In American English - t - and - d - between vowels, of which the first vowel is stressed, are voiced and sound like - d -, though actually the sound is a [ɾ] (a 'tap' or 'flap', i.e. a very rapid contact just behind the top front teeth): lâter, * lâ [ɾ] er, bútter, * bú [ɾ] er, lítter,— Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
This glottal stop [ʔ] is common in London English, for example: * bú [ʔ] er for bútter.— Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
Persians derive from "Apple-flavour" (Sib + bú).— Arabian nights. English
不淋漓尽致不痛快 / bù línlíjìnzhì bú tòngkuài— Chinalyst - China blogs in English
不哭到微笑不痛快 / bù kū dào wēixiào bú tòngkuài— Chinalyst - China blogs in English

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