無彩

Chinese

		not have	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (無彩)		無	彩
simp. (无彩)		无	彩
alternative forms		無采／无采

Pronunciation

Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): bô-chhái

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-chhái
  - Tâi-lô: bô-tshái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boizhae
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰai⁴²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai⁵³/

Adjective

無彩

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

Synonyms

可惜 (kěxī)
(Min Nan) 拍損／拍损, 仄挩／仄捝

Verb

無彩

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

Synonyms

加了 (Min Nan, chiefly money)
干了 (Min Nan, chiefly money)
抖落 (dǒuluò)
折騰／折腾 (zhēteng) (colloquial)
拋荒／抛荒 (pāohuāng)
揮霍／挥霍 (huīhuò)
曠廢／旷废 (kuàngfèi)
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)
耽誤／耽误 (chiefly time)
荒廢／荒废 (huāngfèi)
虛耗／虚耗 (xūhào)
靡費／靡费 (mífèi) (formal)

Derived terms

無彩工／无彩工

Adverb

無彩

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

Synonyms

徒然 (túrán)
枉然 (wǎngrán)

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