不同

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with
simp. and trad. (不同)		不	同

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùtóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ tung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùtóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: butongr
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ tung⁴
    • Yale: bāt tùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ tung⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Verb

不同

1. to be different; to differ; to disagree

See also

• 不一樣／不一样 (bùyīyàng)
• (Min Nan) 無仝／无仝 (bô-kâng)
• (Cantonese) 唔同

Adjective

不同

1. not alike; different; distinct; diverse; dissimilar

Noun

不同

1. difference; disparity

   人與其他生物最大的不同，就是擁有文明。 [MSC, trad.]

   人与其他生物最大的不同，就是拥有文明。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rén yǔ qítā shēngwù zuìdà de bùtóng, jiùshì yōngyǒu wénmíng. [Pinyin]

   The ability to develop civilizations is the biggest difference between humans and other living things.

Synonyms

• 差別／差别 (chābié)
• 差額／差额 (chā'é)
• 差分 (chāfēn)
• 差異／差异 (chāyì)
• 分別／分别 (fēnbié)
• 分歧 (fēnqí)
• 區別／区别 (qūbié)

Derived terms

• 不同凡響／不同凡响

• 截然不同 (jiéránbùtóng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	同
ふ Grade: 4	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 不 (フ, fu) meaning "not" + 同 (ドウ, dō), from 同じ (おなじ, onaji) meaning "same".

Noun

不同 ‎(hiragana ふどう, romaji fudō)

1. difference, irregularity, inequality
2. diversity

Derived terms

• 順序不同 (じゅんじょふどう) ‎(junjo fudō): not sorted
• 順不同 (じゅんふどう) ‎(junfudō): not sorted