WordTaiwan frequency #22,448
不遑多讓
ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄤˋ
“not yielding at all; not one to give way easily; unapologetically assertive, refusing to be modest or deferential”
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不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
遑
ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Leisurely; idle; free time; also used as an interrogative particle meaning 'how' or 'why not'.
多
ㄉㄨㄛ
Many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; often; very; mostly; excessively; (bound form) multi-; poly-
讓
ㄖㄤˋ
to permit; to let someone do something; to yield or concede; to make someone feel something; to pass something to someone else; to give up a right
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 許多ㄒㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄛmany; a great number of; a lot of; much
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 很多ㄏㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄛmany; much; a lot of; numerous; a great deal of.
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 更多ㄍㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄛmore; additional; further; a greater amount or number of something.
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 不再ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋno longer; not anymore; not again; not continuing; not repeating