不對勁 [－对劲]

Jyutping bat1 deoi3 ging6
Pinyin bù duì jìn

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

不對勁 [－对劲]

Jyutping bat1 deoi3 ging3
Pinyin bù duì jìn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not in good condition
  2. wrong
  3. fishy
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, colloquial
    something not right; abnormal; odd; at odds; awkward
    • 我感覺我肚子裏不大對勁。
      我感觉我肚子里不大对劲。
      wǒ gǎn jué wǒ dù zi lǐ bù dà duì jìn ．
      I feel that [something] in my belly is not really right.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这个机器一定有什么地方不对劲。
    這個機器一定有什麼地方不對勁。
    zhè ge jī qì yī dìng yǒu shén me dì fang bù duì jìn 。
    • Something must be wrong with the machinery.
  2. Mandarin
    洗衣机有些不对劲。
    洗衣機有些不對勁。
    xǐ yī jī yǒu xiē bù duì jìn 。
    • Something is wrong with the washing machine.
  3. Mandarin
    他知道她有点不对劲。
    他知道她有點不對勁。
    tā zhī dào tā yǒu diǎn bù duì jìn 。
    • He knew that something was wrong with her.
  4. Mandarin
    啥也不对劲儿。
    啥也不對勁兒。
    shá yě bù duì jìn er 。
    • Nothing feels right.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他虽然看起来大大咧咧，实际上关键时候还挺靠谱，这不，他第一个就发现了我脸色的不对劲，关心起来。
    他雖然看起來大大咧咧，實際上關鍵時候還挺靠譜，這不，他第一個就發現了我臉色的不對勁，關心起來。
    tā suī rán kàn qǐ lái dà dà liē liē ， shí jì shàng guān jiàn shí hòu hái tǐng kào pǔ ， zhè bù ， tā dì yī ge jiù fā xiàn le wǒ liǎn sè de bù duì jìn ， guān xīn qǐ lái ．
    • Although he seems casual in manner, he is actually quite reliable during critical moments. [I didn't mean to bring this up but here is an evidence of that]; Look, he was the first to notice that something was wrong from my appearance, and asked about it.