無期

無期

See also: 无期

Chinese

		not have	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
trad. (無期)		無	期
simp. (无期)		无	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúqī, wúqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ kei⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): bû-kî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: wúqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuchi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúci
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: wúqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuchyi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúcí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ kei⁴
    • Yale: mòuh kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-kî
    • Tâi-lô: bû-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bu'kii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ ki²³/

Adjective

無期

1. (attributive) having no fixed time frame; indefinite

Derived terms

無期別／无期别

無期徒刑／无期徒刑 (wúqī túxíng)