勿作興

Chinese

		negator	may; might
trad. (勿作興)		勿	作興
simp. (勿作兴)		勿	作兴

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶veq₈-tsoq-shin; ⁷veq-tsoq-shin / ⁷feq-tsoq₇-shin₁

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶veq₈-tsoq-shin; ⁷veq-tsoq-shin
    • MiniDict: veh^入 tsoh shin; veh^入 tsoh shin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³veq₅-tsoq-xin; ⁴veq-tsoq-xin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vəʔ²² t͡soʔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/, /vəʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷feq-tsoq₇-shin₁
    • MiniDict: feh^入 tsoh^入 shin^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /fəʔ⁴⁴ t͡soʔ⁴⁴ ɕin/

Verb

勿作興

1. (Northern Wu) cannot; ought not

   • 小人勿作興瞎說噶。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
     小人勿作兴瞎说噶。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

     From: 1993, 蘇州方言詞典, page 19

     ⁵siau₃-gnin₂ ⁷feq-tsoq₇-shin₁ ⁷haq-seq₇-keq₇ [Wugniu]

     Children ought not talk nonsense.

Adjective

勿作興

1. (Northern Wu) not commendable; morally discouraging; not acceptable

   • 作弄人家勿作興個！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     作弄人家勿作兴个！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 1957, 羅漢錢 "The Coin of Arhat", said by 石筱英 (Shi Xiaoying) as character 五嬸 (Matchmaker Ng-Sen)

     ⁷tsoq-lon-gnin-ka ⁷veq-tsoq-shin-gheq [Wugniu]

     Playing tricks on people is not appropriate behavior!

Synonyms

• (Standard Chinese) 不興／不兴 (bùxīng)