犯不著

Chinese

		to violate; to offend	not; no	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (犯不著)		犯	不	著
simp. (犯不着)		犯	不	着

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fànbùzháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fànbùzháo → fànbuzháo (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ → ㄈㄢˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄠˊ (toneless variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fànbůjháo
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴-pu⁵-chao²
    • Yale: fàn-bu-jáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannbujaur
    • Palladius: фаньбучжао (fanʹbučžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵/ → /fän⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶
    • Yale: faahn bāt jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚²/

Verb

犯不著

1. to not be worth the effort; to not be worthwhile

   • 他罵的人，自有他罵的，我們犯不著多心！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     他骂的人，自有他骂的，我们犯不着多心！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Tā mà de rén, zì yǒu tā mà de, wǒmen fànbùzháo duōxīn! [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• 犯不上 (fànbùshàng)

Antonyms

• 犯得著／犯得着 (fàndezháo)
• 犯得上 (fàndeshàng)