不作為

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Chinese

		not; no	conduct; deeds; accomplishment conduct; deeds; accomplishment; achievement; success
trad. (不作為/不作爲)		不	作為/作爲
simp. (不作为)		不	作为

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùzuòwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ zok³ wai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùzuòwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùzuòwéi
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tso⁴-wei²
  - Yale: bù-dzwò-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: butzuohwei
  - Palladius: буцзовэй (buczovɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ zok³ wai⁴
  - Yale: bāt jok wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dzok⁸ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ zog³ wei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/

Verb

不作為

(of officials) to be inactive; to fail to fulfil one's duties

Noun

不作為

(law) dereliction of duty; inaction; omission

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	作	為
ふ Grade: 4	さく Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
不作爲 (kyūjitai)

Noun

不(ふ)作(さく)為(い) • (fusakui)

omission
行政(ぎょうせい)の不作為(ふさくい)
gyōsei no fusakui
administrative omission

Antonyms

作為(さくい) (sakui, “commission”)

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