不得

Chinese

not; no
 
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
simp. and trad.
(不得)
不 得

Pronunciation 1



Rime
Character 不 不 不 得
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 幫 (1) 幫 (1) 端 (5)
Final (韻) 尤 (136) 尤 (136) 文 (60) 登 (131)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Closed Open
Division (等) III III III I
Fanqie 甫鳩切 方久切 分勿切 多則切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pɨu/ /pɨuX/ /pɨut̚/ /tək̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/piu/ /piuX/ /piut̚/ /tək̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/piəu/ /piəuX/ /piuət̚/ /tək̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/puw/ /puwX/ /put̚/ /tək̚/
Li
Rong
/piu/ /piuX/ /piuət̚/ /tək̚/
Wang
Li
/pĭəu/ /pĭəuX/ /pĭuət̚/ /tək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/pi̯ə̯u/ /pi̯ə̯uX/ /pi̯uət̚/ /tək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fōu fǒu fu de
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fau1 fau2 fat1 dak1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 不 得
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
bù dé
Middle
Chinese
‹ pjuw › ‹ tok ›
Old
Chinese
/*pə/ /*tˁək/
English not obtain

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 不 不 不 得
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1
No. 1025 1029 1048 2165
Phonetic
component
不 不 不 得
Rime
group
之 之 物 職
Rime
subdivision
0 0 1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
不 缶 弗 德
Old
Chinese
/*pɯ/ /*pɯʔ/ /*pɯ'/ /*tɯːɡ/
Notes 象花柎與本同源 中古才促化

Verb

不得

  1. (auxiliary) must not; should not; not be allowed
    不得亂扔垃圾。/不得乱扔垃圾。  ―  Bùdé luàn rēng lājī.  ―  No littering.
    不得隨地吐痰。/不得随地吐痰。  ―  Bùdé suídì tǔtán.  ―  No spitting.
    不得躺臥。/不得躺卧。  ―  Bùdé tǎngwò.  ―  No lying down here.
    未成年人不得入內。 [MSC, trad.]
    未成年人不得入内。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèichéngniánrén bùdé rùnèi. [Pinyin]
    Admittance for adults only.
    非緊急情況不得停留。 [MSC, trad.]
    非紧急情况不得停留。 [MSC, simp.]
    Fēi jǐnjí qíngkuàng bùdé tíngliú. [Pinyin]
    Emergency stop only.
  2. to not receive
    很多工人都是終日勞作卻不得溫飽。 [MSC, trad.]
    很多工人都是终日劳作却不得温饱。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hěn duō gōngrén dōu shì zhōngrì láozuò què bùdé wēnbǎo. [Pinyin]
    Many workers work all day without being able to meet their basic needs for living.
Synonyms
  • (must not): (literary) 不容 (bùróng)
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Verb

不得

  1. complement placed after a verb to express impossibility or inability; cannot; be unable to
Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.