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Jyutping bat1 dong1
Pinyin bù dàng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    inappropriate; unsuitable
    • 用詞不當
      用词不当
      yòng cí bù dàng
      unsuitable wording

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Jyutping bat1 dong1
Pinyin bù dāng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    should not
  2. verb, literary
    does not match; does not equal
  3. verb, literary
    is not

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Jyutping bat1 dong3
Pinyin bù dàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. unsuitable
  2. improper
  3. inappropriate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​適當​;​唔​正確
    inappropriate; improper
    • 由於使用不當,個微波爐好快就壞咗。
      由于使用不当,个微波炉好快就坏咗。
      jau4 jyu1 si2 jung6 bat1 dong3, go3 mei4 bo1 lou4 hou2 faai3 zau6 waai6 zo2.
      Because of improper use, the microwave oven soon broke down.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    当还是不当,这是问题所在。
    當還是不當,這是問題所在。
    dāng hái shi bù dàng , zhè shì wèn tí suǒ zài 。
    • To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    极力子如果控制适宜,当然顺头顺路啦;假如控制不当,就瓣瓣唔妥。
    極力子如果控制適宜,當然順頭順路啦;假如控制不當,就瓣瓣唔妥。
    gik6 lik1 zi2 jyu4 gwo2 hung3 zai3 sik1 ji4, dong1 jin2 seon6 tau4 seon6 lou6 laa1, gaa2 jyu4 hung3 zai3 bat1 dong3, zau6 faan6 faan6 m4 to5.
    • If you get your clutch control right, you will drive smoothly. If you cannot get it right, everything will be problematic.
  2. Cantonese
    不当
    不當
    bat1 dong3
    • improper
  3. Cantonese
    警权过大或使用不当武力嘅地方实在太多,罄竹难书。
    警權過大或使用不當武力嘅地方實在太多,罄竹難書。
    ging2 kyun4 gwo3 daai6 waak6 si2 jung6 bat1 dong3 mou5 lik6 ge3 dei6 fong1 sat6 zoi6 taai3 do1, hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1.
    • There are numerous cases of excessive policing power and improper use of force.
  4. Cantonese
    今次佢本来有机会赢比赛,但佢冇参加到,令佢悔不当初。
    今次佢本來有機會贏比賽,但佢冇參加到,令佢悔不當初。
    gam1 ci3 keoi5 bun2 loi4 jau5 gei1 wui6 jeng4 bei2 coi3, daan6 keoi5 mou5 caam1 gaa1 dou3, ling6 keoi5 fui3 bat1 dong1 co1.
    • He could have won in this competition, but he did not join. That made him regrettable.
  5. Cantonese
    由于使用不当,个微波炉好快就坏咗。
    由於使用不當,個微波爐好快就壞咗。
    jau4 jyu1 si2 jung6 bat1 dong3, go3 mei4 bo1 lou4 hou2 faai3 zau6 waai6 zo2.
    • Because of improper use, the microwave oven soon broke down.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    用词不当
    用詞不當
    yòng cí bù dàng
    • unsuitable wording
  2. Mandarin
    但根据教育观点而论,则公民一科之功能,不当仅看作做公民之预备;实当视为学生社会生活之发展。
    但根據教育觀點而論,則公民一科之功能,不當僅看作做公民之預備;實當視為學生社會生活之發展。
    dàn gēn jù jiào yù guān diǎn ér lùn , zé gōng mín yī kē zhī gōng néng , bù dāng jǐn kàn zuò zuò gōng mín zhī yù bèi ; shí dāng shì wèi xué shēng shè huì shēng huó zhī fā zhǎn .
    • However, from the perspective of education, the function of civics as a subject should not only be regarded as preparation for citizens; it should be thought of as a way to develop the role of students in the community.
  3. Mandarin
    谁个劣,谁个不劣,谁个最甚,谁个稍次,谁个惩办要严,谁个处罚从轻,农民都有极明白的计算,罚不当罪的极少。
    誰個劣,誰個不劣,誰個最甚,誰個稍次,誰個懲辦要嚴,誰個處罰從輕,農民都有極明白的計算,罰不當罪的極少。
    shéi ge liè , shéi ge bù liè , shéi ge zuì shèn , shéi ge shāo cì , shéi ge chéng bàn yào yán , shéi ge chǔ fá cóng qīng , nóng mín dōu yǒu jí míng bái de jì suàn , fá bù dāng zuì de jí shǎo .
    • Who is bad and who is not, who is the worst and who is not quite so vicious, who deserves severe punishment and who deserves to be let off lightly – the peasants keep clear accounts, and very seldom has the punishment exceeded the crime.