未必然

Chinese

		may not; not necessarily	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (未必然)		未必	然
simp. #(未必然)		未必	然

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bī-pit-liân / bī-pit-jiân

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-pit-liân
    • Tâi-lô: bī-pit-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bixpitlieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi²²⁻²¹ pit̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-pit-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: bī-pit-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bixpitjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi²²⁻²¹ pit̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/

Adverb

未必然

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) may not; not necessarily

Synonyms

• 不一定 (bùyīdìng)
• 不必 (bùbì)
• 不見得／不见得 (bùjiàndé)
• 唔一定 (m⁴ jat¹ ding⁶) (Cantonese)
• 未嘗／未尝 (wèicháng) (literary)
• 未始 (wèishǐ) (literary)
• 未必 (wèibì)
• 未見得／未见得 (uei⁴ jienn⁴ de⁶) (Xiang)
• 無一定／无一定 (Hokkien)
• 無定著／无定著 (Min Nan)
• 無拄拄／无拄拄 (Hokkien)
• 無的確／无的确 (Min Nan)