未必然

Chinese

		may not; not necessarily	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (未必然)		未必	然
simp. #(未必然)		未必	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèibìrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bī-pit-liân / bī-pit-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèibìrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèibìrán
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-pi⁴-jan²
    • Yale: wèi-bì-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weybihran
    • Palladius: вэйбижань (vɛjbižanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-pit-liân
    • Tâi-lô: bī-pit-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bixpitlieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi²²⁻²¹ pit̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-pit-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: bī-pit-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bixpitjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi²²⁻²¹ pit̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/

Adverb

未必然

1. may not; not necessarily

Synonyms

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• 不一定 (bùyīdìng)
• 不必 (bùbì)
• 不見得 / 不见得 (bùjiàndé)
• 唔一定 (m⁴ jat¹ ding⁶) (Cantonese)
• 未嘗 / 未尝 (wèicháng) (literary)
• 未始 (wèishǐ) (literary)
• 未必 (wèibì)
• 未見得 / 未见得 (uei⁴ jienn⁴ de⁶) (Xiang)
• 無一定 / 无一定 (Hokkien)
• 無定著 / 无定著 (Min Nan)
• 無拄拄 / 无拄拄 (Hokkien)
• 無的確 / 无的确 (Min Nan)