不勝

不勝

See also: 不胜

Chinese

		not; no	victorious; able to do; competent enough to
trad. (不勝)		不	勝
simp. (不胜)		不	胜

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùshèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): put-sṳn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùshèng [Phonetic: búshèng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushenq
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ sing³
    • Yale: bāt sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: put-sṳn
    • Hakka Romanization System: bud` siin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bud⁵ sin⁴
    • IPA: /put̚² sɨn⁵⁵/

Verb

不勝

1. (literary) to not win; to lose

   戰無不勝 / 战无不胜  ―  zhànwúbùshèng  ―  (please add an English translation of this example)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùshèng, bùshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùshèng [Phonetic: búshèng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushenq
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: busheng
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ sing¹
    • Yale: bāt sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xing¹
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

不勝

1. (literary) to be not up to; to be unable to bear

   不勝衣 / 不胜衣  ―  bùshèngyī, bùshēngyī  ―  (please add an English translation of this example)

2. (literary) to be to an unlimited degree; to be to the point where one cannot take it anymore

   美不勝收 / 美不胜收  ―  měibùshèngshōu, měibùshēngshōu  ―  (please add an English translation of this example)

3. (literary) Placed between two identical monosyllabic verbs, to indicate difficulty in performing or completing an action.

   防不勝防 / 防不胜防  ―  fángbùshèngfáng, fángbùshēngfáng  ―  (please add an English translation of this example)

Synonyms

• 不堪 (bùkān)

Adverb

不勝

1. (literary) tremendously

Derived terms

Derived terms from 不勝

不勝之態／不胜之态 不勝其擾／不胜其扰 不勝其煩／不胜其烦 (bùshèngqífán) 不勝唏噓／不胜唏嘘 不勝感喟／不胜感喟 不勝春／不胜春 不勝枚舉／不胜枚举 (bùshèng méijǔ) 不勝衣／不胜衣 不勝負荷／不胜负荷 不勝酒力／不胜酒力 力不勝任／力不胜任 多不勝數／多不胜数

如不勝衣／如不胜衣 嬌嫋不勝／娇嫋不胜 弱不勝衣／弱不胜衣 戰無不勝／战无不胜 指不勝屈／指不胜屈 數不勝數／数不胜数 理不勝辭／理不胜辞 美不勝收／美不胜收 舉不勝舉／举不胜举 邪不勝正／邪不胜正 防不勝防／防不胜防 (fángbùshèngfáng) 高處不勝寒／高处不胜寒 (gāochù bùshèng hán)