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了不起

了不起

Chinese

		to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	cannot afford to ...
simp. and trad. (了不起)		了	不起

Adjective

了不起

(colloquial) amazing; terrific; extraordinary

他跑完了馬拉松，真是了不起！ [MSC, trad.]

他跑完了马拉松，真是了不起！ [MSC, simp.]

Tā pǎo wán le mǎlāsōng, zhēnshì liǎobùqǐ! [Pinyin]

He finished the marathon - how extraordinary was that!

Synonyms

出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
非凡 (fēifán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liǎobùqǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁵ bat¹ hei²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liáu-put-hí
Min Nan (POJ): liáu-put-khí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: liǎobùqǐ → liǎobuqǐ (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ → ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄑㄧˇ (toneless variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leaubuchii
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu⁵ bat¹ hei²
  - Yale: líuh bāt héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁵ bat⁷ hei²
  - IPA ^(key): /liːu̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liáu-put-hí
  - Hakka Romanization System: liau` bud` hi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liau³ bud⁵ hi³
  - IPA: /li̯au̯³¹ put̚² hi³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu-put-khí
  - Tâi-lô: liáu-put-khí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaw'putqie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁴¹/