大不韪 大不韙

大

• 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
• 伟大 偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
• 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
• 壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
• 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event

不

• 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
• 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
• 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
• 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
• 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth

韪 韙

• 不韪 不韙 bù wěi ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ bat1 wai5 fault
• 丁韪良 丁韙良 Dīng Wěi liáng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ding1 wai5 loeng4 William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University
• 冒大不韪 冒大不韙 mào dà bù wěi ㄇㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ mou6 daai6 bat1 wai5 (idiom) to face opprobrium

• 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
• 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
• 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red

• 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
• 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
• 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

• 冒大不韪 冒大不韙 mào dà bù wěi ㄇㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ mou6 daai6 bat1 wai5 (idiom) to face opprobrium