不像樣

Chinese

		not; no	presentable; decent; up to par
trad. (不像樣)		不	像樣
simp. (不像样)		不	像样

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùxiàngyàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ zoeng⁶ joeng^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùxiàngyàng [Phonetic: búxiàngyàng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùsiàngyàng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-hsiang⁴-yang⁴
    • Yale: bù-syàng-yàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushianqyanq
    • Palladius: бусянъян (busjanʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ zoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
    • Yale: bāt jeuhng yéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dzoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ zêng⁶ yêng^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Adjective

不像樣

1. unpresentable; in no shape to be seen

Synonyms

• (Hakka, Min Nan) 毋成猴
• (Hakka) 毋成人
• (Min Nan) 毋成款, 毋成鬼, 毋成樣／毋成样, 毋成垢鬼, 無倚意／无倚意, 無像體／无像体

Adverb

不像樣

1. beyond recognition (as a compliment after 得)