惹不起

Traditional form:

惹不起

Pinyin (reading):

rěbuqǐ

Definitions:

• can't afford to offend
• dare not provoke
• difficult to deal with
• insufferable

Characters:

• 惹 - to incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 惹 - to incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up