不要太
Chinese
editto not want; not going to; will not | too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest | ||
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trad. (不要太) | 不要 | 太 | |
simp. #(不要太) | 不要 | 太 | |
Literally: “not too”. |
Etymology
editCalque of Wu 勿要忒 (8veq-iau 7theq), a slang expression peculiar to Southern China, particularly Jiangsu, Shanghai.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùyàotài
- Wade–Giles: pu4-yao4-tʻai4
- Yale: bù-yàu-tài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyawtay
- Palladius: буяотай (bujaotaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adverb
edit不要太