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惹不起

惹不起

Chinese

		to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy	cannot afford to ...
simp. and trad. (惹不起)		惹	不起

Verb

惹不起

to be the kind of person one cannot afford to offend

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rěbùqǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ bat¹ hei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: rěbùqǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reebuchii
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁵ bat¹ hei²
  - Yale: yéh bāt héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ bat⁷ hei²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/