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[colloquial] don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: 冂 (#13)
This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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有冇
jau5 mou5 = 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) |
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Showing all 52 examples containing 冇
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.]
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]?]
雖然係真空，但係唔係話乜嘢都冇。 粵
Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there. [Lit. Although is vacuum, but not saying anything don't-have]
點解我今日冇見到你呀 粵
Why didn't I see you today? [Lit. why I today not-have see-arrive you [particle]? [maybe on the telephone]]
佢乜嘢都怕，正一個冇膽鬼 粵
He's scared of everything, he's a real coward. [Lit. He what also scared, exactly one [counter] coward. Alternatively (and more simply): 佢乜嘢都怕，真係個冇膽鬼]
冇咗一對手，你就唔可以用筷子 粵 ?!
Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more. [Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks. (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手，你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.)]
𡃇啦，唔通冇晒廁紙咩？ 粵
Uh-oh, don't tell me we're out of toilet roll... [Lit. Crap, could-it-be don't-have all toilet paper [particle]?]
你可以留低﹐亦可以走人﹐對我嚟講都冇所謂。 粵
You can stay or go, it's all the same to me. [Sometimes we need more Cantonese syllables to express the simple English word "or". It's 亦可以 in this sentence. ]
唔好駁嘴﹐咁冇禮貌。 粵
Don't answer back; it's not polite. [parsing: 唔好 don't | 駁嘴 answer back | 咁 so | 冇 im- | 禮貌 polite ]
今日冇琴日咁熱。 粵
It is not so hot today as it was yesterday. [Parsing: 今日 today | 冇 is not | 琴日 yesterday | 咁 so | 熱 hot. The Cantonese structure is much simpler than the English.]
我近排好忙﹐冇時間照顧仔女。 粵
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children. [The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]
佢偷公司錢﹐結果冇咗份工。 粵
He stole money from the company and has, consequently, lost his job. [Compared with English version, a typical Cantonese sentence does not need article (the), pronoun (his), preposition (from), and conjunction (and). But it needs a classifier (份) not found in English version. ]
我冇咩意見 粵
No comment [This sentence is discussed in more detail here: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,71102]
邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。 粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。 粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.
我同你冇仇噃，點解次次省波餅我食呢？ 粵
I didn't do anything to piss you off. Why are you throwing/kicking/[whatever action is appropriate] the ball at my body every time? [Alternative translation: There's no grudge between us, why are you hitting me with the balls that you return?]
我以為有個攝影師做男朋友，佢一定會幫我影好多靚相，殊不知佢一張相都冇幫我影過。 粵
I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me.
間酒店冇理由咁平格，話唔定啲房有鬼。 粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms. [Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.]
細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀 粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law! [Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]
不過大部分都只係冇用嘅情報 粵
Most of the reports are useless though. [Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence]
小榮真係扭計，成日都冇心機學嘢 粵
Siu Wing's always kicking up a fuss about studying, he never has any motivation. [Lit. Siu Wing really unwilling-to-do-work, all-day also no-heart study things. (This is a good example of a phrase that's really tricky to translate directly.)]
佢琴晚冇閂窗，一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴 粵
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。 粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance. [In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]
陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。 粵
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378]
喺店舖拎走貨品冇畀錢, 是為之店舖盜竊。 粵
Taking away merchandise from a store without making payment is defined as shoplifting.
雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉 粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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