"保不定" meaning in Chinese

See 保不定 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ tiŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ tiŋ⁵¹/, /pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: bǎobudìng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄧㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bou² bat¹ ding⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bǎobudìng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bǎobůdìng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pao³-pu⁵-ting⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bǎu-bu-dìng [Mandarin, Yale], baobudinq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], баобудин [Mandarin, Palladius], baobudin [Mandarin, Palladius], bóu bāt dihng [Cantonese, Yale], bou² bat⁷ ding⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bou² bed¹ ding⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 保不定
  1. (colloquial) may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-保不定-zh-adv-zXA9QB0Y Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 也許 (yěxǔ), 也许 (yěxǔ), 保不住 (bǎobuzhù) [colloquial], 保不齊 (bǎobuqí) [colloquial], 保不齐 (bǎobuqí) [colloquial], 備不住 (bèibuzhù) [regional], 备不住 (bèibuzhù) [regional], 凡勢 (hoān-sè) [Taiwanese-Hokkien], 凡势 (hoān-sè) [Taiwanese-Hokkien], 博定 [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 可能 (kěnéng), 容許 (róngxǔ) [literary], 容许 (róngxǔ) [literary], 怕係 [Hakka], 怕系 [Hakka], 怕是 (pàshì), 或者 (huòzhě), 或許 (huòxǔ), 或许 (huòxǔ), 指不定 (zhǐbùdìng), 搞不好 (gǎobùhǎo), 歉采 [Hokkien], 殼張 [Wu, dated], 壳张 (4khoq-tsan) [Wu, dated], 沒準兒 (méizhǔnr) [colloquial], 没准儿 (méizhǔnr) [colloquial], 興許 (xīngxǔ) [colloquial], 兴许 (xīngxǔ) [colloquial], 話勿出 [Wu], 话勿出 (3hho-veq-tsheq) [Wu], 話唔埋 (waa6 m4 maai4) [Cantonese], 话唔埋 (waa6 m4 maai4) [Cantonese], 話唔定 (waa6 m4 ding6) [Cantonese], 话唔定 (waa6 m4 ding6) [Cantonese], 說不定 (shuōbùdìng), 说不定 (shuōbùdìng), 講勿定 [Wu], 讲勿定 (2kaan-veq-din) [Wu], 講唔定 (gong2 m4 ding6) [Cantonese], 讲唔定 (gong2 m4 ding6) [Cantonese], 難免 (nánmiǎn), 难免 (nánmiǎn)

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        "may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly"
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        "(colloquial) may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly"
      ],
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          "roman": "yěxǔ",
          "word": "也許"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yěxǔ",
          "word": "也许"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǎobuzhù",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "保不住"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǎobuqí",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "保不齊"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǎobuqí",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "保不齐"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bèibuzhù",
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            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "備不住"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bèibuzhù",
          "tags": [
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "备不住"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hoān-sè",
          "tags": [
            "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "凡勢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hoān-sè",
          "tags": [
            "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "凡势"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
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          "word": "博定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kěnéng",
          "word": "可能"
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "容許"
        },
        {
          "roman": "róngxǔ",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "容许"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka"
          ],
          "word": "怕係"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka"
          ],
          "word": "怕系"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pàshì",
          "word": "怕是"
        },
        {
          "roman": "huòzhě",
          "word": "或者"
        },
        {
          "roman": "huòxǔ",
          "word": "或許"
        },
        {
          "roman": "huòxǔ",
          "word": "或许"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhǐbùdìng",
          "word": "指不定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gǎobùhǎo",
          "word": "搞不好"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "歉采"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Wu",
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "殼張"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Wu",
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "壳张 (4khoq-tsan)"
        },
        {
          "roman": "méizhǔnr",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "沒準兒"
        },
        {
          "roman": "méizhǔnr",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "没准儿"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīngxǔ",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "興許"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīngxǔ",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "兴许"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Wu"
          ],
          "word": "話勿出"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Wu"
          ],
          "word": "话勿出 (3hho-veq-tsheq)"
        },
        {
          "roman": "waa6 m4 maai4",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "話唔埋"
        },
        {
          "roman": "waa6 m4 maai4",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "话唔埋"
        },
        {
          "roman": "waa6 m4 ding6",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "話唔定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "waa6 m4 ding6",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "话唔定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shuōbùdìng",
          "word": "說不定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shuōbùdìng",
          "word": "说不定"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Wu"
          ],
          "word": "講勿定"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Wu"
          ],
          "word": "讲勿定 (2kaan-veq-din)"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gong2 m4 ding6",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "講唔定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gong2 m4 ding6",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "讲唔定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nánmiǎn",
          "word": "難免"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nánmiǎn",
          "word": "难免"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎobudìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄧㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bou² bat¹ ding⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎobudìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎobůdìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pao³-pu⁵-ting⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎu-bu-dìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baobudinq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "баобудин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baobudin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ tiŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bóu bāt dihng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bou² bat⁷ ding⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bou² bed¹ ding⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ tiŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "保不定"
}
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
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        "may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly"
      ],
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        [
          "well",
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          "probably",
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        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ],
        [
          "possibly",
          "possibly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎobudìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄧㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bou² bat¹ ding⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎobudìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎobůdìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pao³-pu⁵-ting⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bǎu-bu-dìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baobudinq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "баобудин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baobudin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ tiŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bóu bāt dihng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bou² bat⁷ ding⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bou² bed¹ ding⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ tiŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yěxǔ",
      "word": "也許"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yěxǔ",
      "word": "也许"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǎobuzhù",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "保不住"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǎobuqí",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "保不齊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǎobuqí",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "保不齐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bèibuzhù",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "備不住"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bèibuzhù",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "备不住"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hoān-sè",
      "tags": [
        "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "凡勢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hoān-sè",
      "tags": [
        "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "凡势"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "博定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kěnéng",
      "word": "可能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "róngxǔ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "容許"
    },
    {
      "roman": "róngxǔ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "容许"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "怕係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "怕系"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pàshì",
      "word": "怕是"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huòzhě",
      "word": "或者"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huòxǔ",
      "word": "或許"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huòxǔ",
      "word": "或许"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhǐbùdìng",
      "word": "指不定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǎobùhǎo",
      "word": "搞不好"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "歉采"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "殼張"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "壳张 (4khoq-tsan)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "méizhǔnr",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "沒準兒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "méizhǔnr",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "没准儿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīngxǔ",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "興許"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīngxǔ",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "兴许"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "話勿出"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "话勿出 (3hho-veq-tsheq)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "waa6 m4 maai4",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "話唔埋"
    },
    {
      "roman": "waa6 m4 maai4",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "话唔埋"
    },
    {
      "roman": "waa6 m4 ding6",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "話唔定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "waa6 m4 ding6",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "话唔定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shuōbùdìng",
      "word": "說不定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shuōbùdìng",
      "word": "说不定"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "講勿定"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "讲勿定 (2kaan-veq-din)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gong2 m4 ding6",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "講唔定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gong2 m4 ding6",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "讲唔定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánmiǎn",
      "word": "難免"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánmiǎn",
      "word": "难免"
    }
  ],
  "word": "保不定"
}

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