不可

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Chinese[edit]

not; no
 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
simp. and trad.
(不可) 		不 可
anagram 可不

Pronunciation[edit]

Rime
Character 不 不 不 可
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 幫 (1) 幫 (1) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 尤 (136) 尤 (136) 文 (60) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Closed Open
Division (等) III III III I
Fanqie 甫鳩切 方久切 分勿切 枯我切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/pɨu/ /pɨuX/ /pɨut̚/ /kʰɑX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/piu/ /piuX/ /piut̚/ /kʰɑX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/piəu/ /piəuX/ /piuət̚/ /kʰɑX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/puw/ /puwX/ /put̚/ /kʰaX/
Li
Rong 		/piu/ /piuX/ /piuət̚/ /kʰɑX/
Wang
Li 		/pĭəu/ /pĭəuX/ /pĭuət̚/ /kʰɑX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/pi̯ə̯u/ /pi̯ə̯uX/ /pi̯uət̚/ /kʰɑX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		fōu fǒu fu kě
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		fau1 fau2 fat1 ho2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 不 可
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		bù kě
Middle
Chinese 		‹ pjuw › ‹ khaX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*pə/ /*[k]ʰˁa[j]ʔ/
English not may; acceptable

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 不 不 不 可
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1
No. 1025 1029 1048 7446
Phonetic
component 		不 不 不 可
Rime
group 		之 之 物 歌
Rime
subdivision 		0 0 1 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		不 缶 弗 可
Old
Chinese 		/*pɯ/ /*pɯʔ/ /*pɯ'/ /*kʰaːlʔ/
Notes 象花柎與本同源 中古才促化

Verb[edit]

不可

  1. (auxiliary) cannot
    不可替代  ―  bùkě tìdài  ―  to be irreplaceable
    有權不可任性。／有权不可任性。  ―  Yǒuquán bùkě rènxìng.  ―  Those who have power cannot be wilful. (Power is not to be used arbitrarily.)
  2. should not; must not
    你非去不可。  ―  Nǐ fēi qù bùkě.  ―  You must go.

Usage notes[edit]

In the sense should not, 不可 (bùkě) is usually preceded by 非 (fēi) in the structure 非……不可 (fēi...bùkě), meaning must.

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms from 不可

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (不可):
  • → Japanese: 不可(ふか) (fuka)
  • → Korean: 불가 (不可, bulga)
  • → Vietnamese: bất khả (不可)

See also[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
不 可
ふ
Grade: 4 		か
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

The prefix 不 +‎ 可.

Noun[edit]

不(ふ)可(か) • (fuka) 

  1. being bad or unacceptable
  2. a failing grade on a test

Antonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Vietnamese[edit]

Hán tự in this term
不可

Verb[edit]

不可

  1. chữ Hán form of bất khả.

Adjective[edit]

不可

  1. chữ Hán form of bất khả.
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