不要緊

不要緊

See also: 不要紧

Chinese

Chinese phrasebook

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		not; no	important; pressing; urgent important; pressing; urgent; critical; serious
trad. (不要緊)		不	要緊
simp. (不要紧)		不	要紧
Literally: “not important; not serious”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùyàojǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ jiu³ gan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùyàojǐn [Phonetic: búyàojǐn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyawjiin
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ jiu³ gan²
    • Yale: bāt yiu gán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ jiu³ gan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ yiu³ gen²
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ kɐn³⁵/

Interjection

不要緊

1. never mind; it doesn't matter
2. don't worry

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 唔緊要／唔紧要
• (Min Nan) 無要緊／无要紧
• (don't worry): 不要擔心／不要担心 (bùyào dānxīn)

Adjective

不要緊

1. unimportant
2. not critical; not serious