姑不二將

Chinese

		paternal aunt	not; no	two	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (姑不二將)		姑	不	二	將
simp. (姑不二将)		姑	不	二	将
alternative forms		姑不而將／姑不而将 姑不二終／姑不二终

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-put-lī-chiong / ko͘-put-lī-chiang / ko͘-put-lî-chiong / ko͘-put-jî-chiong

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-put-lī-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: koo-put-lī-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'putlixciofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-put-lī-chiang
    • Tâi-lô: koo-put-lī-tsiang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'putlixciafng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ t͡siaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-put-lî-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: koo-put-lî-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'putliciofng
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-put-jî-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: koo-put-jî-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'putjiciofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zi²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

姑不二將

1. (Southern Min) having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to; imperative

Synonyms

• 不得已 (bùdéyǐ)
• 不獲已／不获已 (bùhuòyǐ) (archaic)
• 姑不將／姑不将 (Hokkien)
• 沒有辦法／没有办法 (méiyǒu bànfǎ)