不利

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Chinese

not; no
advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
 
simp. and trad.
(不利)

Pronunciation


Adjective

不利

  1. unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental; adverse
    注意不利氣象條件 [MSC, trad.]
    注意不利气象条件 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhùyì bùlì qìxiàng tiáojiàn.
    Drive carefully in adverse weather conditions.
  2. not smooth; unsuccessful; not going well; bad
    開局不利开局不利  ―  kāijú bùlì  ―  to be off to a bad start
  3. (literary) not sharp

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of not smooth):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()() (furi-na (adnominal ()() (furi na), adverbial ()() (furi ni))

  1. disadvantageous

Inflection

Noun

()() (furi

  1. disadvantage

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

不利

  1. chữ Hán form of bất lợi (disadvantageous; unfavourable).