愛理不理

简 爱理不理 · 繁 愛理不理
Mandarin · pinyin ài lǐ bù lǐ

Meanings

  1. (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

愛
ài · love, be fond of, like
理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
爱
ài · love, be fond of, like
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–3–4–3 · ai4 li3 bu4 li3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5

Cantonese word readings for 愛理不理. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

phrase

  1. (idiomatic) standoffish; indifferent

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack