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  mou5   jyutping
  mao3; mou3   pinyin
[colloquial] don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no


[literary] , , 沒有
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adverb
Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#13)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 37528 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Mar 2011 05:04

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detail  jau5 mou5  you3 mao3 = is there? are there? have or not have?
detail  mou5 man6 tai4   = sure, no problem
detail  hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3   = long time no see
detail  mou5 mat1   = not very; not so
detail  mou5 soeng1 gon1   = never mind
detail  mou5 jung6   = useless; no use
detail  mou5 liu6*2   = uneducated
detail  mou5 sam1   = unintentional; accidental
detail  mou5 bun2 sam1   = to have no conscience
detail  mou5 gei3 sing3   = forgetful
See all 157 compounds (CantoDict reports 160 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 52 examples containing 冇
detail audio 有冇男朋友?
Do you have a boyfriend?
detail 唔該請問有冇榴槤
Excuse me, do you sell durian?
detail audio 手提電話
The mobile phone is out of battery.
detail 而家拍拖
I'm not dating her any more.
[Lit. I with her now don't have dating, i.e. we split up. 而家我同佢冇拍拖 is also valid.]
detail 仲有其他問題
Any further questions?
[Lit. still have-don't-have other questions?]
detail 有冇郵局
Is there a post office in the area?
[Lit. this area have not-have post-office [particle]?]
detail audio 冇記性
As I get older, I get more forgetful.
detail audio 有冇禮拜堂?
Do you go to church?
detail audio 有冇聽日畀我
Do you have something you want to give me tomorrow?
detail audio 周身
I don't have any energy.
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