# 不要
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bùyào
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bu$^2$ yao$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bat$^1$ jiu$^3$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): bud$^5$ yau$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): put-iàu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bùyào [Phonetic: búyào]
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bùyào
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$-yao$^4$
*** Yale: bù-yàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyaw
*** Palladius: буяо (bujao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bu$^2$ yao$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bujao
*** Sinological IPA : /pu²¹ iau²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bat$^1$ jiu$^3$
*** Yale: bāt yiu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bat$^7$ jiu$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bed$^1$ yiu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: bud$^5$ yau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /put̚¹ iau⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-iàu
*** Tâi-lô: put-iàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: put'iaux
*** IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ iau²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ iau⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ iau²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ iau¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ iau²¹/

### Verb

不要
* to not want
       Tā shì ge bùyào mìng de zhǔr. [Pinyin]
       He's the kind of person who doesn't want to live.
       Wǒmen dàjiā bùyào zìgùzì, yào hùxiàng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]
       We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.
* not going to; will not
* (auxiliary) do not; don't (as an interjection or imperative)
       Nǐ nàme nénggàn, jué bùyào bèi xiǎoshì qiānlěi. [Pinyin]
       You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.
       Zhè shì gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ, qǐng nín bùyào xīyān. [Pinyin]
       This is a public place — please do not smoke.
       Nǐ bùyào zhème cōngmáng de jiù dáfù wǒ, nǐ yào hǎohǎo xiǎng yī xiǎng. [Pinyin]
       Don't be in such a hurry to respond to me — you have to think about it.

#### Synonyms

* (to not want): (Hokkien) 無欲／无欲, 毋挃
* (do not):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 勿, 莫$_1$, 毋, 無 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 別, 不要, 勿, 別要 chiefly Hong Kong |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 別, 別價 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 別, 不要 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 別 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 不要 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 不要 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 別, 別價, 甭價, 不要 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 別 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 嫑, 甭$_1$, 休 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 嫑, 不要 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 嫑, 不敢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 嫑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 嫑, 休 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 不要 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 嫑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 莫$_1$, 不要, 嫑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 莫$_1$, 不 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 不要 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 莫$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 莫$_1$, 莫要 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 莫$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 不要 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 莫$_1$, 不要 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 別, 不要 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 咪, 咪個, 唔好 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 咪, 唔好, 冇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 唔好 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 唔要 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 咪 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 咪 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 唔好 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 唔好 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 唔好 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 咪, 唔好 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 咪 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 咪, 唔好 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 莫$_1$, 無好 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 毛 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 冇要 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 咪 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 咪, 唔好 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 莫$_1$ |
| Gan | Lichuan | 毋要, 不要 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 不要 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 莫$_1$, 毋愛, 毋好 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 毋愛 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Changting | 毋要 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 毋要 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 毋要 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 毋要, 毋敢 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 毋要 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 毋要 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 毋要 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 毋愛 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 毋好 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 唔愛 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 不要, 嫑 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 不要, 嫑 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 不要, 嫑 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 不要, 不敢 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 不要, 嫑, 播 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伓敢, 伓讓, 毋 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 伓敢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 伓通, 毋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 伓通 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 毋 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 毋通, 毋愛, 莫$_2$, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 毋通, 毋愛, 甭$_2$, 莫用, 汰 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 毋通, 莫$_2$, 甭$_2$, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 孬 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 莫去 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 毋通, 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 莫$_2$, 甭$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 莫$_2$, 毋通, 甭$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 莫$_2$, 毋通, 甭$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 毋通, 甭$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 別 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 孬, 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 孬, 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 孬, 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 孬 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 孬 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Teochew) | 莫$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 莫$_2$, 孬 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 無地 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 無用, 莫$_2$, 無莫 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 無用 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 無用 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 冇要 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勿要, 𧟰 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 拗 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 𧟰 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 𧟰 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 拗, 拗要, 弗要 |
| Wu | Danyang | 弗要, 𫸻 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 嫑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 弗要, 消, 𧟰 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 莫, 甮 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 𧟰 |
| Wu | Lishui | ⿰毋樂 |
| Wu | Qingyuan | ⿰否樂 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 𫸻, 弗要, 弗用 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 莫$_1$, 不要 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 不要, 莫$_1$ |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 莫$_1$ |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 別 |

#### Derived terms

* 不要不要的 (bùyàobùyàode)
* 不要擔心 / 不要担心 (bùyào dānxīn)
* 嫑 (báo, biáo)

#### See also

* (Hokkien) 無愛／无爱 (bô-ài, “to not want”)
* (Hokkien) 毋愛／毋爱 (m̄-ài, “to not want”)
* (Hokkien) 無欲／无欲 (bô-beh, “not going to; will not”)
* (Cantonese) 唔要
* (Wu) 勿要

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 不 | 要 |
| ふ Grade: 4 | よう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 不用

### Adjective

不(ふ)要(よう) • (fuyō) -na (adnominal 不(ふ)要(よう)な (fuyō na), adverbial 不(ふ)要(よう)に (fuyō ni))
* unnecessary
* useless
* unused

#### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | 不要だろ | ふようだろ | fuyō daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 不要で | ふようで | fuyō de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 不要だ | ふようだ | fuyō da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 不要な | ふような | fuyō na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 不要なら | ふようなら | fuyō nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 不要であれ | ふようであれ | fuyō de are |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 不要ではない 不要じゃない | ふようではない ふようじゃない | fuyō de wa nai fuyō ja nai |
| Informal past | 不要だった | ふようだった | fuyō datta |
| Informal negative past | 不要ではなかった 不要じゃなかった | ふようではなかった ふようじゃなかった | fuyō de wa nakatta fuyō ja nakatta |
| Formal | 不要です | ふようです | fuyō desu |
| Formal negative | 不要ではありません 不要じゃありません | ふようではありません ふようじゃありません | fuyō de wa arimasen fuyō ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 不要でした | ふようでした | fuyō deshita |
| Formal negative past | 不要ではありませんでした 不要じゃありませんでした | ふようではありませんでした ふようじゃありませんでした | fuyō de wa arimasen deshita fuyō ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 不要で | ふようで | fuyō de |
| Conditional | 不要なら（ば） | ふようなら（ば） | fuyō nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 不要だったら | ふようだったら | fuyō dattara |
| Volitional | 不要だろう | ふようだろう | fuyō darō |
| Adverbial | 不要に | ふように | fuyō ni |
| Degree | 不要さ | ふようさ | fuyōsa |

### Noun

不(ふ)要(よう) • (fuyō)
* being unnecessary
* uselessness
* being unused

#### Antonyms

* 必要(ひつよう) (hitsuyō)

### References

* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.