不可一世

Chinese

		cannot; should not; must not	throughout one's life; first generation
simp. and trad. (不可一世)		不可	一世

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùkěyīshì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ho² jat¹ sai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùkěyīshì [Phonetic: bùkěyíshì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bukeeishyh
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ ho² jat¹ sai³
  - Yale: bāt hó yāt sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ho² jat⁷ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ho² yed¹ sei³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Idiom

不可一世

to consider oneself the best in the world; to have an overweening or insufferable arrogance

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