不平

Chinese

		not; no	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
simp. and trad. (不平)		不	平

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùpíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ping⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): put-phìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): put-pêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùpíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùpíng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-pʻing²
    • Yale: bù-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupyng
    • Palladius: бупин (bupin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ ping⁴
    • Yale: bāt pìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ping⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ping⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: put-phìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: bud^ˋ pin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bud⁵ pin²
    • Sinological IPA: /put̚² pʰin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-pêng
    • Tâi-lô: put-pîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: putpeeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/

Adjective

不平

1. uneven; not smooth; rough

   路面不平。  ―  Lùmiàn bùpíng.  ―  Rough road ahead.

2. unfair; unjust
3. indignant; resentful

Synonyms

• (uneven): (of a road) 坎坷 (kǎnkě)
• (unfair):

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• 偏曲 (piānqū) (literary)
• 偏頗／偏颇 (literary)

 

• (indignant):

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• 不滿／不满 (bùmǎn)
• 受氣／受气 (siū-khì) (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 嬲 (Cantonese)
• 嬲爆爆 (nau¹ baau³ baau³) (Cantonese)
• 怒 (nù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 怒憤／怒愤 (nùfèn) (literary)
• 悻悻 (xìngxìng) (literary)
• 悻然 (xìngrán) (literary)
• 憤怒／愤怒 (fènnù)
• 憤慨／愤慨 (fènkǎi)
• 憤懣／愤懑 (fènmèn)
• 氣呼呼／气呼呼 (qìhūhū)
• 氣奪奪／气夺夺 (Hokkien)
• 氣怫怫／气怫怫 (Hokkien)
• 氣憤／气愤 (qìfèn)
• 氣掣掣／气掣掣 (Hokkien)
• 氣沖沖／气冲冲 (qìchōngchōng)
• 激心 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 火大 (huǒdà)
• 生氣／生气 (shēngqì)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “unfair”):

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• 不阿 (bù'ē) (formal)
• 中和 (zhōnghé) (literary)
• 中正 (zhōngzhèng) (literary)
• 允 (literary, or in compounds)
• 公允 (gōngyǔn)
• 公平 (gōngpíng)
• 公正 (gōngzhèng)
• 公直 (gōngzhí) (literary)
• 公道 (gōngdao)
• 大正 (literary)
• 平允 (píngyǔn)
• 平正 (píngzhèng)
• 持平 (chípíng)
• 掠平 (Hokkien)

 

Noun

不平

1. unfair or unjust treatment; grievance; injustice
2. indignation; resentment

Synonyms

• (indignation):

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• 不滿／不满 (bùmǎn)
• 意見／意见 (yìjiàn)
• 異見／异见 (yìjiàn)
• 異議／异议 (yìyì)
• 貳言／贰言 (èryán) (literary)
• 駁議／驳议 (bóyì) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 不平之鳴／不平之鸣 (bùpíngzhīmíng)
• 不平則鳴／不平则鸣 (bùpíngzémíng)
• 凹凸不平 (āotūbùpíng)
• 崎嶇不平／崎岖不平 (qíqūbùpíng)
• 憤憤不平／愤愤不平 (fènfènbùpíng)
• 打抱不平 (dǎbàobùpíng)
• 抱不平 (bào bùpíng)
• 路見不平／路见不平 (lùjiànbùpíng)
• 鳴不平／鸣不平 (míngbùpíng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	平
ふ Grade: 4	へい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふへー [fùhéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟he̞ː]

Noun

不(ふ)平(へい) • (fuhei) 

1. discontent, complaint, dissatisfaction
   • 1948, 坂口安吾, 淪落の青春:

     不平(ふへい)を言(い)うことは許(ゆる)さぬ。

     Fuhei o iu koto wa yurusanu.

     I will allow no complaints.

Vietnamese

Adjective

不平

1. chữ Hán form of bất bình.