo)过(guò)的(de)馍(mó)不(bù)香(xiāng) lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor
• 吃(chī)屎(shǐ)都(dōu)赶(gǎn)不(bu)上(shàng)热(rè)乎(hu)的(de) if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it
• 吃(chī)水(shuǐ)不(bù)忘(wàng)掘(jué)井(jǐng)人(rén) Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it.
• 吃(chī)粮(liáng)不(bù)管(guǎn)事(shì) to eat without working
• 名(míng)不(bu)正(zhèng)言(yán)不(bu)顺(shùn) illegitimately conferred
• 君(jūn)子(zǐ)动(dòng)口(kǒu)不(bù)动(dòng)手(shǒu) a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
• 听(tīng)不(bu)到(dào) can't hear
• 周(zhōu)转(zhuǎn)不(bù)开(kāi) to have financial difficulties
• 命(mìng)不(bù)久(jiǔ)矣(yǐ) at death's door
• 咬(yǎo)人(rén)的(de)狗(gǒu)不(bù)露(lòu)齿(chǐ) lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth
• 哪(nǎ)壶(hú)不(bù)开(kāi)提(tí)哪(nǎ)壶(hú) to touch a sore spot
• 唯(wéi)恐(kǒng)天(tiān)下(xià)不(bù)乱(luàn) to wish for the whole world to be in chaos
• 喘(chuǎn)不(bu)过(guò) to be unable to breathe easily
• 喘(chuǎn)不(bu)过(guò)气(qì)来(lái) to be unable to breathe
• 嘴(zuǐ)不(bù)严(yán) to have a loose tongue
• 土(tǔ)到(dào)不(bù)行(xíng) old-fashioned
• 夏(xià)虫(chóng)不(bù)可(kě)以(yǐ)语(yǔ)冰(bīng) a summer insect cannot discuss ice
• 多(duō)元(yuán)不(bù)饱(bǎo)和(hé)脂(zhī)肪(fáng)酸(suān) polyunsaturated fatty acid
• 夜(yè)不(bù)归(guī)宿(sù) to stay out all night
• 夜(yè)不(bù)成(chéng)眠(mián) to be unable to sleep at night
• 大(dà)不(bu)列(liē)蹀(diē) full of oneself
• 大(dà)不(bù)如(rú)前(qián) a lot worse than it used to be
• 大(dà)不(bù)韪(wěi) great error
• 大(dà)人(rén)不(bù)记(jì)小(xiǎo)人(rén)过(guò) a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
• 大(dà)差(chà)不(bù)差(chà) roughly the same
• 大(dà)恩(ēn)不(bù)言(yán)谢(xiè) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor
• 天(tiān)上(shàng)不(bù)会(huì)掉(diào)馅(xiàn)饼(bǐng) there is no such thing as a free lunch
• 天(tiān)下(xià)没(méi)有(yǒu)不(bù)散(sàn)的(de)筵(yán)席(xí) all good things must come to an end
• 天(tiān)不(bù)怕(pà)地(dì)不(bù)怕(pà) fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth
• 天(tiān)机(jī)不(bù)可(kě)泄(xiè)漏(lòu) must not be revealed
• 天(tiān)机(jī)不(bù)可(kě)泄(xiè)露(lù) must not be revealed
• 太(tài)长(cháng)不(bù)看(kàn) TL
• 女(nǚ)大(dà)不(bù)中(zhōng)留(liú) when a girl is of age, she must be married off
• 好(hǎo)死(sǐ)不(bù)如(rú)赖(lài)活(huó)着(zhe) better a bad life than a good death
• 好(hǎo)汉(hàn)不(bù)提(tí)当(dāng)年(nián)勇(yǒng) a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements
• 好(hǎo)男(nán)不(bù)跟(gēn)女(nǚ)斗(dòu) a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk
• 好(hǎo)记(jì)性(xìng)不(bù)如(rú)烂(làn)笔(bǐ)头(tóu) the palest ink is better than the best memory
• 好(hǎo)饭(fàn)不(bù)怕(pà)晚(wǎn) the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten
• 好(hǎo)马(mǎ)不(bù)吃(chī)回(huí)头(tóu)草(cǎo) lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again
• 妙(miào)在(zài)不(bù)言(yán)中(zhōng) the charm lies in what is left unsaid
• 孤(gū)证(zhèng)不(bù)立(lì) unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence
• 实(shí)属(shǔ)不(bù)易(yì) really not easy
• 家(jiā)丑(chǒu)不(bù)可(kě)外(wài)传(chuán) fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
• 富(fù)不(bù)过(guò)三(sān)代(dài) wealth never survives three generations
• 对(duì)不(bù)对(duì) right or wrong?
• 对(duì)事(shì)不(bù)对(duì)人(rén) it's nothing personal
• 寿(shòu)命(mìng)不(bù)长(cháng) one's days are numbered
• 小(xiǎo)洞(dòng)不(bù)补(bǔ)大(dà)洞(dòng)吃(chī)苦(kǔ) a stitch in time saves nine
• 小(xiǎo)野(yě)不(bù)由(yóu)美(měi) Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
• 山(shān)不(bù)转(zhuàn)水(shuǐ)转(zhuàn) if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it
• 崽(zǎi)卖(mài)爷(yé)田(tián)不(bù)心(xīn)疼(téng) lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret
• 巧(qiǎo)诈(zhà)不(bù)如(rú)拙(zhuō)诚(chéng) the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse
• 差(chà)不(bu)多(duō)的(de) the great majority
• 巴(bā)不(bù)能(néng)够(gòu) avid
• 并(bìng)不(bù)在(zài)乎(hu) really does not care
• 开(kāi)弓(gōng)不(bù)放(fàng)箭(jiàn) lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow
• 弄(nòng)不(bu)懂(dǒng) unable to make sense of (sth)
• 当(dāng)官(guān)不(bù)为(wèi)民(mín)做(zuò)主(zhǔ)不(bù)如(rú)回(huí)家(jiā)卖(mài)红(hóng)薯(shǔ) if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
• 德(dé)不(bù)配(pèi)位(wèi) one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status
• 心(xīn)存(cún)不(bù)满(mǎn) to be discontented
• 心(xīn)急(jí)吃(chī)不(bu)了(liǎo)热(rè)豆(dòu)腐(fu) hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu
• 心(xīn)绪(xù)不(bù)佳(jiā) out of sorts
• 惨(cǎn)遭(zāo)不(bù)幸(xìng) to meet with disaster
• 意(yì)见(jiàn)不(bù)合(hé) to disagree
• 成(chéng)不(bu)了(liǎo)气(qì)候(hòu) won't get far
• 成(chéng)骨(gǔ)不(bù)全(quán)症(zhèng) osteogenesis imperfecta
• 戳(chuō)不(bu)住(zhù) not up to it
• 手(shǒu)脚(jiǎo)不(bù)干(gān)净(jìng) thieving
• 打(dǎ)不(bu)过(guò) to be unable to defeat
• 打(dǎ)不(bu)通(tōng) cannot get through
• 扶(fú)不(bù)起(qǐ)的(de)阿(ā)斗(dǒu) weak and inept person
• 找(zhǎo)不(bu)到(dào) can't find
• 抑(yì)郁(yù)不(bù)平(píng) in a state of depression
• 报(bào)喜(xǐ)不(bù)报(bào)忧(yōu) to report only the good news, not the bad news
• 抹(mǒ)不(bù)下(xià)脸(liǎn) to be unable to keep a straight face
• 拉(lā)不(bù)出(chū)屎(shǐ)来(lái)怨(yuàn)茅(máo)房(fáng) lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement
• 择(zhái)不(bu)开(kāi) impossible to separate
• 择(zé)日(rì)不(bù)如(rú)撞(zhuàng)日(rì) lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity
• 拿(ná)不(bu)动(dòng) to be unable to lift
• 持(chí)不(bù)同(tóng)政(zhèng)见(jiàn) dissenting
• 持(chí)不(bù)同(tóng)政(zhèng)见(jiàn)者(zhě) dissident
• 挨(āi)不(bù)上(shàng) to be irrelevant
• 授(shòu)之(zhī)以(yǐ)鱼(yú)不(bù)如(rú)授(shòu)之(zhī)以(yǐ)渔(yú) give a man a fish and you feed him for a day
• 授(shòu)人(rén)以(yǐ)鱼(yú)不(bù)如(rú)授(shòu)人(rén)以(yǐ)渔(yú) give a man a fish and you feed him for a day
• 插(chā)不(bu)上(shàng)手(shǒu) to be unable to intervene
• 支(zhī)付(fù)不(bù)起(qǐ) to be unable to pay
• 放(fàng)不(bu)下(xià)心(xīn) cannot stop worrying
• 救(jiù)急(jí)不(bù)救(jiù)穷(qióng) help the starving but not the poor
• 数(shǔ)不(bù)过(guò)来(lái) can't manage to count
• 新(xīn)不(bù)列(liè)颠(diān)岛(dǎo) New Britain, island of northeast Papua New Guinea
• 无(wú)不(bù)达(dá) nothing he can't do
• 无(wú)利(lì)不(bù)起(qǐ)早(zǎo) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
• 无(wú)奸(jiān)不(bù)商(shāng) all businessmen are evil
• 无(wú)所(suǒ)不(bù)卖(mài) to sell anything
• 时(shí)间(jiān)不(bù)早(zǎo)了(le) it's getting late
• 曹(cáo)不(bù)兴(xīng) Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
• 有(yǒu)不(bù)少(shǎo)名(míng)堂(tang) there is a lot to it
• 有(yǒu)仇(chóu)不(bù)报(bào)非(fēi)君(jūn)子(zǐ) a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score
• 有(yǒu)罪(zuì)不(bù)罚(fá) impunity
• 有(yǒu)苦(kǔ)说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū) having unspeakable bitter suffering
• 朋(péng)友(you)妻(qī)不(bù)可(kě)欺(qī) you should not covet your friend's wife
• 机(jī)不(bù)离(lí)手(shǒu) to be unable to do without one's cell phone
• 杀(shā)人(rén)不(bù)过(guò)头(tóu)点(diǎn)地(dì) It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
• 杜(dù)兴(xīng)氏(shì)肌(jī)肉(ròu)营(yíng)养(yǎng)不(bù)良(liáng)症(zhèng) Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• 来(lái)得(de)早(zǎo)不(bù)如(rú)来(lái)得(de)巧(qiǎo) arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
• 死(sǐ)人(rén)不(bù)管(guǎn) to wash one's hands of a matter
• 死(sǐ)因(yīn)不(bù)明(míng) unknown cause of death
• 比(bǐ)不(bù)了(liǎo) cannot compare to
• 毫(háo)不(bù)怀(huái)疑(yí) without the slightest doubt
• 气(qì)不(bù)平(píng) angry at unfairness
• 水(shuǐ)浅(qiǎn)养(yǎng)不(bù)住(zhù)大(dà)鱼(yú) lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish
• 永(yǒng)不(bù)生(shēng)锈(xiù)的(de)螺(luó)丝(sī)钉(dīng) a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷锋 léifēng
• 求(qiú)人(rén)不(bù)如(rú)求(qiú)己(jǐ) if you want sth done well, do it yourself
• 没(méi)有(yǒu)不(bù)透(tòu)风(fēng)的(de)墙(qiáng) no secret can be kept forever
• 没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng) nothing is impossible
• 油(yóu)盐(yán)不(bù)进(jìn) impervious to persuasion
• 注(zhù)意(yì)力(lì)不(bù)足(zú)过(guò)动(dòng)症(zhèng) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• 活(huó)得(de)不(bù)耐(nài)烦(fán) to be tired of living
• 渴(kě)不(bù)可(kě)耐(nài) to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
• 滴(dī)水(shuǐ)不(bù)羼(chàn) not diluted by one drop
• 滴(dī)酒(jiǔ)不(bù)沾(zhān) never to touch a drop of alcohol
• 灰(huī)不(bù)喇(lǎ)唧(jī) dull gray
• 灰(huī)不(bu)溜(liū)丢(diū) gloomy and dull
• 烂(làn)泥(ní)扶(fú)不(bù)上(shàng)墙(qiáng) useless
• 照(zhào)买(mǎi)不(bù)误(wù) to keep on buying (a product) regardless
• 牛(niú)不(bù)喝(hē)水(shuǐ)强(qiǎng)按(àn)头(tóu) lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water
• 牛(niú)不(bù)喝(hē)水(shuǐ)难(nán)按(àn)角(jiǎo) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
• 狗(gǒu)嘴(zuǐ)裏(li)吐(tǔ)不(bù)出(chū)象(xiàng)牙(yá) lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog
• 狗(gǒu)改(gǎi)不(bù)了(liǎo)吃(chī)屎(shǐ) lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit
• 玩(wán)不(bu)起(qǐ) can't afford to play
• 用(yòng)不(bu)了(liǎo) to not use all of
• 百(bǎi)足(zú)之(zhī)虫(chóng)死(sǐ)而(ér)不(bù)僵(jiāng) a centipede dies but never falls down
• 皇(huáng)天(tiān)不(bù)负(fù)苦(kǔ)心(xīn)人(rén) Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
• 皇(huáng)帝(dì)不(bù)急(jí)太(tài)监(jiàn)急(jí) lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are
• 皇(huáng)帝(dì)女(nǚ)儿(ér)不(bù)愁(chóu)嫁(jià) lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry
• 目(mù)不(bù)转(zhuǎn)瞬(shùn) gazing fixedly
• 看(kàn)不(bu)中(zhòng) not impressed by
• 看(kàn)不(bu)过(guò) cannot stand by idly and watch
• 看(kàn)着(zhe)不(bù)管(guǎn) to stand by and pay no heed
• 眼(yǎn)不(bù)转(zhuàn)睛(jīng) with fixed attention
• 眼(yǎn)神(shén)不(bù)好(hǎo) to have poor eyesight
• 眼(yǎn)神(shén)不(bù)济(jì) to have poor eyesight
• 眼(yǎn)里(lǐ)容(róng)不(bu)得(dé)沙(shā)子(zi) can't bear having grit in one's eye
• 着(zháo)三(sān)不(bù)着(zháo)两(liǎng) scatter-brained
• 知(zhī)其(qí)不(bù)可(kě)而(ér)为(wéi)之(zhī) to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
• 知(zhī)其(qí)然(rán)而(ér)不(bù)知(zhī)其(qí)所(suǒ)以(yǐ)然(rán) to know that it is so but not why it is so
• 知(zhī)恩(ēn)不(bù)报(bào) ungrateful
• 砍(kǎn)头(tóu)不(bù)过(guò)风(fēng)吹(chuī)帽(mào) to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat
• 破(pò)败(bài)不(bù)堪(kān) crushed
• 礼(lǐ)多(duō)人(rén)不(bù)怪(guài) nobody will find fault with extra courtesy
• 神(shén)圣(shèng)不(bù)可(kě)侵(qīn)犯(fàn) sacred
• 站(zhàn)着(zhe)说(shuō)话(huà)不(bù)腰(yāo)疼(téng) to blabber on
• 笑(xiào)不(bù)可(kě)抑(yì) to laugh irrepressibly
• 笑(xiào)而(ér)不(bù)语(yǔ) to smile but say nothing
• 等(děng)周(zhōu)不(bù)等(děng)式(shì) the isoperimetric inequality
• 粗(cū)鲁(lǔ)不(bù)文(wén) crude and ill-educated
• 红(hóng)不(bù)让(ràng) home run
• 紧(jǐn)咬(yǎo)不(bù)放(fàng) unwilling to let go
• 累(lèi)觉(jué)不(bù)爱(ài) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again
• 经(jīng)不(bù)起(qǐ)推(tuī)究(jiū) does not bear examination
• 给(gěi)脸(liǎn)不(bù)要(yào)脸(liǎn) to abuse sb's goodwill
• 绷(bēng)不(bu)住(zhù) can't contain oneself
• 缠(chán)绵(mián)不(bù)已(yǐ) to cling without letting go
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)不(bù)问(wèn) to pass by without showing interest
• 老(lǎo)天(tiān)爷(yé)饿(è)不(bù)死(sǐ)瞎(xiā)家(jiā)雀(què) lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry
• 耳(ěr)闻(wén)不(bù)如(rú)目(mù)见(jiàn) seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
• 脚(jiǎo)正(zhèng)不(bù)怕(pà)鞋(xié)歪(wāi) lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
• 舍(shě)不(bù)得(de)孩(hái)子(zi)套(tào)不(bù)住(zhù)狼(láng) one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf
• 艺(yì)多(duō)不(bù)压(yā)身(shēn) it's always good to have more skills
• 苍(cāng)蝇(ying)不(bù)叮(dīng)无(wú)缝(fèng)蛋(dàn) lit. flies do not attack an intact egg
• 苦(kǔ)不(bu)唧(jī) slightly bitter
• 荒(huāng)怪(guài)不(bù)经(jīng) absurd
• 药(yào)补(bǔ)不(bù)如(rú)食(shí)补(bǔ) the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
• 莫(mò)不(bù)然(rán) equally true for (all the rest)
• 莫(mò)不(bù)逾(yú)侈(chǐ) there is no-one who is not extravagant
• 莫(mò)霍(huò)洛(luò)维(wéi)奇(qí)不(bù)连(lián)续(xù)面(miàn) Moho
• 薰(xūn)莸(yóu)不(bù)同(tóng)器(qì) lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel
• 虎(hù)不(bu)拉(lǎ) shrike
• 虚(xū)不(bù)受(shòu)补(bǔ) a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
• 蜡(là)烛(zhú)不(bù)点(diǎn)不(bù)亮(liàng) some people have to be pushed for them to take action
• 蟪(huì)蛄(gū)不(bù)知(zhī)春(chūn)秋(qiū) (fig.) to have a limited perspective
• 行(xíng)不(bù)顾(gù)言(yán) to say one thing and do another
• 见(jiàn)不(bu)得(dé) not fit to be seen by
• 言(yán)不(bù)可(kě)传(chuán) impossible to put into words
• 言(yán)教(jiào)不(bù)如(rú)身(shēn)教(jiào) Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
• 认(rèn)识(shi)不(bù)能(néng) agnosia
• 讲(jiǎng)不(bù)通(tōng) it does not make sense
• 誓(shì)不(bù)反(fǎn)悔(huǐ) to vow not to break one's promise
• 誓(shì)死(sǐ)不(bù)从(cóng) to vow to die rather than obey
• 说(shuō)不(bù)准(zhǔn) unable to say
• 说(shuō)不(bù)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái) speechless
• 说(shuō)不(bù)通(tōng) it does not make sense
• 说(shuō)话(huà)不(bù)当(dàng)话(huà) to fail to keep to one's word
• 请(qǐng)将(jiàng)不(bù)如(rú)激(jī)将(jiàng) lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general
• 负(fù)担(dān)不(bu)起(qǐ) cannot afford
• 货(huò)比(bǐ)三(sān)家(jiā)不(bù)吃(chī)亏(kuī) shop around first and you won't get ripped off
• 贫(pín)贱(jiàn)不(bù)能(néng)移(yí) not shaken by poverty
• 费(fèi)力(lì)不(bù)讨(tǎo)好(hǎo) arduous and thankless task
• 赶(gǎn)前(qián)不(bù)赶(gǎn)后(hòu) better to act early than rush later
• 跑(pǎo)了(le)和(hé)尚(shàng)跑(pǎo)不(bù)了(liǎo)庙(miào) the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him
• 跳(tiào)进(jìn)黄(huáng)河(hé)洗(xǐ)不(bù)清(qīng) lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
• 踏(tà)步(bù)不(bù)前(qián) to be at a standstill
• 蹒(pán)跚(shān)不(bù)前(qián) to falter
• 身(shēn)在(zài)福(fú)中(zhōng)不(bù)知(zhī)福(fú) not to know when one is well off
• 身(shēn)正(zhèng)不(bù)怕(pà)影(yǐng)子(zi)斜(xié) when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting
• 达(dá)不(bù)到(dào) cannot achieve
• 还(hái)不(bù)如(rú) to be better off ...
• 进(jìn)退(tuì)不(bù)得(dé) can't advance or retreat
• 迷(mí)不(bù)知(zhī)返(fǎn) to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path
• 那(nà)不(bù)勒(lè)斯(sī)王(wáng)国(guó) Kingdom of Naples
• 郁(yù)郁(yù)不(bù)得(dé)志(zhì) soured by the loss of one's hopes
• 酒(jiǔ)香(xiāng)不(bù)怕(pà)巷(xiàng)子(zi)深(shēn) fragrant wine fears no dark alley
• 酸(suān)不(bu)溜(liū)丢(diū) sour
• 金(jīn)窝(wō)银(yín)窝(wō)不(bù)如(rú)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)狗(gǒu)窝(wō) there's no place like home
• 锣(luó)齐(qí)鼓(gǔ)不(bù)齐(qí) not well coordinated
• 长(cháng)痛(tòng)不(bù)如(rú)短(duǎn)痛(tòng) better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
• 阿不来提·阿不都热西提(ābùláitíābùdūrèxītí) Ablet Abdureshit (1942–), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993–2003
• 隐(yǐn)情(qíng)不(bù)报(bào) not to report sth
• 隐(yǐn)病(bìng)不(bù)报(bào) not to tell others of one's illness
• 隐(yǐn)瞒(mán)不(bù)报(bào) to cover up
• 青(qīng)春(chūn)不(bù)再(zài) lit. one's youth will never return
• 静(jìng)坐(zuò)不(bù)动(dòng) to sit still and do nothing
• 静(jìng)坐(zuò)不(bù)能(néng) akathisia
• 面(miàn)露(lù)不(bù)悦(yuè) to show unhappiness or displeasure
• 顺(shùn)应(yìng)不(bù)良(liáng) inability to adjust
• 顾(gù)不(bu)及(jí) (of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)
• 颤(chàn)抖(dǒu)不(bù)已(yǐ) to shake like a leaf
• 饱(bǎo)人(rén)不(bù)知(zhī)饿(è)人(rén)饥(jī) The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
• 高(gāo)不(bù)凑(còu)低(dī)不(bù)就(jiù) can't reach the high or accept the low
• 高(gāo)低(dī)不(bù)就(jiù) can't reach the high or accept the low
• 高(gāo)处(chù)不(bù)胜(shèng)寒(hán) it's lonely at the top
• 鱼(yú)与(yǔ)熊(xióng)掌(zhǎng)不(bù)可(kě)兼(jiān)得(dé) fig. you must choose one or the other
• 鸟(niǎo)不(bù)拉(lā)屎(shǐ) (a place where) birds don't defecate
• 鸟(niǎo)不(bù)生(shēng)蛋(dàn) (a place where) birds don't lay eggs
• 黄(huáng)不(bù)溜(liū)秋(qiū) yellowish
• 黄(huáng)土(tǔ)不(bù)露(lù)天(tiān) a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China