不可以 Traditional form: 不可以 Pinyin (reading): bùkěyǐ Definitions: may not Characters: 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix 可 - may, can, -able; possibly 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then Traditional characters: 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix 可 - may, can, -able; possibly 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then