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不免

不免

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	to exempt; to remove; to avoid to exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuse
simp. and trad. (不免)		不	免

Adverb

不免

would naturally; cannot help but
(Min Nan) it is not necessary; there is no need

Synonyms

(not necessary): (Min Nan) 免 (bián), 毋免 (m̄-bián)

See also

(Mandarin) 不用 (bùyòng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùmiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ min⁵
Min Nan (POJ): put-bián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùmiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bumean
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ min⁵
  - Yale: bāt míhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ min⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ miːn¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-bián
  - Tâi-lô: put-bián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: putbiern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ biɛn⁴¹/