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Chinese
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not; no
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can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
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simp. and trad. (不可)
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不
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可
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anagram
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可不
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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不
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不
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不
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可
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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溪 (29)
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Final (韻)
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尤 (136)
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尤 (136)
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物 (60)
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歌 (94)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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Open
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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I
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Fanqie
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甫鳩切
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方久切
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分勿切
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枯我切
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Baxter
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pjuw
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pjuwX
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pjut
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khaX
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/pɨu/
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/pɨuX/
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/pɨut̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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Pan Wuyun
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piut̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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Shao Rongfen
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/piəu/
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/piəuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/puw/
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/puwX/
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/put̚/
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/kʰaX/
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Li Rong
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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Wang Li
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/pĭəu/
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/pĭəuX/
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/pĭuət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/pi̯ə̯u/
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/pi̯ə̯uX/
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/pi̯uət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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fōu
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fǒu
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fu
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kě
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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fau1
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fau2
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fat1
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ho2
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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不
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可
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Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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bù
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kě
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Middle Chinese
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‹ pjuw ›
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‹ khaX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*pə/
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/*ʰˁaʔ/
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English
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not
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may; acceptable
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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不
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不
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不
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可
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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No.
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1025
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1029
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1048
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7446
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Phonetic component
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不
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不
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不
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可
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Rime group
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之
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之
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物
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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不
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缶
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弗
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可
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Old Chinese
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/*pɯ/
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/*pɯʔ/
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/*pɯ'/
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/*kʰaːlʔ/
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Notes
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象花柎與本同源
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中古才促化
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Verb
不可 (auxiliary)
- cannot
- 不可替代 ― bùkě tìdài ― to be irreplaceable
無一事不可對人,無一念不可告天。
无一事不可对人,无一念不可告天。 - Wú yī shì bùkě duì rén, wú yī niàn bùkě gào tiān.
- There should be no matter that cannot be told to others and no thought that cannot be told to heaven.
- should not; must not
- 你非去不可。 ― Nǐ fēi qù bùkě. ― You must go.
頭孢不可與酒同服。
头孢不可与酒同服。 - Tóubāo bù kě yǔ jiǔ tóngfú.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
鄙人以為這樣做萬萬不可。
鄙人以为这样做万万不可。 - Bǐrén yǐwéi zhèyàng zuò wànwàn bù kě.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 有權不可任性。/有权不可任性。 ― Yǒuquán bùkě rènxìng. ― Those who have power cannot be wilful. (Power is not to be used arbitrarily.)
Usage notes
In the sense should not, 不可 (bùkě) is usually preceded by 非 (fēi) in the structure 非……不可 (fēi...bùkě), meaning must.
Synonyms
Particle
不可
- A particle, used when being with a verb meaning "must", to intensify the tone.
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這個皇宮這麼可怕嗎?就一定要出去不可嗎?
这个皇宫这么可怕吗?就一定要出去不可吗? - Zhèi ge huánggōng zènme kěpà ma? Jiù yīdìng yào chū qu bùkě ma?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2022 March 22, 蒋肖斌, “冯骥才:我喜欢做的事情里有一点悲壮感”, in 中国青年报, archived from the original on 2022-04-11:
做民间文化遗产抢救的时候,我经常会有文学的冲动和想象。 但那时候我不可能写,没时间。有时候看到同辈作家或者年轻人出新书,我有一点苦涩,觉得没法做自己热爱的东西。但也只有“一点”,因为我知道我做的事情太重要了,必做不可。
做民間文化遺產搶救的時候,我經常會有文學的衝動和想象。 但那時候我不可能寫,沒時間。有時候看到同輩作家或者年輕人出新書,我有一點苦澀,覺得沒法做自己熱愛的東西。但也只有“一點”,因為我知道我做的事情太重要了,必做不可。 - Zuò mínjiān wénhuà yíchǎn qiǎngjiù de shíhòu, wǒ jīngcháng huì yǒu wénxué de chōngdòng hé xiǎngxiàng. Dàn nà shíhòu wǒ bù kěnéng xiě, méi shíjiān. Yǒu shíhòu kàn dào tóngbèi zuòjiā huòzhě niánqīng rén chū xīn shū, wǒ yǒu yī diǎn kǔsè, jué de méi fǎ zuò zìjǐ rè'ài de dōngxi. Dàn yě zhǐ yǒu “yī diǎn”, yīnwèi wǒ zhīdào wǒ zuò de shìqing tài zhòngyào le, bì zuò bùkě.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2023 June 25, 辛音, ““敬礼娃娃”的志向不该被曲解”, in 北京日报 (website), 新浪新闻 republished edition, archived from the original on 2023-06-25:
就因为郎铮被军人救了,他就必须当军人不可吗?
就因為郎錚被軍人救了,他就必須當軍人不可嗎? - Jiù yīnwèi Láng Zhēng bèi jūnrén jiù le, tā jiù bìxū dāng jūnrén bùkě ma?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
Etymology
The prefix 不 (fu-) + 可 (ka).
Noun
不可 • (fuka)
- being bad or unacceptable
- a failing grade on a test
Antonyms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Verb
不可
- chữ Hán form of bất khả
Adjective
不可
- chữ Hán form of bất khả