bù​yáng

plain-looking

  • created reference approved 不扬/不揚 → 不飏/不颺 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不扬 / 不揚 bù​yáng

    不飏 / 不颺 bù​yáng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不扬/不揚 · bù​yáng · to not spread — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不扬 / 不揚

    bù​yáng

    to not spread

    (literary) to not publicize or spread; to not make something known to the public

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to spread

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 不扬/不揚 · bù​yáng · plain-looking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不扬 / 不揚

    bù​yáng

    plain-looking

    (bound form) ugly or plain-looking; not attractive; specifically used in the phrase [[其貌不扬|其貌不揚|qi2 mao4 bu4 yang2]]

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to spread

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 不扬/不揚 · bù​yáng · to not rouse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不扬 / 不揚

    bù​yáng

    to not rouse

    (literary) to not rouse or improve; to lack spirit

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to flutter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense