無底無代
Chinese
| not have | background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.) |
not have | substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (無底無代) | 無 | 底 | 無 | 代 | |
| simp. (无底无代) | 无 | 底 | 无 | 代 | |
| alternative forms | 無治無代／无治无代 | ||||
| Built on 底代. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-tī-bô-tāi
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-tī-bô-tāi
- Tâi-lô: bô-tī-bô-tāi
- Phofsit Daibuun: boi'dixboi'dai
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² tai²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Adverb
無底無代
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) without cause or reason; for no reason at all
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 無故 (“for no reason”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 無故, 無端, 無緣無故, 平白無故 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 無因白故 |
| Taiwan | 無緣無故 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 無端端, 無情白事, 無端白事, 無啦啦 |
| Hong Kong | 無端端, 無情白事, 無端白事, 無啦啦, 無情情, 無神神, 無緣無故 | |
| Taishan | 無情白事 | |
| Dongguan | 無頭白事, 無端端 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 無緣無故, 平白無故 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無因端, 無因致端, 無因無端, 無事無白, 無代無誌 |
| Quanzhou | 無因端, 無因致端, 無代無誌 | |
| Zhangzhou | 無因端, 無因致端, 無底無代, 無代無誌 | |
| Tainan | 無因致端, 無因無故, 無代無誌 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 無意無思, buta, 干焦 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 無情冇事, 無嗟冇事 |