阿里不達

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	li, a Chinese unit of length	not; no	attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
trad. (阿里不達)		阿	里	不	達
simp. (阿里不达)		阿	里	不	达
alternative forms		阿哩不答 阿理不達／阿理不达 阿俚不達／阿俚不达

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-lí-put-ta̍t / a-li-put-tap / a-lí-put-tat

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-lí-put-ta̍t
    • Tâi-lô: a-lí-put-ta̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aly'putdat
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-li-put-tap
    • Tâi-lô: a-li-put-tap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ali'putdab
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ li³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tap̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-lí-put-tat
    • Tâi-lô: a-lí-put-tat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aly'putdad
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚³²/

Adjective

阿里不達

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) questionable; shady; boorish; useless
2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, of how one speaks or does something) muddled; sloppy

Synonyms

• (questionable): 不三不四 (bùsānbùsì), 不倫不類／不伦不类 (bùlúnbùlèi), 不答不七