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一病不起
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yībìngbùqǐ
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to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
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不起眼
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bùqǐyǎn
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- unremarkable
- nothing out of the ordinary
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了不起
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liǎobuqǐ
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- amazing
- terrific
- extraordinary
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伤不起
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shāngbùqǐ
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- (slang) it's just the pits!
- so unfair!
- unbearable
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对不起
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duìbuqǐ
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- I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- to let (sb) down; to disappoint
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惹不起
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rěbuqǐ
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- can't afford to offend
- dare not provoke
- difficult to deal with
- insufferable
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扶不起的阿斗
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fúbùqǐde Ādǒu
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- weak and inept person
- hopeless case
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支付不起
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zhīfùbùqǐ
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- to be unable to pay
- unaffordable
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无利不起早
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wúlìbùqǐzǎo
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- (saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
- won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself
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无风不起浪
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wúfēngbùqǐlàng
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- lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason
- no smoke without fire
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玩不起
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wánbuqǐ
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- can't afford to play
- (fig.) can't accept it when one loses
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看不起
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kànbuqǐ
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- to look down upon
- to despise
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瞧不起
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qiáobùqǐ
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to look down upon; to hold in contempt
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禁不起
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jīnbuqǐ
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to be unable to stand
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经不起
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jīngbuqǐ
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- can't stand it
- to be unable to bear
- to be unable to resist
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负担不起
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fùdānbuqǐ
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- cannot afford
- cannot bear the burden
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买不起
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mǎibuqǐ
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- cannot afford
- can't afford buying
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躲不起
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duǒbuqǐ
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- can't avoid
- can't hide from
- unavoidable
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输不起
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shūbùqǐ
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- to take defeat with bad grace
- to be a sore loser
- cannot afford to lose
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马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
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mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai
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- lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
- fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提 tí)
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