bù​fáng

to be caught off guard

  • created reference approved 不防 → 不料 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不防 bù​fáng

    不料 bù​liào

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 不防 → 没想到/沒想到 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不防 bù​fáng

    没想到 / 沒想到 méi​xiǎng​dào

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不防 · bù​fáng · to be caught off guard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不防

    bù​fáng

    to be caught off guard

    To lack preparation or defense; to be unawares.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 不防 · bù​fáng · unexpectedly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不防

    bù​fáng

    unexpectedly

    To happen unexpectedly; to not have expected that something would happen; same as [[不料|不料|bu4 liao4]] or [[没想到|沒想到|mei2 xiang3 dao4]]

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

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

    created sense