Han character
甭 (Kangxi radical 101, 用+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一火月手 (MFBQ), four-corner 10227, composition ⿱不用)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 756, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21713
- Dae Jaweon: page 1166, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 25, character 11
- Unihan data for U+752D
Etymology 1
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From a northern dialectal pronunciation of 不用.
Definitions
甭
- (dialectal Mandarin) Contraction of 不用 (“needn't”).
- (Beijing Mandarin) Indicates a rhetorical question: could it be that...; is it possible that...
Synonyms
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| Location
| Words |
| Classical Chinese |
不必, 無須, 毋庸 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
不必, 毋須, 無須, 無須乎, 不待 |
| Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
甭, 不用, 甭用 |
| Taiwan |
不用 |
| Shenyang |
甭 |
| Malaysia |
不用 |
| Singapore |
不用, 不必 |
| Jilu Mandarin |
Jinan |
甭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin |
Xi'an |
不用 |
| Southwestern Mandarin |
Chengdu |
不消 |
| Wuhan |
不消, 用不著 |
| Kunming |
不用 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin |
Yangzhou |
用不著 |
| Hefei |
不用 |
| Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
唔使 |
| Hong Kong |
唔使 |
| Macau |
唔使 |
| Taishan |
唔使, 冇使 |
| Dongguan |
唔使 |
| Yangjiang |
無使, 使乜 |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) |
冇使 |
| Hepu (Shatian) |
冇使 |
| Beihai |
冇使 |
| Beihai (Nankang) |
冇使 |
| Beihai (Yingpan) |
冇使 |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) |
冇使 |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) |
冇使 |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) |
冇使 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) |
唔使 |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) |
唔使 |
| Gan |
Nanchang |
不消, 用不著 |
| Hakka |
Meixian |
唔使 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
唔使 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
唔使 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
唔使 |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
唔使 |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
唔使 |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
唔使 |
| Kuching (Hepo) |
唔使 |
| Jin |
Taiyuan |
不用 |
| Northern Min |
Jian'ou |
伓讓 |
| Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
伓使 |
| Matsu |
伓使 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) |
伓使 |
| Southern Min |
Xiamen |
毋免, 免, 毋使 |
| Quanzhou |
毋免, 免 |
| Zhangzhou |
毋免, 免, 毋使 |
| Taipei |
毋免, 免 |
| Kaohsiung |
毋免, 免 |
| Penang (Hokkien) |
毋免, 免 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) |
毋免, 免 |
| Manila (Hokkien) |
毋免, 免 |
| Chaozhou |
免, 免用 |
| Shantou |
免, 免用 |
| Shantou (Chenghai) |
免 |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) |
免 |
| Jieyang |
免, 免用 |
| Singapore (Teochew) |
免 |
| Pontianak (Teochew) |
免 |
| Wenchang |
無用 |
| Singapore (Hainanese) |
無用 |
| Zhongshan Min |
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) |
唔使 |
| Wu |
Shanghai |
勿要, 覅, 用勿著, 勿用, 好勿要, 好覅 |
| Suzhou |
用勿著 |
| Ningbo |
甮, 好甮 |
| Wenzhou |
覅用, 否用 |
| Xiang |
Changsha |
不消 |
| Shuangfeng |
不消, 不要 |
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Dialectal synonyms of
不用 (“need not”)
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| Classical Chinese |
莫非, 豈, 莫不是 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
莫非, 豈, 難道, 莫不是 |
| Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
難道, 難不成, 甭 |
| Taiwan |
難道, 難不成 |
| Central Plains Mandarin |
Xuzhou |
難說 |
| Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
唔通 |
| Hong Kong |
唔通 |
| Taishan |
唔成, 敢係, 唔得旨, 毋旨, 毋旨估 |
| Hakka |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
無成, 敢講, 敢係 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
無成, 敢講, 敢係 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
無成, 敢講, 敢係 |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
無成, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係 |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
無成, 毋成, 敢講, 敢係 |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
無敢, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係 |
| Southern Min |
Xiamen |
敢, 總無 |
| Quanzhou |
敢, 總無, 攏無 |
| Zhangzhou |
敢, 總無 |
| Tainan |
敢 |
| Manila (Hokkien) |
敢 |
| Shantou |
未是 |
| Jieyang |
未是, 敢, 敢是 |
| Wu |
Shanghai |
只勿 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) |
難算得 |
| Xiang |
Changsha |
冇過 |
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Dialectal synonyms of
難道 (“could it be that; is it possible that”)
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Etymology 2
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Contraction of 毋通 (m̄-thang).
Definitions
甭
- (Hokkien) do not; don't; cannot
Synonyms
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| Classical Chinese |
勿, 莫1, 毋, 無 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
別, 不要, 勿, 別要 chiefly Hong Kong |
| Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
別, 別價 |
| Taiwan |
別, 不要 |
| Harbin |
別 |
| Malaysia |
不要 |
| Singapore |
不要 |
| Jilu Mandarin |
Jinan |
別, 別價, 甭價, 不要 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin |
Yantai (Muping) |
別 |
| Central Plains Mandarin |
Luoyang |
嫑, 甭1, 休 |
| Wanrong |
嫑, 不要 |
| Xi'an |
嫑, 不敢 |
| Xining |
嫑 |
| Xuzhou |
嫑, 休 |
| Lanyin Mandarin |
Lanzhou |
不要 |
| Ürümqi |
嫑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin |
Chengdu |
莫1, 不要, 嫑 |
| Wuhan |
莫1, 不 |
| Guiyang |
不要 |
| Guilin |
莫1 |
| Liuzhou |
莫1, 莫要 |
| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) |
莫1 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin |
Nanjing |
不要 |
| Yangzhou |
莫1, 不要 |
| Hefei |
別, 不要 |
| Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
咪, 咪個, 唔好 |
| Hong Kong |
咪, 唔好, 冇 |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) |
唔好 |
| Macau |
唔要 |
| Foshan (Shunde) |
咪 |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) |
咪 |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) |
唔好 |
| Taishan |
唔好 |
| Kaiping (Chikan) |
唔好 |
| Dongguan |
咪, 唔好 |
| Shaoguan |
咪 |
| Yunfu |
咪, 唔好 |
| Yangjiang |
莫1, 無好 |
| Xinyi |
毛 |
| Lianjiang |
冇 |
| Nanning |
冇要 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) |
咪 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) |
咪, 唔好 |
| Gan |
Nanchang |
莫1 |
| Lichuan |
毋要, 不要 |
| Pingxiang |
不要 |
| Hakka |
Meixian |
莫1, 毋愛, 毋好 |
| Xingning |
毋愛 |
| Huidong (Daling) |
毋好 |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) |
毋好 |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) |
毋好 |
| Changting |
毋要 |
| Liancheng |
毋要 |
| Ninghua |
毋要 |
| Yudu |
毋要, 毋敢 |
| Ruijin |
毋要 |
| Shicheng |
毋要 |
| Shangyou (Shexi) |
毋要 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
毋好 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
毋好 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
毋好 |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
毋好 |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
毋好 |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
毋好 |
| Hong Kong |
毋好 |
| Sabah (Longchuan) |
毋愛 |
| Senai (Huiyang) |
毋好 |
| Kuching (Hepo) |
唔愛 |
| Huizhou |
Jixi |
不要, 嫑 |
| Shexian |
不要, 嫑 |
| Huangshan (Tunxi) |
不要, 嫑 |
| Jin |
Taiyuan |
不要, 不敢 |
| Xinzhou |
不要, 嫑, 播 |
| Northern Min |
Jian'ou |
伓敢, 伓讓, 毋 |
| Pucheng (Shibei) |
伓敢 |
| Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
伓通, 毋 |
| Fuqing |
伓通 |
| Matsu |
毋 |
| Southern Min |
Xiamen |
毋通, 毋愛, 莫2, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰 |
| Quanzhou |
毋通, 毋愛, 甭2, 莫用, 汰 |
| Zhangzhou |
毋通, 莫2, 甭2, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰 |
| Zhao'an |
孬 |
| Taipei |
莫2 |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) |
莫去 |
| Kaohsiung |
莫2 |
| Yilan |
毋通, 莫2 |
| Changhua (Lukang) |
莫2 |
| Tainan |
莫2, 甭2 |
| Penang (Hokkien) |
莫2, 毋通, 甭2 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) |
莫2, 毋通, 甭2 |
| Manila (Hokkien) |
毋通, 甭2 |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) |
別 |
| Chaozhou |
孬, 莫2 |
| Shantou |
孬, 莫2 |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) |
莫2 |
| Jieyang |
孬, 莫2 |
| Haifeng |
莫2 |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) |
孬 |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) |
孬 |
| Penang (Teochew) |
莫2 |
| Singapore (Teochew) |
莫2, 孬 |
| Leizhou |
無地 |
| Haikou |
無用, 莫2, 無莫 |
| Qionghai |
無用 |
| Singapore (Hainanese) |
無用 |
| Southern Pinghua |
Nanning (Tingzi) |
冇要 |
| Wu |
Shanghai |
勿要, 𧟰 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) |
拗 |
| Suzhou |
𧟰 |
| Wuxi |
𧟰 |
| Nantong (Haimen) |
拗, 拗要, 弗要 |
| Danyang |
弗要, 𫸻 |
| Hangzhou |
嫑 |
| Hangzhou (Yuhang) |
弗要, 消, 𧟰 |
| Ningbo |
莫, 甮 |
| Wenzhou |
𧟰 |
| Lishui |
⿰毋樂 |
| Qingyuan |
⿰否樂 |
| Jinhua |
𫸻, 弗要, 弗用 |
| Xiang |
Changsha |
莫1, 不要 |
| Loudi |
不要, 莫1 |
| Shuangfeng |
莫1 |
| Quanzhou |
別 |
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Dialectal synonyms of
別 (“do not”)
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Etymology 3
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Definitions
甭
- (Hokkien) Alternative form of 莫 (mài, “do not”)
空氣中甭存寂寞甲我 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
空气中甭存寂寞甲我 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2012, 詹雅雯, 一個人
- khong-khì tiong mài chhun siok-bo̍k kah góa [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Don't leave loneliness with me in the air.
暫時放下甭想彼多 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
暂时放下甭想彼多 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2016, 楊哲 (lyricist 廖偉志), 燒酒乾一杯
- chiām-sî hòng-hā mài siūⁿ hiah chōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Let it go for now, and don't think of it that much.
贏甭驕傲輸甭怨嘆 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
赢甭骄傲输甭怨叹 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2018, 洪榮宏 (lyricist 高以德), 人生車站
- iâⁿ mài kiau-ngō͘ su mài oàn-thàn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Don't be arrogant when you win; don't complain when you lose.
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 甭 – see 棄 (“to abandon; to discard; to reject”).
(This character is a variant form of 棄). |
Han character
甭: Hán Nôm readings: bằng
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