沒出息

Chinese

		have not; drowned; to end have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate	prospects; promise; future prospects; promise; future; having prospects; holding promise
trad. (沒出息)		沒	出息
simp. (没出息)		没	出息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méi chūxi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄨ ˙ㄒㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méi chūxi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄨ ˙ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méi chusi̊
    • Wade–Giles: mei² chʻu¹-hsi⁵
    • Yale: méi chū-syi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei chu.shi
    • Palladius: мэй чуси (mɛj čusi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi²/

Verb

沒出息

1. (idiomatic) to show no promise; to be good-for-nothing

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 抾捔