不安

Mandarin · pinyin bù ān

Meanings

  1. unpeaceful
  2. unstable
  3. uneasy
  4. disturbed
  5. restless
  6. worried
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
安
ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
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4–1 · bu4 an1

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bat1 on1

Cantonese word readings for 不安. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

  1. uneasy; disturbed; restless; anxious
  2. unstable; volatile; turbulent; variable
  3. (polite) sorry (for causing you trouble)

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