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batˉ¹singˎ₄
Pinyin
bu4 cheng2
Translations
noun
not completed, unfinished, won't do
dukˍ₆mukˍ₆batˉ¹singˎ₄lamˎ₄
(独木不成林)
Pinyin
du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2
Translations
noun
one person cannot handle all the tasks by himself. (lit. one tree does not make a forest)
batˉ¹singˎ₄gungˉ¹
Pinyin
bu4 cheng2 gong1
Translations
noun
unsuccessful
batˉ¹singˎ₄manˎ₄
Pinyin
bu4 cheng2 wen2
Translations
noun
unwritten
batˉ¹singˎ₄manˎ₄faat˗₃
Pinyin
bu4 cheng2 wen2 fa3
Translations
noun
unwritten law
jukˍ₆batˉ¹doek˗₃batˉ¹singˎ₄hei˗₃
Pinyin
yu4 bu4 zuo2 bu4 cheng2 qi4
Translations
noun
jade without chiseling will not become a useful object
batˉ¹singˎ₄hei˗₃hauˍ₆
(不成气候)
Pinyin
bu4 cheng2 qi4 hou4
Translations
noun
unpromising; be unsuccessful
noun
one who has yet master a particular skill/one who is yet to pose as a threat to an enemy
batˉ¹singˎ₄manˍ₆taiˎ₄
(不成问题)
Pinyin
bu4 cheng2 wen4 ti2
Translations
noun
not a problem
noun
Won't be a problem
japˉ¹batˉ¹singˎ₄singˉ¹
(泣不成声)
Pinyin
qi4 bu4 cheng2 sheng1
Translations
noun
be choked with tears; unable to utter a word because one's crying to hard
noun
to break down in tears; to sob
jukˍ₆batˉ¹doek˗₃,,batˉ¹singˎ₄
Pinyin
yu4 bu4 zhuo2 , bu4 cheng2 qi4
Translations
noun
a piece of jade without chiselling will not become a useful vessel; the finest diamond must be cut
gouˉ¹batˉ¹sing4,daiˉ¹batˉ¹zauˍ₆
Pinyin
gao1 bu4 cheng2, di1 bu4 jiu4
Translations
noun
have trouble finding a job because one is not accepted for high paying position and reluctant to accept a lower paying job