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wasted talent, big fish in a little pond, "Full many a flower is made to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air." (Lit. no room to use one's martial arts)

無用武之地

bu'iw buli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'iw buu'li [[...]]

without sorrow and anxiety

無憂無慮

bukaf khør kuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kaf khør kuy [[...]]

homeless

無家可歸

bukafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kafn [[...]]

no concern of mine or yours, nothing to do with you, me or him

不相干

bukex cy pør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kex cy pør [[...]]

priceless treasure

無價之寶

Iwzeeng si bukex cy pør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iuo'zeeng si buu'kex cy pør. [[...]]
Friendship is a priceless treasure.
友情是無價之寶。

bukex khør sy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kex khør sy [[...]]

at the end of one's rope, helpless, powerless

無計可施

bukek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kek [[...]]

limitless, endless

無極

kafm'yn bukek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'yn buu'kek [[...]]
infinitely obliged
感恩無極

bukhar putsengsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'khar pud'seeng'sw [[...]]

it happened that... , There would have been no story to tell but for that coincidence.

無巧不成書

bukhef cy taam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'khef cy taam [[...]]

groundless rumor

無稽之談

bukhør naixhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'khør nai'høo [[...]]

having no alternative, have to, powerless

無可奈何

bukhuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'khuie [[...]]

with a clear conscience, able to look people straight in the eye

無愧

bukhurn-seg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'khurn'seg; buu'khurn-seg [[...]]

isolation ward, germ-free room

無菌室

bukii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kii [[...]]

no definite term or date, with no end in sight

無期

buki'but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ky'but; (buu'ky'thea) [[...]]

inorganic matter

無機物(體)

buky hoarhak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ky hoax'hak [[...]]

inorganic chemistry

無機化學

buky hoarhagbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ky hoax'hak'but [[...]]

inorganic compounds

無機化學物

bukii-put'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kii pud'iuo; buu'kii-pud'iuo [[...]]

nothing is too strange

無奇不有

bukii-to'heeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kii too'heeng; buu'kii-too'heeng [[...]]

life imprisonment

無期徒刑

bukiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kiofng [[...]]

boundless, limitless

無疆

bukioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kioong [[...]]

endless, boundless, limitless, inexhaustible, interminable

無窮

bukioong bucin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kioong buu'cin [[...]]

endless, boundless, limitless, interminable

無窮無盡

bukiongcin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kioong'cin [[...]]

endless, boundless, limitless, interminable

無窮盡

bukiongsiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kioong'siao [[...]]

infinitesimal (math term)

無窮小

bukiongtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kioong'tai [[...]]

infinite, infinitely great (math term)

無窮大

bukøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'køx [[...]]

accuse falsely, false accusation

誣告

bukox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kox [[...]]

without cause or reason

無故

bukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kof [[...]]

the innocent, not guilty

無辜

sat'hai bukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad'hai buu'kof [[...]]
kill the innocent
殺害無辜

bukoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'koafn [[...]]

no relationship, no concern, no connection, to have nothing to do with

無關

bukofng siuxlok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kofng siu'lok [[...]]

get the reward without real achievements or contributions

無功受祿

bulegkarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'lek'karm [[...]]

sense of lacking strength

無力感

buleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'leeng [[...]]

incompetent, inefficient, incapable, without talent

無能

buleeng-uilek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'leeng uii'lek; buu'leeng-uii'lek [[...]]

unable to help, can't do anything about it

無能為力

bulie zhw'nau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'lie zhuo'nau [[...]]

make trouble without a cause, make trouble out of nothing

無理取鬧

buliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'liaau [[...]]

dejected, purposeless, unhappy, uneasy, silly, tiresome, tasteless

無聊

Tagjit tiøh thagzheq, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit tiøh thak'zheq, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]]
To have to study every day is very tasteless.
每天要讀書,真無聊。

Bøo taixcix thafng zøx, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix thafng zøx, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]]
Not to have anything to do is very tiresome.
無事可做,真無聊。

buliong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'liong [[...]]

immeasurable (Buddhist term)

無量

buloa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'loa [[...]]

implicate falsely

誣賴

bu'naixhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'nai'haxn [[...]]

vagabond, a reckless, abandoned character

無賴漢

bu'naixhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'nai'høo; (bøo'taf'oaa) [[...]]

no other recourse, no alternative, no help for it

無奈何,不得已

Bu'naixhøo, soaq tiøh afnny zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'nai'høo, soaq tiøh arn'ny zøx [[...]]
There was no other alternative so it had to be done.
無奈何,結果得這樣做。

bu'og putzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'og pud'zog [[...]]

capable of committing every crime under the sun

無惡不作

bu'orng putli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'orng pud'li [[...]]

lucky in every endeavor, successful in whatever one does

無往不利

bupie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'pie [[...]]

peerless, incomparable, matchless

無比

bupiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'piefn [[...]]

limitless, vast and expansive

無邊

bupøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'pøo [[...]]

witch

巫婆

buu safm putsenglea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu safm pud'seeng'lea [[...]]

everything comes in three's, omne trinum perfectum

無三不成禮

busarn-kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sarn kay'kib; buu'sarn-kay'kib [[...]]

proletariat

無產階級

busi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'si [[...]]

ignore, take no account of

無視

busie buciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sie buu'ciofng [[...]]

without beginning without end, eternal

無始無終

busii bukheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sii buu'kheg [[...]]

every minute and every moment

無時無刻

busii bu'tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sii buu'te; buu'sii buu'tøe [[...]]

every minute and everywhere

無時無地

busiin-lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'siin'lun; buu'siin-lun [[...]]

atheism

無神論

businluxnciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'siin'lun'ciar [[...]]

atheist

無神論者

busioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sioong [[...]]

inconstant, irregular

無常

Y ee iekiexn hoafnhok busioong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee ix'kiexn hoarn'hok buu'sioong. [[...]]
His opinion is unstable.
他的意見反覆無常。

busiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'siong [[...]]

nothing above, the acme, nonpareil

無上

busiong kong'eeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'siong kofng'eeng [[...]]

matchless honor, the highest honor

無上光榮

busox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sox [[...]]

innumerable, vast numbers

無數

busor putzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'zai [[...]]

omnipresent

無所不在

busor putcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'cix [[...]]

There is no place to which it does not extend. (addicted to all sorts of wickedness)

無所不至

busor putzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'zøx; (buu'sor pud'zog, buu'sor pud'uii) [[...]]

there is nothing that (he) will not do (generally refers to evil), given to every vice

無所不作,無所不為

busor putleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'leeng [[...]]

omnipotent, almighty

無所不能

busor putthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'thofng [[...]]

there is nothing which he does not understand

無所不通

busor putty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'ty [[...]]

omniscient

無所不知

busofui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor'ui; (buu'sor'uix) [[...]]

don't mind, one way or the other, do not care

無所謂

chirnzhae seg busofui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'zhae seg buu'sor'ui [[...]]
Any color will do.
隨便什麼顏色都無所謂

busvoartien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'svoax'tien; (bøo'svoax'tien) [[...]]

radio, wireless telegraph, telecommunication

無線電

busvoax tiexn'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'svoax tien'oe; (bøo'svoax tien'oe) [[...]]

radio telephone

無線電話

busvoax tiexnpøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'svoax tien'pøx; (bøo'svoax tien'pøx) [[...]]

radiogram, wireless telegram

無線電報

busw zuxthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sw zu'thofng [[...]]

acquire a skill without being taught

無師自通

busu senghuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'su sefng'huy [[...]]

make trouble out of nothing

無事生非

busut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sut [[...]]

sorcery, witchcraft, art of black magic, diabolical arts

巫術

bu'tøe-zuxioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'te'zu'ioong; buu'tøe-zu'ioong [[...]]

extremely embarrassed or ashamed (Lit. no place to hide)

無地自容

bu'tek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tek [[...]]

not equaled, cannot be matched, without a rival

無敵

bu'tegchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tek'chiuo [[...]]

cannot be matched, without a rival

無敵手

bu'thaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'thaau kofng'axn [[...]]

an unverified case

無頭公案

Zhøe bøo zerngkux`ee ciuxsi bu'thaau kong'axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoe bøo zexng'kix ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn.; Zhøe bøo zexng'kux`ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. [[...]]
An unverified case means not being able to find any evidence.
找不到證據的就是無頭公案。

bu'thie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'thie [[...]]

shameless

無恥

bu'ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ty [[...]]

ignorant

無知

bu'ty`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ty`ee [[...]]

ignore behavior

無知的行為

bu'tiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tiaxm [[...]]

no flaw, no defect

無玷

Bu'tiaxm Serngbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'tiaxm Sexng'bør; Buu'tiaxm Sexng'bør/buo [[...]]

the Immaculate Mother (Catholic)

無玷聖母

butiofng-seng'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tiofng sefng'iuo; buu'tiofng-sefng'iuo [[...]]

make something out of nothing, fabricate, invent, to frame up

無中生有

bu'tø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tø [[...]]

tyranny, tyrannical, injustice, unjust

無道

bu'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'to [[...]]

without restraints, very indulgent

無度

bu'toafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'toafn [[...]]

without cause or reason, unjustified

無端

bu'tok puttioxnghw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tok pud'tiong'hw [[...]]

ruthlessness is the mark of a truly great man, one who is not ruthless is not a truly great man

無毒不丈夫

bu'torng buphaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'torng buu'phaix; (bøo'torng bøo'phaix) [[...]]

without party affiliation of any sort, non-partisan

無黨無派

buu tong ii thiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu tong ii thiofng [[...]]

unmoved, hardhearted, callous, remain firm, stand pat

無動於衷

buxnsym bukhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun'sym buu'khuix [[...]]

examine oneself and find nothing to be shamed of, with a clear conscience

問心無愧

zex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex [[...]]

border, limit, boundary, intercourse, in the midst, during, between

際

buzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'zex [[...]]
limitless, endless
無際

itbong buzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'bong buu'zex [[...]]
vast, illimitable (like a great flood)
一望無際

kauzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'zex [[...]]
social intercourse
交際

kokzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'zex [[...]]
international relations
國際

sidzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sit'zex [[...]]
facts of the matter
實際

zharm buu jintø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zharm buu jiin'tø [[...]]

inhuman, brutal

慘無人道

zharm buu thienjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zharm buu thiefn'jit [[...]]

said of life under a tyrannical government, so dark, or full of suffering, that it is as if the sun were not in the sky

慘無天日

cykerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'kerng [[...]]

limits, terminal point

止境

hak buu cykerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak buu cie'kerng [[...]]
There is no limit for learning.
學無止境

ciekøf busiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cix'køf buu'siong [[...]]

highest, most exalted, supreme

至高無上

ciexn buu hi'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciexn buu hy'hoad; (ciexn buu khafng'hoad) [[...]]

excellent marksmanship (Lit. No arrow is wasted.)

箭無虛發,空發

efngbuu cykerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: erng'buu'cie'kerng; erng'buu cie'kerng [[...]]

forever and ever, have no limit or boundary

永無止境

erng buu lengjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: erng buu leeng'jit [[...]]

We will never have peace.

永無寧日

Enghioong buu ioxngbuo cy tøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'hioong buu iong'buo cy te.; Efng'hioong buu iong'buo cy tøe. [[...]]

The hero has no chance to use his might. — no opportunity to use one's talent(s).

英雄無用武之地.

gafnzw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garn'zw [[...]]

eyeballs

眼珠

iuo garn buu zw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo garn buu zw [[...]]
having eyes but seeing not
有眼無珠

garn tiofng buu jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garn tiofng buu jiin [[...]]

supercilious, take no notice of others, arrogant

眼中無人

hak buu cykerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak buu cie'kerng [[...]]

There is no limit to what we can learn. We can always learn. You never know enough.

學無止境

han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han [[...]]

boundary, a limit, to limit

限

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