# 不到
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùdào
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bat$^1$ dou$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bùdào [Phonetic: búdào]
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bùdào
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$-tao$^4$
*** Yale: bù-dàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: budaw
*** Palladius: будао (budao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$佈道 / 布道 布道 步道
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bat$^1$ dou$^3$
*** Yale: bāt dou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bat$^7$ dou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bed$^1$ dou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/

#### Verb

不到
* to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at
* to not arrive; to not show up

##### Synonyms

* (formal) 未及 (wèijí)
* (Cantonese) 唔到
* (Hakka) 吂到

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùdào, budào
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ, ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bat$^1$ dou$^{3-2}$ / bat$^1$ dou$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bùdào [Phonetic: búdào]
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bùdào
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$-tao$^4$
*** Yale: bù-dàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: budaw
*** Palladius: будао (budao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$佈道 / 布道 布道 步道
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: budào
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bůdào
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^5$-tao$^4$
*** Yale: bu-dàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: budaw
*** Palladius: будао (budao)
*** Sinological IPA : /b̥u tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bat$^1$ dou$^{3-2}$ / bat$^1$ dou$^3$
*** Yale: bāt dóu / bāt dou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bat$^7$ dou$^{3-2}$ / bat$^7$ dou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bed$^1$ dou$^{3-2}$ / bed$^1$ dou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/

#### Particle

不到
* cannot
    我看不到你。 ― Wǒ kàn budào nǐ. ― I can't see you.
    晚來買不到／晚来买不到 ― wǎnlái mǎi bùdào ― cannot buy it if you come late

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不到 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 不到 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 不到 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 不到 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔到 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 唔到 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 唔到 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 唔到 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔到 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 無 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 無 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 無 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 弗著 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 弗著 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 弗著 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* 不能 (bùnéng)

##### Derived terms

* 不到家
* 不到得
* 不到烏江不盡頭 / 不到乌江不尽头
* 不到烏江不肯休 / 不到乌江不肯休
* 不到烏江心不死 / 不到乌江心不死
* 不到的
* 不到頭 / 不到头
* 不到黃河心不死 / 不到黄河心不死 (bù dào Huánghé xīn bù sǐ)
* 兩手拍不到一塊 / 两手拍不到一块
* 恩愛夫妻不到頭 / 恩爱夫妻不到头
* 想不到 (xiǎngbùdào)
* 意想不到 (yìxiǎngbùdào)
* 把不到
* 掄不到 / 抡不到
* 料不到
* 聽不到風就是雨 / 听不到风就是雨
* 辦不到 / 办不到 (bànbùdào)
* 門背後放花子，等不到晚 / 门背后放花子，等不到晚