未 (mei6 | wei4) : not yet, not

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未

mei6

wei4

[1] not yet [2] not [3] the eight of the twelve Terrestrial branches [4] 1:00-3:00 p.m. [5] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

未

Don't confuse with:
末

This word has been viewed 26544 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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未來 mei6 loi4/lei4 wei4 lai2 = future; in the future; [粵] have not yet come

未知 mei6 zi1 wei4 zhi1 = unknown

重未 zung6 mei6 = not yet 粵

未曾 mei6 cang4 wei4 ceng2 = never; not yet

未婚夫 mei6 fan1 fu1 wei4 hun1 fu1 = fiancé; fiance; husband-to-be

未婚妻 mei6 fan1 cai1 wei4 hun1 qi1 = fiancée; fiancee

從未 cung4 mei6 cong2 wei4 = never

得未呀 dak1 mei6 aa3 = Is it ready yet? Is it OK yet? 粵

未得 mei6 dak1 = Not ready yet. Not OK yet. 粵

未能 mei6 nang4 wei4 neng2 = cannot; fail to; unable to

未可 mei6 ho2 wei4 ke3 = cannot

未必 mei6 bit1 wei4 bi4 = not always, not necessarily

食咗飯未呀 sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa3 = how are you? (informal) 粵

未免 mei6 min5 wei4 mian3 = rather too; unavoidably

前所未有 cin4 so2 mei6 jau5 qian2 suo3 wei4 you3 = unprecedented

未完成 mei6 jyun4 sing4 wei4 wan2 cheng2 = undone, unfinished

未定 mei6 ding6 = suspense

未經 mei6 ging1 wei4 jing1 = not (yet); un-

尚未 soeng6 mei6 shang4 wei4 = not yet

並未 bing6 mei6 = never, not, not yet

未見 mei6 gin3 wei4 jian4 = have yet to be seen; have yet to see

未完 mei6 jyun4 = unfinished; unsettled; continued; inchoate; overdue

未做 mei6 zou6 = omit

未學行先學走 mei6 hok6 haang4 sin1 hok6 zau2 = run before one can walk

未有 mei6 jau5 = there never was...

未有耐 mei6 jau5 noi6*2/6*1 = still a long time to come 粵

未遂 mei6 seoi6 wei4 sui2 = not accomplished; aborted

未決定 mei6 kyut3 ding6 wei4 jue2 ding4 = pending

未武裝 mei6 mou5 zong1 wei4 wu3 zhuang1 = unarmed

未提及 mei6 tai4 kap6 wei4 ti2 ji2 = not mentioned

未成年者 mei6 sing4 nin4 ze2 wei4 cheng2 nian2 zhe3 = minor (not an adult) 國

未成年人 mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4 wei4 cheng2 nian2 ren2 = minor

未婚 mei6 fan1 wei4 hun1 = unmarried

在未來 zoi6 mei6 loi4 zai4 wei4 lai2 = in the future

尚未引爆的炸彈 soeng6 mei6 jan5 baau3 dik1 zaa3 daan6*2 = unexploded bombs 國

未婚女子 mei6 fan1 neoi5 zi2 = spinster, unmarried woman, an old maid

未婚媽媽 mei6 fan1 maa1*4 maa1 = unmarried mothers

未受教育 mei6 sau6 gaau3 juk6 = uneducated

未經授權 mei6 ging1 sau6 kyun4 = unauthorised, unauthorized

未經認可 mei6 ging1 jing6 ho2 = unapproved

未央 mei6 joeng1 wei4 yang1 = (literary) not ended; not yet over; close to the end

見所未見 gin3 so2 mei6 gin3 jian4 suo3 wei4 jian4 = see what one has never seen before; never seen before; unprecedented

未滿 mei6 mun5 wei4 man3 = have not reached (the age of...)

火車未到站 fo2 ce1 mei6 dou3 zaam6 = having one's trousers inadvertantly unzipped (lit., "train isn't yet at the station")

話口未完 waa6 hau2 mei6 jyun4 = immediately after (lit. speaking has not yet finished) 粵

未見官府先打三大板 mei6 gin3 gun1 fu2 sin1 daa2 saam1 daai6 baan2 = to pay the price before getting what one wants (lit., "hit three times without having seen the official")

未解決 mei6 gaai2 kyut3 = unsolved (problem, etc)

未來式 mei6 loi4 sik1 wei4 lai2 shi4 = [Grammar] the future tense

未來派 mei6 loi4 paai3 wei4 lai2 pai4 = [Art] futurist

未達標準 mei6 daat6 biu1 zeon2 = not up to standard; not up to scratch

始料未及 ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 shi3 liao4 wei4 ji2 = beyond one's expectation

未羊 mei6 joeng4 wei4 yang2 = Year 8, Year of the Ram (2015)

未醒 mei6 seng2 = has a drowsy look; not awake

腦囟未生埋 nou5 seon2 mei6 saang1 maai4 = childish, naive, immature (lit., "the fontanel has not yet grown over") 粵

未夠班 mei6 gau3 baan1 = not good enough, incompetent 粵

未雨綢繆 mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4 wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2 = prepare for what's ahead or what is to come

未經宣佈 mei6 ging1 syun1 bou3 wei4 jing1 xuan1 bu4 = not yet announced

未嘗不可 mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2 wei4 chang2 bu4 ke3 = why not

未了 mei6 liu5 wei4 liao3 = not dealt with yet; unfinished

未知之數 mei6 zi1 zi1 sou3 wei4 zhi1 zhi1 shu4 = uncertain; unkown

十劃都未有一撇 sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3 shi2 hua4 dou1 wei4 you3 yi4 pie3 = There is not the slightest sign of anything happening yet 粵

屍骨未寒 si1 gwat1 mei6 hon4 shi1 gu3 wei4 han2 = it hasn't been long after a person died

未可厚非 mei6 ho2 hau5 fei1 wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1 = be not altogether inexcusable;give no cause for much criticism

一波未平，一波又起 jat1 bo1 mei6 ping4, jat1 bo1 jau6 hei2 yi1 bo1 wei4 ping2, yi1 bo1 you4 qi3 = one (bad) thing happens after another; a succession of unfortunate events

餘情未了 jyu4 cing4 mei6 liu5 yu2 qing2 wei4 liao3 = to still have feelings for sb. that have not subsided

未經刪剪版 mei1 ging1 saan1 zin2 baan2 wei4 jing1 shan1 jian3 ban3 = (of a movie) uncut version

未料 mei6 liu6*2 = unexpected

寶刀未老 bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 bao3 dao1 wei4 lao3 = to still be in top form despite aging

童心未泯 tung4 sam1 mei6 man5 tong2 xin1 wei4 min3 = to be a child at heart; to retain a child-like heart; despite being advanced in age one is still like a child at heart

恨不相逢未嫁時 han6 bat1 soeng1 fung4 mei6 gaa3 si4 hen4 bu4 xiang1 feng2 wei4 jia4 shi2 = (of already married people) to regret that one hadn't met someone else before getting married

未來棟樑 mei6 loi4 dung3 leong4 wei4 lai2 dong4 liang2 = future supporters of society

未幾 mei6 gei2 wei4 ji3 = before long; not too long later; shortly; in a short time; soon; soon afterwards

仲未 zung6 mei6 zhong4 wei4 = not yet [variation of 重未] 粵

乳臭未乾 jyu5 cau3 mei6 gon1 ru3 xiu4 wei4 gan1 = wet behind the ears

粉未 fan2 mei6 fen3 wei4 = powder

先使未來錢 sin1 sai2 mei6 loi4 cin4 = spend what one has yet to earn 粵

入世未深 jap6 sai3 mei6 sam1 ru4 shi4 wei4 shen1 = socially inexperienced

利未記 lei6 mei6 gei3 li4 wei4 ji4 = Leviticus

廣播和未知服務器 gwong2 bo3 wo4 mei6 zi1 fuk6 mou6 hei3 guang3 bo1 he2 wei4 zhi1 fu2 wu4 qi4 = Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS)

未知數 mei6 zi1 sou3 wei4 zhi1 shu4 = [math.] (an) unknown

未知量 mei6 zi1 loeng6 wei4 zhi1 liang4 = [math.] (an) unknown

未熟射精 mei6 suk6 se6 zing1 wei4 shu2 she4 jing1 = premature ejaculation

方興未艾 fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 fang1 xing1 wei4 ai4 = to still be in the process of growing; to be growing and vibrant not yet declining

羽毛未豐 jyu5 mou4 mei6 fung1 yu3 mao2 wei4 feng1 = wet behind the ears; young in age and inexperienced

有賭未為輸 jau5 dou2 mei6 wai4 syu1 you3 du3 wei4 wei2 shu1 = as long as you're still gambling, you have not lost yet

未見官先打八十 mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 baat3 sap6 wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 ba1 shi2 = pay heavy price to pursue an objective

未卜 mei6 buk1 wei4 bu3 = uncertain; cannot foretell

未卜先知 mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 wei4 bu3 xian1 zhi1 = have foresight; foresee the future

生死未卜 sang1 sei2 mei6 buk1 sheng1 si3 wei4 bu3 = dead or alive is still unknown

Showing all 26 examples containing 未

我今日未食早餐粵
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today

我媽咪走咗未呀？粵
Has mum left yet?
[Lit. I mummy run-already not-yet [particle]? [Said by one of my students :)]]

你見過佢個女朋友未呀？粵
Have you seen his girlfriend before?

你寄晒所有聖誕咭未呀？粵
Have you sent all of your Christmas cards yet?

你食咗飯未呀？粵
Have you eaten yet?
[This is also commonly used as a greeting akin to "how are you"?]

我頭先email畀你嗰啲資料，你收到未呀？粵
Have you get the information I emailed to you just now yet?
[Lit. I just-now email give you that information, you receive not-yet [particle]?]

唔係呃,我今朝重未見到佢。粵
No, I haven't seen him yet this morning.
[呃 [aak3] is a final particle used here to emphasize a denial of sth which is often detailed immediately after it.]

燦爛的未來。國
A bright future.

燦爛嘅未來。粵
A bright future.

未免太過份
go a bit too far; be rather too presumptuous

上次單嘢我都未同你計數呀！粵
I still haven't gotten even with you!
[for that thing you did before]

喺馬來西亞，未滿17歲嘅人唔准揸車。粵
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消粵
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.

未有耐開場粵
Some time more before the show begins.

佢重未賠返我啲錢。粵
He still hasn't paid me back yet.

想贏我？你重未夠班！粵
Trying to win against me? You're not there yet!

剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.

我未試過對我老婆唔住，你呢？粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
[whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.]

呢個復活節係咪去北海道滑雪,重係十劃都未有一撇。粵
It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter.
[In this sentence, the third character 都 in the idiom 十劃都未有一撇 could be moved three spaces up so that the latter half of the sentence would become 都重係十劃未有一撇. The meaning would remain the same. ]

我對你嘅未來有好高嘅期待粵
I have very high expectations for your future.

我諗都未諗過。粵
I haven't even thought about it.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,114035,114065#msg-114065. Though the '我+V/Adj+都未+V/Adj+過' structure is common, the 'V/Adj' slot can be filled only by a limited number of 'sensory' verbs (睇聽講摸諗 etc) or adj (驚).]

我嗌咗碟炒飯好耐,重未嚟呀! 粵
I've ordered a dish of fried rice a long time ago. But it still hasn't come yet!

聽日講嗰啲嘢你準備好未? 粵
Have you finished preparing the stuff you're talking about tomorrow?
[As this sentence consists of a long relative clause 聽日講嗰啲嘢, a topic-comment construction like the above is preferred to a subject-verb-object construction like 你準備好聽日講嗰啲嘢未. ]

四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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