Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words不肖

WordTOCFL Level 5attributive stative verbTaiwan frequency #10,692

不肖

bùxiào·ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

“unworthy; degenerate; morally inferior; lacking virtue or talent; (of a child) unlike or falling short of one's parents”

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Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.

xiào·ㄒㄧㄠˋ

To resemble or be like; to imitate; surname Xiao (common in mainland China, pronounced xiào in Taiwan).