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batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及
Pinyin: bu4 ji2
Translations
nounfind it too late | [粵]: 唔切
nounnot as good as, inferior to;
seon˗₃迅leoiˎ₄雷batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及jimˊ²掩jiˏ₅耳
Pinyin: xun4 lei2 bu4 ji2 yan3 er3
Translations
nounas sudden as lightning; with lightning speed
noun慢條斯理
nouna sudden peal of thunder leaves no time for covering the ears
noun(a swift clap of thunder leaves no time for one to cover the ears); to be extremely sudden and swift
cou˗₃措sauˊ²手batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及
Pinyin: cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2
Translations
noununprepared; caught by suprise; caught off guard; ill-prepared; unable to cope with due to suddeness
bikˉ¹迫batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及doiˍ₆待
Pinyin: po4 bu4 ji2 dai4
Translations
nountoo impatient to wait; unable to hold oneself back
gwo˗₃過jauˎ₄猶batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及
简 过犹不及
Pinyin: guo4 you2 bu4 ji2
Translations
nounto go too far is as bad as not going far enough;
gapˉ¹急batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及doiˍ₆待
Pinyin: ji2 bu4 ji2 dai4
Translations
nouncannot wait
nountoo excited to wait; too urgent to wait
batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及gaak˗₃格
Pinyin: bu4 ji2 ge2
Translations
nounfail
noun"F" grade for academic grading
batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及matˍ₆物dikˉ¹的
Pinyin: bu4 ji2 wu4 de5
Translations
nounneuter
cyut˗₃猝batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及fongˎ₄防
Pinyin: cu4 bu4 ji2 fang2
Translations
nountoo sudden and caught off-guard
loiˎ₄來batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及
简 来不及
Pinyin: lai2 bu5 ji2
Translations
nounthere's not enough time (to do sth.); it's too late (to do sth.) [粵]: 趕唔切, 趕唔到, 嚟唔切
si˗₃駟batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及sitˍ₆舌
简 驷不及舌
Pinyin: si4 bu4 ji2 she2
Translations
nouncannot take back and withdraw what has already been said
maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cungˎ₄蟲
简 猛虎不及地头虫
Pinyin: meng3 hu3 bu4 ji2 di4 tou2 chong2
Translations
nouna mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom)