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bù ㄅㄨˋ (1): 無，沒有。 Not have.
| 《·》: | 子曰：「不仁者不可以久處約，不可以長處樂。」 | | The Master said, "Those who are without virtue cannot abide long either in a condition of poverty and hardship, or in a condition of enjoyment." | | 《·》: | 終風且曀、不日有曀。 | | The wind blew, and the sky was cloudy; Before a day elapses, it is cloudy again. |
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bù ㄅㄨˋ (2): 非，不是。 To not be.
| 《·》: | 故曰：苟不至德，至道不凝焉。 | | Hence it is said, "Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact." |
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bù ㄅㄨˋ (3.1): 否定副詞：用於動詞、形容詞等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.
| 《·》: | 間，不及旁也。 | | Jian (intervening/in between) is not extending to the sides. | | 《·》: | 人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎？ | | Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him? | | 《·》: | 王曰：「叟不遠千里而來，亦將有以利吾國乎？」 | | The king said, 'Venerable sir, since you have not counted it far to come here, a distance of a thousand li, may I presume that you are provided with counsels to profit my kingdom?' | | 《·》: | 鯤之大，不知其幾千里也。 | | I do not know how many li in size. | | 《·》: | 堯曰：「共工善言，其用僻，似恭漫天，不可。」 | | Yao said, 'The minister of works is talkative; if he is employed, his depravities, although he is apparently respectful, would overspread the heavens, he will not do.' | | 《·》: | 敖不可長，欲不可從，志不可滿，樂不可極。 | | Pride should not be allowed to grow; the desires should not be indulged; the will should not be gratified to the full; pleasure should not be carried to excess. |
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bù ㄅㄨˋ (3.2): 否定副詞：表示禁止，相當於「勿」、「不要」。 Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not.
| 《·》: | 有諸己不非諸人，無諸己不求諸人。 | | Having it in oneself one do not oppose it in others; lacking it in oneself one do not seek it of others. | | 《·》: | 子曰：「不患人之不己知，患不知人也。」 | | The Master said, "I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men." | | 《·》: | 孟子曰：「吾固願見，今吾尚病，病愈，我且往見，夷子不來！」 | | Mencius said, 'I indeed wish to see him, but at present I am still unwell. When I am better, I will myself go and see him. He need not come here again.' |
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bù ㄅㄨˋ (3.3): 否定副詞：表示反問，常與「乎」相呼應。 Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?
| 《·》: | 則惟上帝鬼神降之罪厲之禍罰而棄之，則豈不亦乃其所哉！ | | Therefore God and spirits will send judgement upon them and visit them with calamities and punish and desert them. Is not this quite in place? | | 《·》: | 子曰：「學而時習之，不亦說乎？」 | | The Master said, "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?" | | 《·》: | 民以為小，不亦宜乎？ | | And was it not with reason that they looked on it as small? | | 《·》: | 而彭祖乃今以久特聞，眾人匹之，不亦悲乎！ | | And Peng Zu is the one man renowned to the present day for his length of life: if all men were (to wish) to match him, would they not be miserable? | | 《·》: | 今人而無禮，雖能言，不亦禽獸之心乎？ | | Here now is a man who observes no rules of propriety; is not his heart that of a beast? | | 《·》: | 處非道之位，被眾口之譖，溺於當世之言，而欲當嚴天子而求安，幾不亦難哉 |
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fǒu ㄈㄡˇ (4.1): 通“” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: 副詞：和肯定詞對用時，表示否定的一面。 Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite.
| 《·》: | 問其故，曰：「宦三年，未知母之存不，願遺母。」 |
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fǒu ㄈㄡˇ (4.2): 通“” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: 副詞：用於疑問句末，構成是非問句。 Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
| 《》: | 秦始皇嘗使使者遺君王后玉連環，曰：「齊多知，而解此環不？」 |
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fū ㄈㄨ (5): 通「柎」，花萼。 Sepal of a flower.
| 《·》: | 常棣之華、鄂不韡韡。 | | The flowers of the cherry tree - Are they not gorgeously displayed? | | 《·》: | 鄂不韡韡，言韡韡也。 |
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pī ㄆㄧ (6): 通“” pī ㄆㄧ: 大。 Large.
| 《·》: | 《》云：「不顯不承，無斁於人斯」 | | Affording an illustration of what is said in the ode - 'Glory and honour follow Wen's great name, And ne'er will men be weary of his fame.' | | 《·》: | 不顯不承、無射於人斯。 | | Distinguished is he and honoured, And will never be wearied of among men. |
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bǐ ㄅㄧˇ (7): 通「鄙」：鄙視，不敬重。 Show disdain for.
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bù gǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ : 「不善」：古代君王自稱的謙辭。 Modest way of referring to oneself used by rulers.
| 《·》: | 於內自稱曰不穀，於外自稱曰王老。 | | In his own territories each one calls himself. 'the unworthy one;' outside them, 'the king's ancient.' | | 《》: | 是以侯王自稱孤、寡、不穀。 | | Hence princes and kings call themselves 'Orphans,' 'Men of small virtue,' and as 'Carriages without a nave.' | | 《·》: | 共王駕而自往，入其幄中，聞酒臭而還，曰：「今日之戰，不穀親傷，所恃者司馬也。」 | | 《·》: | 雁門之北，北狄不穀食，賤長貴壯，俗尚氣力。 | | 《·》: | 王曰：「雖然，何以報不穀？」 | | 《·》: | 莊王曰：『不穀謀事而當，群臣莫能逮，是以憂也。』 |
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