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不力

不力

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (不力)		不	力

Verb

不力

not do one's best, not exert oneself

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùlì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ lik⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bùlì [Phonetic: búlì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bulih
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    不利
    不力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ lik⁵
  - Yale: bāt líhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ lik⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ lɪk̚¹³/