不稂不莠

不稂不莠

Chinese

		not; no	grass; weeds	not; no	Setaria viridis; vicious
simp. and trad. (不稂不莠)		不	稂	不	莠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùlángbùyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ long⁴ bat¹ jau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùlángbùyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bulangbuyeou
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ long⁴ bat¹ jau⁵
    • Yale: bāt lòhng bāt yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ long⁴ bat⁷ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ long⁴ bed¹ yeo⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ lɔːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

不稂不莠

1. useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

Synonyms

• 不郎不秀 (bùlángbùxiù)