不成材

Chinese

		not; no	to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size
simp. and trad. (不成材)		不	成材

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùchéngcái

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sing⁴ coi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùchéngcái
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bucherngtsair
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ sing⁴ coi⁴
  - Yale: bāt sìhng chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sing⁴ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xing⁴ coi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːy̯²¹/

Adjective

不成材

worthless; ne'er-do-well; good-for-nothing

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