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三不
sān bù
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the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
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三不五时
sān bù wǔ shí
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(Tw) from time to time;
frequently
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三不五時
sān bù wǔ shí
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(Tw) from time to time;
frequently
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三不沾
sān bù zhān
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air ball (basketball)
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三不知
sān bù zhī
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to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end;
to know nothing at all
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三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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to talk shop all the time (idiom)
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三句話不離本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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to talk shop all the time (idiom)
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三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ ， shàng fáng jiē wǎ
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three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom);
spare the rod, spoil the child
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三寸不烂之舌
sān cùn bù làn zhī shé
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to have a silver tongue;
to have the gift of the gab
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三寸不爛之舌
sān cùn bù làn zhī shé
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to have a silver tongue;
to have the gift of the gab
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上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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better kept under the table (idiom);
not to be disclosed;
too inferior to show in public
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上不了檯面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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better kept under the table (idiom);
not to be disclosed;
too inferior to show in public
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上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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too uncouth to appear in public (idiom);
unfit for a public role
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上不得臺盤
shàng bù dé tái pán
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too uncouth to appear in public (idiom);
unfit for a public role
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上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
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out of breath (idiom);
to gasp for air
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上氣不接下氣
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
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out of breath (idiom);
to gasp for air
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下不了台
xià bu liǎo tái
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to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully;
to be put on the spot;
to be embarrassed
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下不了臺
xià bu liǎo tái
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to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully;
to be put on the spot;
to be embarrassed
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下不來
xià bù lái
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awkward;
embarrassed;
cannot be accomplished
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下不来台
xià bù lái tái
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to be put on the spot;
to find oneself in an awkward situation
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下不來臺
xià bù lái tái
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to be put on the spot;
to find oneself in an awkward situation
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下不為例
xià bù wéi lì
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not to be repeated;
not to be taken as a precedent;
just this once
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不一定
bù yī dìng
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not necessarily;
maybe
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不一會
bù yī huì
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soon
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不一样
bù yī yàng
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different;
distinctive;
unlike
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