See 不成器 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "bù dǎ bù chéng qì",
"word": "不打不成器"
},
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"roman": "yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì",
"word": "玉不琢，不成器"
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},
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
},
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"zh_pron": "bat¹ sing⁴ hei³"
},
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},
{
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"Peng'im"
],
"zh_pron": "bug⁴ sêng¹ ki³"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "bùchéngqì"
},
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bùchéngcì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pu⁴-chʻêng²-chʻi⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bù-chéng-chì"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bucherngchih"
},
{
"roman": "bučɛnci",
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "бучэнци"
},
{
"ipa": "/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
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]
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},
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],
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},
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"Guangzhou",
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},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "bed¹ xing⁴ héi³"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/",
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"Guangzhou",
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"Tai-lo"
],
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},
{
"tags": [
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"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "pud seeng qix"
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/",
"tags": [
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"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/",
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"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"Peng'im"
],
"zh_pron": "bug⁴ sêng¹ ki³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "puk seng khì"
},
{
"ipa": "/puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "不成器"
}
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"word": "不打不成器"
},
{
"roman": "yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì",
"word": "玉不琢，不成器"
}
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"Chinese terms spelled with 不",
"Chinese terms spelled with 器",
"Chinese terms spelled with 成",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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},
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "bat¹ sing⁴ hei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "put sêng khì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"Peng'im"
],
"zh_pron": "bug⁴ sêng¹ ki³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bùchéngqì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bùchéngcì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pu⁴-chʻêng²-chʻi⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bù-chéng-chì"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bucherngchih"
},
{
"roman": "bučɛnci",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "бучэнци"
},
{
"ipa": "/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
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"Hong Kong"
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
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},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "bed¹ xing⁴ héi³"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "put sêng khì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh_pron": "put sîng khì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "pud seeng qix"
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/",
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/",
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
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"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"Peng'im"
],
"zh_pron": "bug⁴ sêng¹ ki³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "puk seng khì"
},
{
"ipa": "/puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/",
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"Teochew",
"Sinological-IPA"
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],
"word": "不成器"
}
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