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不到

不到

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
simp. and trad. (不到)		不	到

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùdào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ dou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bùdào [Phonetic: búdào]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: budaw
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    不到
    佈道／布道
    布道
    步道
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ dou³
  - Yale: bāt dou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dou³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/

Verb

不到

to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at
to not arrive; to not show up

Etymology 2

From 不 (bù, “-not”) + 到 (dào, “can”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): budào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨ˙ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ dou^3-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: budào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨ˙ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: budaw
  - IPA ^(key): /b̥u tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ dou^3-2
  - Yale: bāt dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dou^3-2
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/

Particle

不到

cannot
我看不到你。 ― Wǒ kàn budào nǐ. ― I can't see you.

Synonyms

不能 (bùnéng)

Derived terms

意想不到 (yìxiǎngbùdào)

See also

(Cantonese) 唔到