不三不四

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	three	not; no; (negative prefix)	four
simp. and trad. (不三不四)		不	三	不	四

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùsānbùsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ saam¹ bat¹ sei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùsānbùsì [Phonetic: bùsānbúsì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: busanbusyh
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ sa̠n⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ saam¹ bat¹ sei³
    • Yale: bāt sāam bāt sei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ saam¹ bat⁷ sei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ sam¹ bed¹ séi³
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɑːm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sei̯³³/

Adjective

不三不四

1. dubious; questionable; shady
2. neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl

See also

• 不倫不類／不伦不类 (bùlún bùlèi)
• (Cantonese) 唔三唔四