彆扭

Chinese

		contrary; difficult; awkward	to turn; to twist; to grab to turn; to twist; to grab; to wring
trad. (彆扭/別扭)		彆/別	扭
simp. (别扭)		别	扭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bièniu, bièniǔ, biéniǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄋㄧㄡ, ㄅㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄡˇ, ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bit³ nau² / bit³ nau⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pia̍t-liú / piat-niú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bièniu
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄋㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biènio̊u
  - Wade–Giles: pieh⁴-niu⁵
  - Yale: byè-nyou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bieh.niou
  - Palladius: беню (benju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bièniǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bièniǒu
  - Wade–Giles: pieh⁴-niu³
  - Yale: byè-nyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biehneou
  - Palladius: беню (benju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biéniǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biéniǒu
  - Wade–Giles: pieh²-niu³
  - Yale: byé-nyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byeneou
  - Palladius: беню (benju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛ³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bit³ nau² / bit³ nau⁵
  - Yale: bit náu / bit náuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bit⁸ nau² / bit⁸ nau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bid³ neo² / bid³ neo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːt̚³ nɐu̯³⁵/, /piːt̚³ nɐu̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pia̍t-liú
  - Tâi-lô: pia̍t-liú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piadliuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛt̚²⁴⁻² liu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piat-niú
  - Tâi-lô: piat-niú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piatniuo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛt̚³²⁻⁵ niũ⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɛt̚³²⁻⁴ niũ⁵³/

Adjective

彆扭

uncomfortable; not going as one wishes
unable to see eye-to-eye
unnatural; awkward (in speech, writing, etc.)
這一段有點兒彆扭，把它修改一下吧。 [MSC, trad.]
这一段有点儿别扭，把它修改一下吧。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè yī duàn yǒudiǎnr bièniu, bǎ tā xiūgǎi yīxià ba. [Pinyin]
This paragraph is a little awkward. Try to fix it.
difficult; stubborn; disagreeable (of a personality)
reserved; shy; awkward; uneasy

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 礙虐／碍虐 (gāi-gio̍h), 更桀

Derived terms

鬧彆扭 / 闹别扭