"不起" meaning in Chinese

See 不起 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bùqǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ hei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùqǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùcǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-chʻi³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-chǐ [Mandarin, Yale], buchii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], буци [Mandarin, Palladius], buci [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt héi [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ hei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ héi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|particle}} 不起
  1. (used after verbs) cannot afford to ...
    Sense id: en-不起-zh-particle-O4vy7BIi
  2. (used after verbs) do not wish to ... (in contempt)
    Sense id: en-不起-zh-particle-K9mIf7Cz Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese particles Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Chinese particles: 14 67 18

Verb

IPA: /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bùqǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ hei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùqǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùcǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-chʻi³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-chǐ [Mandarin, Yale], buchii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], буци [Mandarin, Palladius], buci [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt héi [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ hei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ héi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} 不起
  1. (literary) to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness) Tags: literary Related terms: 唔起 (m4 hei2) [Cantonese], 唔住 (m4 zyu6)
    Sense id: en-不起-zh-verb-z5l5Px3P Derived forms: 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ), 傷不起 (shāngbùqǐ), 伤不起 (shāngbùqǐ), 對不起 (duìbùqǐ), 对不起 (duìbùqǐ), 惹不起 (rěbùqǐ), 當不起 (dāngbuqǐ), 当不起 (dāngbuqǐ), 看不起 (kànbuqǐ), 瞧不起 (qiáobuqǐ), 禁不起 (jīnbùqǐ), 經不起 (jīngbùqǐ), 经不起 (jīngbùqǐ), 臥床不起 (wòchuángbùqǐ), 卧床不起 (wòchuángbùqǐ)

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    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buchii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "буци"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buci"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt héi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ hei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ héi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不起"
}

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