不疼不癢

不疼不癢

Chinese

		not; no	(it) hurts; love fondly; ache (it) hurts; love fondly; ache; pain; sore	not; no	itch
trad. (不疼不癢)		不	疼	不	癢
simp. (不疼不痒)		不	疼	不	痒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùténgbùyǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùténgbùyǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùténgbùyǎng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tʻêng²-pu⁴-yang³
    • Yale: bù-téng-bù-yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buterngbuyeang
    • Palladius: бутэнбуян (butɛnbujan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

不疼不癢

1. not getting to the substance of the matter; perfunctory; superficial
2. hesitant and equivocal in attitude (when dealing with a matter)

Synonyms

• (not getting into the substance of the matter): 不痛不癢／不痛不痒 (bùtòngbùyǎng)
• (hesitant and equivocal in attitude): 不痛不癢／不痛不痒 (bùtòngbùyǎng)