Chinese edit

not; no
 
advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
simp. and trad.
(不利)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

不利

  1. unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental; adverse
    注意不利氣象條件 [MSC, trad.]
    注意不利气象条件 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhùyì bùlì qìxiàng tiáojiàn. [Pinyin]
    Drive carefully in adverse weather conditions.
  2. not smooth; unsuccessful; not going well; bad
    開局不利开局不利  ―  kāijú bùlì  ―  to be off to a bad start
  3. (literary) not sharp

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of not smooth):

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()() (furi-na (adnominal ()() (furi na), adverbial ()() (furi ni))

  1. disadvantageous

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()() (furi

  1. disadvantage

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

不利

  1. chữ Hán form of bất lợi (disadvantageous; unfavourable).