不夠

See also: 不够

Chinese

		not; no	to reach; to be enough
trad. (不夠)		不	夠
simp. (不够)		不	够

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùgòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ gau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùgòu [Phonetic: búgòu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùgòu
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-kou⁴
    • Yale: bù-gòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bugow
    • Palladius: бугоу (bugou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ koʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ gau³
    • Yale: bāt gau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ gau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ geo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/

Verb

不夠

1. to be insufficient; to be lacking; to not be enough

   人手不夠。／人手不够。  ―  Rénshǒu bùgòu.  ―  There is a lack of staff.

   這道菜不夠火候。 [MSC, trad.]
   这道菜不够火候。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè dào cài bùgòu huǒhòu. [Pinyin]

   This dish is undercooked.

   這空兒不夠，放不下洗衣機。 [MSC, trad.]
   这空儿不够，放不下洗衣机。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèi kòngr bùgòu, fàng bùxià xǐyījī. [Pinyin]

   This space is not enough to put a washing machine in.

Synonyms

• 不敷 (bùfū) (literary)
• 不滿／不满 (bùmǎn)
• 不足 (bùzú)
• 乏達／乏达 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 匱乏／匮乏 (kuìfá)
• 欠 (qiàn)
• 欠缺 (qiànquē)
• 短少 (duǎnshǎo)
• 短缺 (duǎnquē)
• 絕乏／绝乏 (juéfá) (literary)
• 缺乏 (quēfá)
• 缺如 (quērú) (literary)
• 缺少 (quēshǎo)
• 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
• 缺缺 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 虧／亏 (kuī)
• 貧／贫 (pín) (literary, or in compounds)
• 闕乏／阙乏 (quēfá) (literary)
• 闕如／阙如 (quērú) (literary)

 

Adverb

不夠

1. not enough; not sufficiently

   檢查不夠嚴格。／检查不够严格。  ―  Jiǎnchá bùgòu yángé.  ―  The inspection was not sufficiently rigorous.

   我不贊同這位同學的觀點，至少他的觀點不夠全面。 [MSC, trad.]
   我不赞同这位同学的观点，至少他的观点不够全面。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bù zàntóng zhè wèi tóngxué de guāndiǎn, zhìshào tā de guāndiǎn bùgòu quánmiàn. [Pinyin]

   I don't agree with this student's point of view — at the very least, his point of view is not comprehensive enough.

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 無夠／无够