不離 [－离]

Jyutping bat1 lei4
Pinyin bù lí

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to not leave
  2. verb
    to be not much different from; to be about the same
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他说服了他老婆不离婚。
    他説服了他老婆不離婚。
    tā shuō fú le tā lǎo pó bù lí hūn 。
    • He persuaded his wife not to divorce him.
  2. Mandarin
    Jane 又胖、又没礼貌、又烟不离手，可是 Ken 却觉得她可爱、动人，所谓「爱情是盲目的」，大概就是这个意思了吧。
    Jane 又胖、又沒禮貌、又煙不離手，可是 Ken 卻覺得她可愛、動人，所謂「愛情是盲目的」，大概就是這個意思了吧。
    jane yòu pàng 、 yòu méi lǐ mào 、 yòu yān bù lí shǒu ， kě shì ken què jué de tā kě ài 、 dòng rén ， suǒ wèi 「 ài qíng shì máng mù de 」， dà gài jiù shì zhè ge yì si le ba 。
    • Jane is fat and rude, and smokes too much. However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.
  3. Mandarin
    拳不离手，曲不离口。
    拳不離手，曲不離口。
    quán bù lí shǒu ， qǔ bù lí kǒu 。
    • No day without a line.
    • You can't have a fist without a hand; you can't have a song without a mouth.
  4. Mandarin
    我们为什么不离开这里？
    我們為什麼不離開這裏？
    wǒ men wèi shén me bù lí kāi zhè lǐ ？
    • Why don't we get out of here?
  5. Mandarin
    如果你不离开，我就放狗出来咬你。
    如果你不離開，我就放狗出來咬你。
    rú guǒ nǐ bù lí kāi ， wǒ jiù fàng gǒu chū lái yǎo nǐ 。
    • If you don't leave, I'll sic my dogs on you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然佢哋两个成日形影不离，但系佢哋两个都知道大家嘅谂法开始越行越远。
    雖然佢哋兩個成日形影不離，但係佢哋兩個都知道大家嘅諗法開始越行越遠。
    seoi1 jin4 keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 seng4 jat6 jing4 jing2 bat1 lei4, daan6 hai6 keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 dou1 zi1 dou3 daai6 gaa1 ge3 nam2 faat3 hoi1 cin2 jyut6 haang4 jyut6 jyun5.
    • Although the two were seldom seen apart before, they mutually realised that they are drifting apart slowly.
  2. Cantonese
    我同佢细个𠮶阵系形影不离㗎。
    我同佢細個嗰陣係形影不離㗎。
    ngo5 tung4 keoi5 sai3 go3 go2 zan2 hai6 jing4 jing2 bat1 lei4 gaa3.
    • He and I were inseparable when we were kids.
  3. Cantonese
    佢哋啱啱拍拖𠮶几个月成日形影不离。
    佢哋啱啱拍拖嗰幾個月成日形影不離。
    keoi5 dei6 ngaam1 ngaam1 paak3 to1 go2 gei2 go3 jyut6 seng4 jat6 jing4 jing2 bat1 lei4.
    • They were inseparable in their first few months of dating.
  4. Cantonese
    形影不离
    形影不離
    jing4 jing2 bat1 lei4
    • (lit.) body and shadow is always together; (fig.) (of lovers) inseparable and close
  5. Cantonese
    上阵不离父子兵
    上陣不離父子兵
    • cooperation between a father and son against adversity
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    目前已有人猜得八九不离十了！！
    目前已有人猜得八九不離十了！！
    mù qián yǐ yǒu rén cāi de bā jiǔ bù lí shí le ！ ！
    • At present, there are already people who have almost guessed it!!
  2. Mandarin
    你若不离不弃，我必生死相依。
    你若不離不棄，我必生死相依。
    nǐ ruò bù lí bù qì ， wǒ bì shēng sǐ xiàng yī ．
    • If you do not leave me, I will be by your side until the life ends.
  3. Mandarin
    形影不离
    形影不離
    xíng yǐng bù lí
    • inseparable (as form and shadow)
  4. Mandarin
    永不离分
    永不離分
    yǒng bù lí fēn
    • never separate