不成材
Chinese
| not; no | to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (不成材) |
不 | 成材 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùchéngcái
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùchéngcái
- Wade–Giles: pu4-chʻêng2-tsʻai2
- Yale: bù-chéng-tsái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bucherngtsair
- Palladius: бучэнцай (bučɛncaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 sing4 coi4
- Yale: bāt sìhng chòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 sing4 tsoi4
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 xing4 coi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
不成材