不得勁

Chinese

		not; no	feeling comfortable, content or well
trad. (不得勁)		不	得勁
simp. (不得劲)		不	得劲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùdéjìn, bùdéjìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùdéjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùdéjìn
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tê²-chin⁴
    • Yale: bù-dé-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buderjinn
    • Palladius: будэцзинь (budɛczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùdéjìnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùdéjìnr
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tê²-chin⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: bù-dé-jìnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buderjiell
    • Palladius: будэцзиньр (budɛczinʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕiə̯ɻ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùdéjìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùdéjìng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tê²-ching⁴
    • Yale: bù-dé-jìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buderjinq
    • Palladius: будэцзин (budɛczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Note: Pronounced bùděijìnr dialectally.

Adjective

不得勁

1. (now chiefly Central Plains Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin, usually erhua-ed) uncomfortable
2. (now chiefly Central Plains Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin, usually erhua-ed) feeling sick; feeling unwell
3. (now chiefly Central Plains Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin, usually erhua-ed) embarrassed; shy

Antonyms

• 難受／难受 (nánshòu)
• 舒服 (shūfu)
• 得勁／得劲 (déjìn)