行不通

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	not; no	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (行不通)		行	不	通
simp. #(行不通)		行	不	通

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngbutōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ bat¹ tung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngbutōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngbůtong
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-pu⁵-tʻung¹
    • Yale: syíng-bu-tūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngbutong
    • Palladius: синбутун (sinbutun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ b̥u³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁴ bat¹ tung¹
    • Yale: hàhng bāt tūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ bat⁷ tung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ bed¹ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

行不通

1. to not be feasible; to not work

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 行唔通

Antonyms

• 行得通 (xíngdetōng)