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不只

不只

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	only; merely; just only; merely; just; but; (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.); single
simp. and trad. (不只)		不	只

Adverb

不只

not only, not merely

他們不只談話，而且喊叫大笑。 [MSC, trad.]

他们不只谈话，而且喊叫大笑。 [MSC, simp.]

Tāmen bùzhǐ tánhuà, érqiě hǎnjiào dàxiào. [Pinyin]

They not only talked but also shouted and laughed.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ zi²
Min Nan (POJ): put-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bùzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bujyy
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    不只
    不止
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ zi²
  - Yale: bāt jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-chí
  - Tâi-lô: put-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: putcie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕi⁴¹/