不可開交

See also: 不可开交

Chinese

		cannot; should not; must not	to conclude; to end; to finish
trad. (不可開交)		不可	開交
simp. (不可开交)		不可	开交

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùkěkāijiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄞㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ho² hoi¹ gaau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùkěkāijiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄞㄐㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùkěkaijiao
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-kʻo³-kʻai¹-chiao¹
  - Yale: bù-kě-kāi-jyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bukeekaijiau
  - Palladius: букэкайцзяо (bukɛkajczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ ho² hoi¹ gaau¹
  - Yale: bāt hó hōi gāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ho² hoi¹ gaau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ho² hoi¹ gao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

不可開交

unable to break away from one's duties or tasks; can't catch a break

Derived terms

忙得不可開交／忙得不可开交

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