| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 没有 | 沒有 | méi yǒu | mei2 you3 | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be | ||
| 2 | 没 | 沒 | méi | mei2 | (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not | ||
| 3 | 没想到 | 沒想到 | méi xiǎng dào | mei2 xiang3 dao4 | didn't expect | ||
| 4 | 没法 | 沒法 | méi fǎ | mei2 fa3 | at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice | ||
| 5 | 没什么 | 沒什麼 | méi shén me | mei2 shen2 me5 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind | ||
| 6 | 没事 | 沒事 | méi shì | mei2 shi4 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | ||
| 7 | 没办法 | 沒辦法 | méi bàn fǎ | mei2 ban4 fa3 | there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it | ||
| 8 | 没关系 | 沒關係 | méi guān xi | mei2 guan1 xi5 | it doesn't matter | ||
| 9 | 没用 | 沒用 | méi yòng | mei2 yong4 | useless | ||
| 10 | 没得挑剔 | 沒得挑剔 | méi dé tiāo ti | mei2 de2 tiao1 ti5 | excellent in every respect; flawless | ||
| 11 | 三个和尚没水吃 | 三個和尚沒水吃 | sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī | san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 chi1 | see 三个和尚没水喝 | ||
| 12 | 没搞头 | 沒搞頭 | méi gǎo tou | mei2 gao3 tou5 | (coll.) not worth bothering with; pointless | ||
| 13 | 家花没有野花香 | 家花沒有野花香 | jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng | jia1 hua1 mei2 you3 ye3 hua1 xiang1 | lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom); fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner; the grass is always greener on the other side | ||
| 14 | 没谁了 | 沒誰了 | méi séi le | mei2 sei2 le5 | (coll.) nobody can beat that; extraordinary; remarkable | ||
| 15 | 三个和尚没水喝 | 三個和尚沒水喝 | sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē | san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1 | lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom); fig. everybody's business is nobody's business; (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.) | ||
| 16 | 没有不透风的墙 | 沒有不透風的牆 | méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng | mei2 you3 bu4 tou4 feng1 de5 qiang2 | (idiom) no secret can be kept forever | ||
| 17 | 没病没灾 | 沒病沒災 | méi bìng méi zāi | mei2 bing4 mei2 zai1 | good health and good luck (idiom) | ||
| 18 | 没吃没穿 | 沒吃沒穿 | méi chī méi chuān | mei2 chi1 mei2 chuan1 | to be without food or clothing (idiom); to be very poor | ||
| 19 | 嘴上没毛，办事不牢 | 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢 | zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo | zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2 | a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb) | ||
| 20 | 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心 | 黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心 | huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn | huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2 , mei2 an1 hao3 xin1 | see 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 | ||
| 21 | 过了这个村就没这个店 | 過了這個村就沒這個店 | guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn | guo4 le5 zhe4 ge5 cun1 jiu4 mei2 zhe4 ge5 dian4 | past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom); this is your last chance | ||
| 22 | 过了这村没这店 | 過了這村沒這店 | guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn | guo4 le5 zhe4 cun1 mei2 zhe4 dian4 | past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom); this is your last chance | ||
| 23 | 二话没说 | 二話沒說 | èr huà méi shuō | er4 hua4 mei2 shuo1 | see 二话不说 | ||
| 24 | 差点没 | 差點沒 | chà diǎn méi | cha4 dian3 mei2 | almost; nearly; (i.e. same as 差点 ) | ||
| 25 | 不怕没柴烧 | 不怕沒柴燒 | bù pà méi chái shāo | bu4 pa4 mei2 chai2 shao1 | No need to worry about running out of firewood |
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