不同
Chinese
not; no | like; same; similar; together; alike; with | ||
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simp. and trad. (不同) | 不 | 同 |
Pronunciation
Verb
不同
- to be different; to differ; to disagree
- 迥然不同 ― jiǒngrán bùtóng ― completely different; not at all similar
See also
- 不一樣/不一样 (bùyīyàng)
- (Min Nan) 無仝/无仝 (bô-kâng)
- (Cantonese) 唔同
Adjective
不同
- not alike; different; distinct; diverse; dissimilar
Noun
不同
- difference; disparity
- 質的不同 / 质的不同 ― zhì de bùtóng ― qualitative difference
- 人與其他生物最大的不同,就是擁有文明。 [MSC, trad.]
- Rén yǔ qítā shēngwù zuìdà de bùtóng, jiùshì yōngyǒu wénmíng. [Pinyin]
- The ability to develop civilizations is the biggest difference between humans and other living things.
人与其他生物最大的不同,就是拥有文明。 [MSC, simp.]
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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不 | 同 |
ふ Grade: 4 | どう Grade: 2 |
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Etymology
不 (fu-, “not”) + 同 (dō, “same”).
Noun
不同 (hiragana ふどう, rōmaji fudō)
- difference, irregularity, inequality
- diversity
Derived terms
- 順序不同 (junjo fudō): not sorted
- 順不同 (junfudō): not sorted