不可開交

See also: 不可开交

Chinese

		cannot; should not; must not	to conclude; to end; to finish
trad. (不可開交)		不可	開交
simp. (不可开交)		不可	开交

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùkěkāijiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ho² hoi¹ gaau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùkěkāijiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùkěkaijiao
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-kʻo³-kʻai¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: bù-kě-kāi-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bukeekaijiau
    • Palladius: букэкайцзяо (bukɛkajczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ ho² hoi¹ gaau¹
    • Yale: bāt hó hōi gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ho² hoi¹ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ho² hoi¹ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

不可開交

1. unable to break away from one's duties or tasks; can't catch a break