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不要緊

不要緊

See also: 不要紧

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	important
trad. (不要緊)		不	要緊
simp. (不要紧)		不	要紧
Literally: “not important; not serious”.

Interjection

不要緊

never mind; it doesn't matter
don't worry

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 唔緊要／唔紧要
(Min Nan) 無要緊／无要紧
(don't worry): 不要擔心／不要担心 (bùyāo dānxīn)

Adjective

不要緊

unimportant
not critical; not serious

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùyàojǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ jiu³ gan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùyàojǐn [Phonetic: búyàojǐn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyawjiin
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ jiu³ gan²
  - Yale: bāt yiu gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ jiu³ gan²
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ kɐn³⁵/