1. disgraceful2. poor quality3. substandard
1. lacking class2. boorish3. poor quality4. substandard+1 条 1. (coll.) can't bear to look at it2. hideous3. appalling
impolite; rude; bad-mannered
(coll.) nobody can beat that; extraordinary; remarkable
1. (dialect) (of a person) useless2. pathetic3. spineless
1. there is nothing to be done2. one can't do anything about it
1. there has never been; has never had2. (before a verb) has never
1. trivial (matters)2. triviality3. nonsense4. rubbish+1 条 erhua variant of 没人味[méi rén wèi]
1. excellent in every respect2. flawless
1. it is nothing2. there's nothing ... about it
1. not to have any meaning2. meaningless
(neologism, attested by 2024) to stubbornly endure hardships that need not be endured; to go out of one's way to make things difficult for oneself
1. (coll.) are you blind or something?2. look where you're going
don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)
八字还没一撇 八字還沒一撇 bā zì hái méi yī piě 1. lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] has been written (idiom)2. fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
有一句没一句 有一句沒一句 yǒu yī jù méi yī jù to speak one minute and be quiet the next
有一搭没一搭 有一搭沒一搭 yǒu yī dā méi yī dā 1. unimportant2. perfunctory3. indifferent4. (of conversation) idly+1 条 三个和尚没水喝 三個和尚沒水喝 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē 1. lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)2. fig. everybody's business is nobody's business3. (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
八字还没一撇儿 八字還沒一撇兒 bā zì hái méi yī piě r 1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom)2. fig. things have not even begun to take shape3. no sign of success yet
家花没有野花香 家花沒有野花香 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng 1. lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)2. fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner3. the grass is always greener on the other side
没有不透风的墙 沒有不透風的牆 méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng (idiom) no secret can be kept forever
没有什么不可能 沒有什麼不可能 méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng 1. nothing is impossible2. there's nothing impossible about it
过了这村没这店 過了這村沒這店 guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn 1. past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)2. this is your last chance
开弓没有回头箭 開弓沒有回頭箭 kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn 1. lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)2. fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back3. to have to finish what one started4. to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks+1 条 不干不净，吃了没病 不乾不淨，吃了沒病 bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng 1. a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)2. a couple of germs won't do you any harm
嘴上没毛，办事不牢 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢 zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
天下没有不散的筵席 天下沒有不散的筵席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí all good things must come to an end (idiom)
没有规矩，不成方圆 沒有規矩，不成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
过了这个村就没这个店 過了這個村就沒這個店 guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn 1. past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)2. this is your last chance
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的 qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
variant of 没溜儿[méi liù r]
see 没长眼睛[méi zhǎng yǎn jing]
see 拿你没办法[ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ]
三个和尚没水吃 三個和尚沒水吃 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī see 三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]