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起
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Jyutping
bat1 hei2
Pinyin
bù qǐ
Definitions (Wiktionary)
particle, used after verbs
cannot afford to ...
買不起
买不起
mǎi bù qǐ
too expensive to buy
玩不起
玩不起
wán bù qǐ
cannot afford to be played
牙醫貴到我都看不起了。
牙医贵到我都看不起了。
yá yī guì dào wǒ dōu kàn bù qǐ le .
Dentists are so expensive that I can't afford to go to visit.
particle, used after verbs
do not wish to ... (in contempt)
看不起
看不起
kàn bù qǐ
to look down upon
verb, literary
to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
Jack买不起新自行车。
Jack買不起新自行車。
jack mǎi bu qǐ xīn zì xíng chē 。
Jack can't afford to buy a new bicycle.
Jack can't afford a new bicycle.
Mandarin
他买不起汽车,更不要说买房子了。
他買不起汽車,更不要説買房子了。
tā mǎi bu qǐ qì chē , gèng bù yào shuō mǎi fáng zi le 。
He cannot buy a car, still less a house.
Mandarin
我买不起那个。
我買不起那個。
wǒ mǎi bu qǐ nà ge 。
I can't afford to buy that.
I can't afford that.
Mandarin
对不起,我不能待很久。
對不起,我不能待很久。
duì bu qǐ , wǒ bù néng dài hěn jiǔ 。
I'm sorry, I can't stay long.
Sorry, but I can't stay long.
Mandarin
对不起,我误拆了你的信。
對不起,我誤拆了你的信。
duì bu qǐ , wǒ wù chāi le nǐ de xìn 。
I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.
I'm sorry that I opened your mail by mistake.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
古语有云:「无风不起浪。」
古語有云:「無風不起浪。」
gu2 jyu5 jau5 wan4: mou4 fung1 bat1 hei2 long6.
As the old saying goes, "There is no tide without wind".
惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分。
懲罰條款印在不起眼的小號字體部分。
The penalty clause was hidden in the small print .
Cantonese
富家女我可高攀不起。(有钱女仔我真系衬唔起。)
富家女我可高攀不起。(有錢女仔我真係襯唔起。)
I think the rich girl is unapproachable for me.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
这瓶酒我提不起来。
這瓶酒我提不起來。
zhè píng jiǔ wǒ tí bù qǐ lái .
I can't lift this bottle of wine.
Mandarin
那些演员真了不起。
那些演員真了不起。
nà xiē yǎn yuán zhēn liǎo bu qǐ
Those actors are really great.
Mandarin
我们没有办法,对不起。
我們沒有辦法,對不起。
wǒ men méi yǒu bàn fǎ , duì bù qǐ .
We don't have a solution, sorry.
Mandarin
对不起,我们只收现金。
對不起,我們只收現金。
duì bù qǐ , wǒ men zhǐ shōu xiàn jīn .
Sorry. We only accept cash.
Mandarin
对不起!真的对不起!对于我来说,我的态度非常明确,我绝不袒护我的孩子!
對不起!真的對不起!對於我來説,我的態度非常明確,我絕不袒護我的孩子!
duì bù qǐ ! zhēn de duì bù qǐ ! duì yú wǒ lái shuō , wǒ de tài dù fēi cháng míng què , wǒ jué bù tǎn hù wǒ de hái zǐ !
I am sorry. I am really sorry. Personally my attitude (towards this incident) is very clear: I will never give unprincipled protection to my child.