不可一世

不可一世

Chinese

		cannot; should not; must not	throughout one's life; first generation
simp. and trad. (不可一世)		不可	一世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùkěyīshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ho² jat¹ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùkěyīshì [Phonetic: bùkěyíshì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bukeeishyh
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ ho² jat¹ sai³
    • Yale: bāt hó yāt sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ho² jat⁷ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ho² yed¹ sei³
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Idiom

不可一世

1. to consider oneself the best in the world; to have an overweening or insufferable arrogance