不防 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 fong4
Pinyin bù fáng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to not guard against; to be not vigilant
  2. verb
    to not expect; to not anticipate
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    冷不防，老师让每个国家的学生用话筒给大家讲一下自己来哈尔滨的原因。
    冷不防，老師讓每個國家的學生用話筒給大家講一下自己來哈爾濱的原因。
    lěng bu fáng ， lǎo shī ràng měi gè guó jiā de xué sheng yòng huà tǒng gěi dà jiā jiǎng yī xià zì jǐ lái hā ěr bīn de yuán yīn 。
    • Without warning, the teachers ask students from each country to take the microphone and explain to everyone their reasons for coming to Harbin.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    周将军请坐，闻你新纳一宠甚美，有人要暗筭你，不可不防。
    周將軍請坐，聞你新納一寵甚美，有人要暗筭你，不可不防。
    zhōu jiāng jūn qǐng zuò ， wén nǐ xīn nà yī chǒng shèn měi ， yǒu rén yào àn suàn nǐ ， bù kě bù fáng ．
    • Please be seated, General Zhou. I have heard that the concubine that you have taken recently is quite beautiful and that someone is plotting against you, so you must take preventive measures.
  2. Mandarin
    这种人不得不防。
    這種人不得不防。
    zhè zhǒng rén bù dé bù fáng ．
    • You must guard against people like this.