不靈 [－灵]

Jyutping bat1 ling4
Pinyin bù líng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not work
  2. be ineffective
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆脑瓜不灵。
    湯姆腦瓜不靈。
    tāng mǔ nǎo guā bù líng 。
    • Tom is thickheaded.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冥顽不灵
    冥頑不靈
    • silly and clumsy
  2. Cantonese
    佢冥顽不灵，继续偷懒，以后唔会有出息。
    佢冥頑不靈，繼續偷懶，以後唔會有出息。
    keoi5 ming5 waan4 bat1 ling4, gai3 zuk6 tau1 laan5, ji5 hau6 m4 wui5 jau5 ceot1 sik1.
    • He is unheedful of advice and continues to be lazy. He won't have a bright future.
  3. Cantonese
    周转不灵
    周轉不靈
    zau1 zyun2 bat1 ling4
    • to have insufficient money to meet the need; not to have enough money to cover an expense
  4. Cantonese
    资金周转（不灵）
    資金周轉（不靈）
    zi1 gam1 zau1 zyun2 bat1 ling4
    • (ineffective) turnover of capital
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    冥顽不灵
    冥頑不靈
    míng wán bù líng
    • obstinate and ignorant