There are 15 total results for your 不為 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
不為 see styles |
futame ふため |
(noun or adjectival noun) disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable |
不為過 不为过 see styles |
bù wéi guò bu4 wei2 guo4 pu wei kuo |
not an exaggeration; not excessive; not wide of the mark |
不為人知 不为人知 see styles |
bù wéi rén zhī bu4 wei2 ren2 zhi1 pu wei jen chih |
not known to anyone; secret; unknown |
不為已甚 不为已甚 see styles |
bù wéi yǐ shèn bu4 wei2 yi3 shen4 pu wei i shen |
refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment; not be too hard on subject |
不為所動 不为所动 see styles |
bù wéi suǒ dòng bu4 wei2 suo3 dong4 pu wei so tung |
to remain unmoved |
不為酒困 不为酒困 see styles |
bù wéi jiǔ kùn bu4 wei2 jiu3 kun4 pu wei chiu k`un pu wei chiu kun |
not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold one's drink |
下不為例 下不为例 see styles |
xià bù wéi lì xia4 bu4 wei2 li4 hsia pu wei li |
not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once |
何樂不為 何乐不为 see styles |
hé lè bù wéi he2 le4 bu4 wei2 ho le pu wei |
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do something) |
無所不為 无所不为 see styles |
wú suǒ bù wéi wu2 suo3 bu4 wei2 wu so pu wei |
not stopping at anything; all manner of evil |
不為左右袒 不为左右袒 see styles |
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn bu4 wei4 zuo3 you4 tan3 pu wei tso yu t`an pu wei tso yu tan |
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom) |
何樂而不為 何乐而不为 see styles |
hé lè ér bù wéi he2 le4 er2 bu4 wei2 ho le erh pu wei |
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do something) |
人不為己，天誅地滅 人不为己，天诛地灭 see styles |
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 , tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4 jen pu wei chi , t`ien chu ti mieh jen pu wei chi , tien chu ti mieh |
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost. |
寧為玉碎，不為瓦全 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 see styles |
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán ning4 wei2 yu4 sui4 , bu4 wei2 wa3 quan2 ning wei yü sui , pu wei wa ch`üan ning wei yü sui , pu wei wa chüan |
Better broken jade than intact tile.; Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom) |
寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 see styles |
nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi ning4 wei2 ji1 tou2 , bu4 wei2 feng4 wei3 ning wei chi t`ou , pu wei feng wei ning wei chi tou , pu wei feng wei |
see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3] |
當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 see styles |
dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ dang1 guan1 bu4 wei4 min2 zuo4 zhu3 bu4 ru2 hui2 jia1 mai4 hong2 shu3 tang kuan pu wei min tso chu pu ju hui chia mai hung shu |
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 15 results for "不為" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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