無彩

Chinese

		not have	(bright) color; variety; applause (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (無彩)		無	彩
simp. (无彩)		无	彩

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): bô-chhái

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-chhái
  - Tâi-lô: bô-tshái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boizhae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/

Adjective

無彩

(Min Nan) regrettable; too bad; a pity; a shame

Synonyms

可惜 (kěxī)

Verb

無彩

(Min Nan) to waste (time, energy, effort, etc.)

Synonyms

揮霍／挥霍 (huīhuò)
枉費／枉费 (wǎngfèi)
浪費／浪费 (làngfèi)
白了 (Min Nan)
白費／白费 (báifèi)

空費／空费 (kōngfèi)
糟蹋 (zāotà)
虛耗／虚耗 (xūhào)
靡費／靡费 (mífèi) (formal)

Adverb

無彩

(Min Nan) in vain; to no purpose; for nothing

Synonyms

徒然 (túrán)
枉然 (wǎngrán)

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