Definition & Meaning

1.shady; dubious; unbecoming; suspicious (characters)

2.neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl

Word usage

bù sān bù sì

不 三 不 四

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1
slshady; dubious; unbecoming; suspicious (characters)
- bù yào gēn nà xiē bù sān bù sì de rén yǒu lái wǎng
  不要跟那些不三不四的人有来往。
  Don't hang around with those dubious characters.
- bù sān bù sì de shì
  不三不四的事
  dubious matter
- bù sān bù sì de huà
  不三不四的话
  remarks with no particular substance
synonym
bù lún bù lèi不伦不类 fēi lǘ fēi mǎ非驴非马 fēi sēng fēi sú非僧非俗
antonym
táng táng zhèng zhèng堂堂正正 guī guī jǔ jǔ规规矩矩 zhòng guī zhòng jǔ中规中矩 zhèng zhèng jīng jīng正正经经
2
slneither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl
- zì jǐ shēng chuàng de bù sān bù sì de cí jù
  自己生创的不三不四的词句
  nondescript expressions of one's own coinage
- zhè piān wén zhāng gǎi lái gǎi qù fǎn dào gǎi de bù sān bù sì de
  这篇文章改来改去，反倒改得不三不四的。
  Instead of improving it, the repeated changes turned the article into a mess.
synonym
bù lún bù lèi不伦不类 bù kān rù mù不堪入目 fēi lǘ fēi mǎ非驴非马 fēi sēng fēi sú非僧非俗
antonym
táng táng zhèng zhèng堂堂正正 zhèng dà guāng míng正大光明 zhòng guī zhòng jǔ中规中矩

Word usage

Note
"不三不四" is often used to express that someone is improper in words and deeds, which makes people look unpleasant.

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