冇 (mou5 | mao3; mou3) : don't have

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冇

mou5

mao3; mou3

[colloquial] don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no

[literary] 無, 沒, 沒有

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 冂 (#13)

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

冇

This word has been viewed 44753 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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有冇 jau5 mou5 you3 mao3 = is there? are there? have or not have? 粵

冇問題 mou5 man6 tai4 = sure, no problem 粵

好耐冇見 hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3 = long time no see 粵

冇乜 mou5 mat1 = not very; not so 粵

冇相干 mou5 soeng1 gon1 = never mind 粵

冇用 mou5 jung6 = useless; no use 粵

冇料 mou5 liu6*2 = uneducated 粵

冇心 mou5 sam1 = unintentional; accidental 粵

冇本心 mou5 bun2 sam1 = to have no conscience 粵

冇記性 mou5 gei3 sing3 = forgetful 粵
See all 157 compounds (CantoDict reports 160 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 52 examples containing 冇

你有冇男朋友呀? 粵
Do you have a boyfriend?

唔該，請問有冇榴槤賣呀？粵
Excuse me, do you sell durian?

部手提電話冇晒電。粵
The mobile phone is out of battery.

我同佢而家冇拍拖粵
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.]

仲有冇其他問題？粵
Any further questions?
[Lit. still have-don't-have other questions?]

呢頭有冇郵局呀？粵
Is there a post office in the area?
[Lit. this area have not-have post-office [particle]?]

我越老越冇記性。粵
As I get older, I get more forgetful.

有冇去禮拜堂呀? 粵
Do you go to church?

你有冇嘢想聽日畀我呀？粵
Do you have something you want to give me tomorrow?

我周身冇力粵
I don't have any energy.

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