惹不起

Chinese

		to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy	cannot afford to ...; do not wish to ...
trad. (惹不起)		惹	不起
simp. #(惹不起)		惹	不起

Alternative forms

• (Internet slang) RBQ, rbq

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rěbùqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ bat¹ hei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rěbùqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rěbùcǐ
    • Wade–Giles: jê³-pu⁴-chʻi³
    • Yale: rě-bù-chǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reebuchii
    • Palladius: жэбуци (žɛbuci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁵ bat¹ hei²
    • Yale: yéh bāt héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ bat⁷ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ bed¹ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/

Verb

惹不起

1. to be the kind of person one cannot afford to offend