Chinese

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

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Adjective

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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

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  • (antonym(s) of not smooth):

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. disadvantageous

Inflection

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Noun

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()() (furi

  1. disadvantage

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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不利

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