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不倫不類

不倫不類

See also: 不伦不类

Chinese

		improper; unseemly
trad. (不倫不類)		不倫	不類
simp. (不伦不类)		不伦	不类

Idiom

不倫不類

nondescript; neither fish nor fowl

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùlún bùlèi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ leon⁴ bat¹ leoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùlún bùlèi [Phonetic: bùlún búlèi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buluen buley
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ lu̯ən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ leon⁴ bat¹ leoi⁶
  - Yale: bāt lèuhn bāt leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ loen⁴ bat⁷ loey⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ lɵn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/