惹不起

惹

• 好惹 hǎo rě ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄜˇ hou2 je5 accommodating
• 娘惹 Niáng rě ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ noeng4 je5 Nyonya
• 惹事 rě shì ㄖㄜˇ ㄕˋ je5 si6 to cause trouble
• 惹人 rě rén ㄖㄜˇ ㄖㄣˊ je5 jan4 to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc)
• 惹怒 rě nù ㄖㄜˇ ㄋㄨˋ je5 nou6 to provoke anger

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

起

• 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
• 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
• 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
• 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
• 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall

• 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo ㄋㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ nim1 faa1 je5 cou2 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
• 惹火烧身 惹火燒身 rě huǒ shāo shēn ㄖㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄕㄣ je5 fo2 siu1 san1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
• 沾花惹草 zhān huā rě cǎo ㄓㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ zim1 faa1 je5 cou2 to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

• 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)

• 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
• 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
• 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition