不成

Chinese

		not; no	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
simp. and trad. (不成)		不	成

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùchéng
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻêng²
  - Yale: bù-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bucherng
  - Palladius: бучэн (bučɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    不成
    布城
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ sing⁴
  - Yale: bāt sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Verb

不成

(literary) to not form; to not constitute

Adjective

不成

(literary) unsuccessful
(colloquial) inadequate; unacceptable

Particle

不成

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
- 對。我是有一個姓魏的表親。那又怎麼樣？難道我王家不能有親戚了不成？ [MSC, trad.]
  对。我是有一个姓魏的表亲。那又怎么样？难道我王家不能有亲戚了不成？ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 38 (Mainland version)
  Duì. Wǒ shì yǒu yī ge xìng Wèi de biǎoqīn. Nà yòu zěnmeyàng? Nándào wǒ Wáng jiā bùnéng yǒu qīnqi le bùchéng? [Pinyin]
  Right. I do have a biaoqin relative surnamed Wei. So what? Can't my Wang family have relatives?

Derived terms

不成比例 (bùchéngbǐlì)
不成體統／不成体统 (bùchéngtǐtǒng)
畫虎不成反類犬／画虎不成反类犬 (huà hǔ bùchéng fǎn lèi quǎn)
難不成／难不成

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