不 bù

1. bù adverb not; no
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: 不 is used for simple negation, as opposed to 没, which is used for existence. 不 is used before adjectives, adverbs, and verbs, except 有 (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 26; Ho 2002, '不'; NCCED '不' 1). For example, 不知道是怎回事 '[He] did not he did not know how that was possible.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 207) This use is similar in both modern and literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 103). For example, in literary Chinese, 不可，直不百步耳，是亦走也。'They should not do so. Though they did not run a hundred paces, yet they also ran away.' (Meng 1.3/1/26, translation by Legge) The tone is changed to bú when 不 is followed by a syllable with fourth tone, in accordance with tone sandhi 变调. For example, 不去 bú qù 'will not go' (Sun 2006, loc. 545). 不 is the sixth most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '不').
2. bù adverb expresses that a certain condition cannot be acheived
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: In this pattern 不 is used after a verb to form a complement (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 27; NCCED '不' 7) For example, 洗不掉 'could not be washed away.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 211).
3. bù adverb as a correlative
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: Used to form as a correlative with 就 in the pattern 不 ... 就 (NCCED '不' 9)...
4. bù adverb no (answering a question)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 不 can be used independently to answer a preceding question (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 26; NCCED '不' 5).
5. bù adverb forms a negative adjective from a noun
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: For example, 不运气 'unlucky' (NCCED '不' 4)
6. bù adverb at the end of a sentence to form a question
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: In this form 不 is used at the end of the sentence to turn it into a question (NCCED '不' 6).
7. bù adverb to form a yes or no question
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: In this form 不 is used to offer an alternative as part of a question (NCCED '不' 8). For example, 商量商量好不好？ 'Can we talk about it?' (Lao She, 2003, p. 216)
8. bù infix infix potential marker
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: 不 is one of the two infixes in Chinese, the other being 得 'can'. For example, 看不见 'cannot see' (Sun 2006, loc. 728).
9. bù adverb no; na
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: na, Japanese: fu, or: bu, or: futsu, or: hi; this is also represented with the Sanskrit prefixes a- and an- (BCSD '不', p. 33; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 7; MW 'na'; SH '不', p. 103; Unihan '不')

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• 金刚三昧本性清净不坏不灭经(金剛三昧本性清淨不壞不滅經) Jingang Sanmei Benxing Qing Jing Bu Huai Bu Mie Jing
• 大肚能容天下事 善心不染世间尘(大肚能容天下事 善心不染世間塵) A profusion of mundane affairs, A virtuous mind untainted by worldly troubles.
• 不那利华(不那利華) a white lotus
• 金刚不坏身(金剛不壞身) a body as indestructible as diamond
• 不空羂索神呪心经(不空羂索神呪心經) Amoghapāśahṛdayasūtra; Bu Kong Juan Suo Shen Zhou Xinjing
• 不可坏(不可壞) cannot be diverted; asaṃhārya
• 不空王观世音(不空王觀世音) Amoghapasa Avalokitesvara
• 自我观照 但求诸己 自我更新 不断净化 自我实践 不假外求 自我离相 不计内外(自我觀照 但求諸己 自我更新 不斷淨化 自我實踐 不假外求 自我離相 不計內外) Reflect upon oneself, and seek the cause in oneself. Reinvent oneself, and continue to purify oneself. Live up to oneself, and never rely on others. Detach from oneself, and never discriminate.
• 金刚不坏(金剛不壞) indestructible diamond
• 自心不羡黄金贵 善缘好比日月明(自心不羨黃金貴 善緣好比日月明) A singular mind free of envy for gold and riches; Good affinities like shining sun and moon.
• 大千世界古 不二法门深(大千世界古 不二法門深) Ancient is the great world of the universe; Profound is the Gate of Non-Duality.
• 不私收徒弟 不私蓄金钱 不私建道场 不私交信者(不私收徒弟 不私蓄金錢 不私建道場 不私交信者) 1. Fo Guang members do not privately accept disciples. 2. Fo Guang members do not privately save money. 3. Fo Guang members do not privately build temples. 4. Fo Guang members do not privately establish relationships with devotees.

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免不得 、 见义不为无勇也 、 数不多 、 不中用 、 不致 、 不懈怠 、 不同凡响 、 言不及义 、 毫不为备 、 不加区别 、 朋友妻不可欺 、 爱恋不舍 、 不费事 、 不管 、 不给力 、 不解之缘 、 意想不到 、 不得人心 、 占着茅坑不拉屎 、 算不得 、 莫不逾侈 、 不折不扣 、 不肖 、 少不了 、 不列颠哥伦比亚 、 不幸言中 、 不辞劳苦 、 说不出 、 食不果腹 、 不可胜言 、 不治 、 说不出话来 、 不着 、 食不厌精脍不厌细 、 不见天日 、 不省人事 、 家门不幸 、 蟪蛄不知春秋 、 放纵不拘

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• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1373
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 1143
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1135
• Scroll 22 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 20 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 21 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 18 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 407 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 846 , has parallel version
• Scroll 174 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 770 , has parallel version
• Scroll 19 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 765 , has parallel version