姑不將

Chinese

		paternal aunt	not; no	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (姑不將)		姑	不	將
simp. (姑不将)		姑	不	将

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-put-chiong / ko͘-put-chiang

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-put-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: koo-put-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'putciofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-put-chiang
    • Tâi-lô: koo-put-tsiang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'putciafng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siaŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

姑不將

1. (Southern Min) having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to; imperative

Synonyms

• 不得已 (bùdéyǐ)
• 不獲已／不获已 (bùhuòyǐ) (archaic)
• 姑不二將／姑不二将 (Hokkien)
• 沒有辦法／没有办法 (méiyǒu bànfǎ)