離不開

See also: 离不开

Chinese

		to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	not; no	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (離不開)		離	不	開
simp. (离不开)		离	不	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): líbùkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ bat¹ hoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: líbùkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: líbùkai
    • Wade–Giles: li²-pu⁴-kʻai¹
    • Yale: lí-bù-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: libukai
    • Palladius: либукай (libukaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁴ bat¹ hoi¹
    • Yale: lèih bāt hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ bat⁷ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ bed¹ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

離不開

1. to be inseparable from; to be inextricably linked to; to be unable to do without

   我根本就離不開你。 [MSC, trad.]
   我根本就离不开你。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gēnběn jiù líbùkāi nǐ. [Pinyin]

   I can't do without you.

   • 魚兒離不開水呀　瓜兒離不開秧　革命群眾離不開共產黨 [MSC, trad.]
     鱼儿离不开水呀　瓜儿离不开秧　革命群众离不开共产党 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1964, 大海航行靠舵手 (Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman)

     yú'ér líbùkāi shuǐ ya, guā'ér líbùkāi yāng, gémìng qúnzhòng líbùkāi Gòngchǎndǎng [Pinyin]

     Fish cannot leave the water,
     Melons cannot leave the vine.
     The revolutionary masses cannot do without the Communist Party.

2. to be too busy to get away from