不作為

Chinese

		not; no	conduct; deeds; accomplishment conduct; deeds; accomplishment; achievement; success
trad. (不作為/不作爲)		不	作為/作爲
simp. (不作为)		不	作为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùzuòwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ zok³ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùzuòwéi [Phonetic: búzuòwéi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùzuòwéi
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tso⁴-wei²
    • Yale: bù-dzwò-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: butzuohwei
    • Palladius: буцзовэй (buczovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ zok³ wai⁴
    • Yale: bāt jok wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dzok⁸ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ zog³ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/

Verb

不作為

1. (of officials) to be inactive; to fail to fulfil one's duties

Noun

不作為

1. (law) dereliction of duty; inaction; omission

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	作	為
ふ Grade: 4	さく Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
不作爲 (kyūjitai)

Noun

不(ふ)作(さく)為(い) • (fusakui) 

1. omission

   行政(ぎょうせい)の不作為(ふさくい)

   gyōsei no fusakui

   administrative omission

Antonyms

• 作為(さくい) (sakui, “commission”)