不可無一，不可有二

Chinese
cannot; should not; must not not have
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 cannot; should not; must not
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 two
trad. (不可無一，不可有二) 不可 無 一 ， 不可 有 二
simp. (不可无一，不可有二) 不可 无 一 ， 不可 有 二

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùkě wú yī, bùkě yǒu èr
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄧ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: bùkě wú yī, bùkě yǒu èr [Phonetic: bùkěwúyī,bùkéyǒuèr]
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄧ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bùkě wú yi, bùkě yǒu èr
      • Wade–Giles: pu4-kʻo3 wu2 i1, pu4-kʻo3 yu3 êrh4
      • Yale: bù-kě wú yī-, bù-kě yǒu èr
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bukee wu i, bukee yeou ell
      • Palladius: букэ у и, букэ ю эр (bukɛ u i, bukɛ ju er)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

Idiom

不可無一，不可有二

  1. (this person) is irreplaceable, no one can replace him
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