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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Radical: 冂 (#13)

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

冇

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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

冇可能 mou5 ho2 nang4 = impossible 粵

冇心機 mou5 sam1 gei1 = not in the mood 粵

冇咁 mou5 gam3 mao3 gan1 = not so 粵

冇嘢 mou5 je5 = nothing 粵

冇得找 mou5 dak1 zaau2 = can't give back the change 粵

冇得 mou5 dak1 = unavailable ; can't have 粵

好冇 hou2 mou5*2 = is it good or not ; is it all right 粵

冇心肝 mou5 sam1 gon1 = not having a conscience; negligent, indifferent 粵

冇乜嘢 mou5 mat1 je5 = nothing; it doesn't matter 粵

冇品 mou5 ban2 = not having a high moral character 粵

冇得頂 mou5 dak1 ding2 = beyond compare; the best 粵

冇鬼用 mou5 gwai2 jung6 mao3 gui3 yong4 = no bloody use 粵

有冇搞錯 jau5 mou5 gaau2 co3 = are you kidding me? 粵

冇所謂 mou5 so2 wai6 = inconsequential; don't care; no objections 粵

冇你咁好氣 mou5 nei5 gam3 hou2 hei3 = to not bother with you anymore 粵

冇得傾 mou5 dak1 king1 mao3 de2 qing1 = no room for discussion; no negotiations 粵

針冇兩頭利 zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6 = there's no rose without thorns, no such thing as perfect 粵

冇骨氣 mou5 gwat1 hei3 = spineless; meek 粵

冇眼睇 mou5 ngaan5 tai2 = cannot bear to look (at sth.) 粵

冇家教 mou5 gaa1 gaau3 = uncouth 粵

冇面 mou5 min6*2 = no face; loss of face; no dignity 粵

冇錯 mou5 co3 = that's correct 粵

冇得比 mou5 dak1 bei2 = incomparable 粵

冇得撈 mou5 dak1 lou1 = cannot do; no opportunity 粵

冇理由 mou5 lei5 jau4 = illogical; it cannot be 粵

冇搭霎 mou5 daap3 saap3 = not proper 粵

冇搭颯 mou5 daap3 saap3 = variant of 冇搭霎粵

冇癮 mou5 jan5 mao3 yin3 = dull; feeling awkward 粵

冇耳性 mou5 ji5 sing3 = forgetful 粵

冇幾耐 mou5 gei2 noi6/6*2/6*1 = soon; in a while 粵

冇釐神氣 mou5 lei4 san4 hei3 = listless; bored 粵

冇釐癮頭 mou5 lei4 jan5 tau4 = bored; disappointed 粵

冇口齒 mou5 hau2 ci2 mao3 kou3 chi3 = to break a promise 粵

冇收 mou5 sau1 = it cannot be helped 粵

冇符 mou5 fu4 = wits end 粵

冇膽 mou5 daam2 = gutless; lacking bravery 粵

冇腦 mou5 nou5 = dumb, brainless, stupid, airhead 粵

頭大冇腦,腦大生草 tau4 daai6 mou5 nou5, nou5 daai6 saang1 cou2 tou2 da4 mao3 nao3, nao3 da4 sheng5 cao3 = someone doesn't think before he acts (lit., "big head, no brains") 粵

冇呢個人 mou5 ni1 go3 jan4 = "no such person" (on telephone) 粵

冇聲 mou5 seng1 = no sound 粵

冇貨 mou5 fo3 = out of stock 粵

冇效 mou5 haau6 = inefficient 粵

冇熱 mou5 jit6 = to come down from a fever 粵

冇禮 mou5 lai5 = impolite; rude 粵

冇禮貌 mou5 lai5 maau6 = impolite; rude 粵

冇事 mou5 si6 = not occupied; not engaged; free 粵

有頭冇尾 jau5 tau4 mou5 mei5 = having a beginning but not having an end 粵

三個和尚冇水食 saam1 go3 wo4 soeng6*2 mou5 seoi2 sik6 = "to pass the buck" 粵

冇著衫 mou5 zoek3 saam1 mao3 zhuo2 shan1 = unclothed; naked 粵

冇衫著 mou5 saam1 zoek3 mao3 shan1 zhuo2 = nothing to wear 粵

冇走雞 mou5 zau2 gai1 mao3 zou3 ji1 = be certain; for sure 粵

珍珠都冇咁真 zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam3 zan1 = it's definitely true 粵

冇賺冇蝕 mou5 zaan6 mou5 sit6 = break-even 粵

冇紋冇路 mou5 man4 mou5 lou6 = to make no sense, incapable of doing something right, on the wrong track 粵

冇厘搭霎 mou5 lei4 daap3 saap3 = not taking sth seriously 粵

冇得彈 mou5 dak1 taan4 = perfect; excellent; impeccable 粵

冇漏罅 mou5 lau6 laa3 = to be strict and thorough in one's speech or work 粵

周身刀冇把利 zau1 san1 dou1 mou5 baa2 lei6 = jack of all trades 粵

煲冇米粥 bou1 mou5 mai5 zuk1 = to waste time planning sth; discuss something that will amount to nothing 粵

得閒冇屎屙 dak1 haan4 mou5 si2 o1 = to have spare time (lit., "idle and no need to take a crap") 粵

冇乜好死 mou5 mat1 hou2 sei2 = have not died a natural death 粵

冇聲氣 mou5 seng1 hei3 = to have no news 粵

冇味道 mou5 mei6 dou6 = tasteless 粵

一戙都冇 jat1 dung6 dou1 mou5 = completely defeated; no pile of money left (in gambling) 粵

冇交易 mou5 gaau1 jik6 = not for sale; not to do business; said in order to refuse a deal 粵

冇咁好氣 mou5 gam3 hou2 hei3 = to quit being involved with sth (lit., "no so good air") 粵

冇嘢到 mou5 je5 dou3 = incompetent; useless 粵

冇尾飛堶 mou5 mei5 fei1 to4 = to disappear or vanish; to have a habit of disappearing 粵

冇幾何 mou5 gei2 ho4*2 = rarely; seldom 粵

冇料到 mou5 liu6*2 dou3 = incompetent; useless 粵

冇晒符 mou5 saai3 fu4 = a hopeless situation; an exclamation for a hopeless situation 粵

冇有怕 mou5 jau5 paa3 = "don't worry!" 粵

冇根蔸 mou5 gan1 dau1 = not proper 粵

冇王管 mou5 wong4*2 gun2 = chaotic; free-for-all situation 粵

冇紋路 mou5 man4 lou6 = not proper 粵

冇聲冇氣 mou5 seng1 mou5 hei3 = hopeless; unsuccessful; to be without power; having no influence 粵

冇行 mou5 hong4 = hopeless; unsuccessful 粵

冇解 mou5 gaai2 = for no apparent reason; no explanation (for sth) 粵

冇譜 mou5 pou2 = ridiculous; unbelievable 粵

有姿勢冇實際 jau5 zi1 sai3 mou5 sat6 zai3 = all show and no go 粵

有得震冇得瞓 jau5 dak1 zan3 mou5 dak1 fan3 = be seized with panic 粵

有氣冇埞唞 jau5 hei3 mou5 deng6 tau2 = to be extremely busy; to be out of breath 粵

有理冇理 jau5 lei5 mou5 lei5 = whatever the cost; regardless of the consequences 粵

有頭威冇尾陣 jau5 tau4 wai1 mou5 mei5 zan6 = start strong but finish weak 粵

有冇加一呀 jau5 mou5 gaa1 jat1 aa3 = is 10% service charge included? 粵

冇證冇據 mou5 zing3 mou5 geoi3 mao3 zheng4 mao3 ji4 = to have no evidence 粵

得物冇所用 dak1 mat6 mou5 so2 jung6 = get something that's of no use 粵

好過冇 hou2 gwo3 mou5 = better than nothing 粵

冇憑冇據 mou5 pang4 mou5 geoi3 = to have no evidence 粵

有你冇你 jau5 nei5 mou5 nei5 = with or without you; no matter what 粵

冇穿冇爛 mou5 cyun1 mou5 laan6 = everything is okay; still in good condition 粵

冇雷公咁遠 mou5 leoi4 gung1 gam3 jyun5 = very far away 粵

有錢冇命享 jau5 cin4*2 mou5 meng6 hoeng2 = have a lot of money but no life in which to spend it 粵

有前冇後 jau5 cin4 mou5 hau6 = to be reckless in a fight; impulsive; not see things through to their end 粵

周身刀冇張利 zau1 san1 dou1 mou5 zoeng1 lei6 = jack of all trades 粵

冇表情 mou5 biu2 cing4 = awkward, embarrassed 粵

冇手尾 mou5 sau2 mei5 = fail to finish what one has started; to have a strong beginning but a weak ending 粵

冇話 mou5 waa6 = never (+ verb) 粵

冇益 mou5 jik1 = of no benefit, useless (to the body, health) 粵

冇公德心 mou5 gung1 dak1 sam1 = bad or disagreeable (person) 粵

有冇鐳 jau5 mou5 leoi4*1 = [馬] do you have any money? 粵

冇鞋挽屐走 mou5 haai4 waan5*2 kek6 zau2 = to leave hurriedly from an awkward situation 粵

有殺冇賠 jau5 saat3 mou5 pui4 = cannot be violated, inviolable (lit., "has kill no pay") 粵

人蠢冇藥醫 jan4 ceon2 mou5 joek6 ji1 = a stupid person 粵

冇關係 mou5 gwaan1 hai6 = no relation to; never mind 粵

冇研究 mou5 jin4 gau3 = inconsequential; don't care 粵

冇經驗 mou5 ging1 jim6 = inexperienced 粵

冇得揮 mou5 dak1 fai1 = matchless 粵

冇必要 mou5 bit1 jiu3 = there is no need to (do sth) 粵

冇陰功 mou5 jam1 gung1 = cruel; pitiable 粵

冇腰骨 mou5 jiu1 gwat1 = lacking backbone 粵

冇大冇細 mou5 daai6 mou5 sai3 = detachment between parents and their adolescent children 粵

冇緊要 mou5 gan2 jiu3 = not critical; never mind 粵

冇啲 mou5 di1 = not have any 粵

冇彎轉 mou5 waan1 zyun3 = a situation with no way out 粵

渣都冇 zaa1 dou1 mou5 = not even dregs are left; to have nothing left 粵

有早知，冇乞兒 jau5 zou2 zi1, mou5 hat1 ji4*1 you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2 = if you knew your present outcome earlier you wouldn't have made such a choice 粵

搞搞震，冇幫襯 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 mou5 bong1 can3 gao3 gao3 zhen4, mao3 bang1 chen4 = to cause trouble; to go to a store and instead of buying sth. you cause trouble 粵

冇瓦遮頭 mou5 ngaa5 ze1 tau4 mao3*2 wa3 zhe1 tou2 = homeless 粵

冇計 mou5 gai3*2/gai3 = no alternative; no problem 粵

冇辦法 mou5 baan6 faat3 = no way, no choice, no solution 粵

有冇攪錯 jau5 mou5 gaau2 co3 = are you kidding me? 粵

蘇州過後冇艇搭 sou1 zau1 gwo3 hau6 mou5 teng5 daap3 su1 zhou1 guo4 hou4 mao3 ting3 da1 = opportunity only knocks once; seize a chance when you have it 粵

弊弊都冇咁弊 bai6*2 bai6 dou1 mou5 gam3 bai6 bi4 bi4 dou1 mao3 han2 bi4 = the worst case senario; the worst possible circumstances; nothing more terrible or lousy than 粵

有頭毛冇人想生鬎鬁 jau5 tau4 mou4 mou5 jan4 soeng2 saang1 laat3 lei1 = given a choice no one would do it this way; have no alternative but to make an unwise decision 粵

冇心裝載 mou5 sam1 zong1 zoi3 = lacking enthusiasm 粵

冇耐 mou5 noi6 mao3 nai4 = not long after; shortly thereafter 粵

冇運 mou5 wan6 mao3 yun4 = bad luck 粵

食飽冇憂米 sik6 baau2 mou5 jau1 mai5 shi2 bao3 mao3 you1 mi3 = be oblivious to the hardships of life; no nothing about the difficulties of life 粵

食龍肉都冇味 sik6 lung4 juk4 dou1 mou5 mei6 shi2 long2 rou4 dou1 mao3 wei4 = not be in the mood for sth.; not have an appetite 粵

冇膽鬼 mou5 daam2 gwai2 = coward 粵

冇件事 mou5 gin6 si6 = as if nothing had happened 粵

冇死 mou5 sei2 = to be a sure winner 粵

冇水 mou5 seoi2 mao3 shui3 = out of money; broke; penniless 粵

有氣冇力 jau5 hei3 mou5 lik6 = weakly and without strength; dispirited 粵

有拖冇欠 jau5 to1 mou5 him3 = delayed but not denied 粵

冇啖好食 mou5 daam6 hou2 sik6 = difficulties abound 粵

有價冇市 jau5 gaa3 mou5 si5 = have high value but no market 粵

冇好過有 mou5 hou2 gwo3 jau5 = better none than any 粵

話都冇咁快 waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3 = before you can say knife 粵

稟神都冇句真 ban2 san4 dou1 mou5 geoi3 zan1 bing3 shen2 dou1 mao3 ju4 zhen1 = lie through one's teeth; lie like a gas meter 粵

冇油唔甩鑊 mou5 jau4*2 m4 lat1 wok6 = without offering something (e.g.money), it's hard to get things done. 粵

冇掩雞籠 mou5 jim2 gai1 lung4 = a place where theft might occur 粵

冇眼屎乾淨盲 mou5 ngaan5 si2 gon1 zeng6 maang4 = rather embracing ignorance than knowing the upsetting thing 粵

冇蝨搵蝨撓 mou5 sat1 wan2 sat1 naau4 = to go looking for trouble 粵

實食冇黐牙 sat6 sik6 mou5 ci1 ngaa4 shi2 shi2 mao3 chi1 ya2 = practically certain; cocksure; in the bag 粵

冇X用 mou5 caa1 jung6 = all but useless 粵

Showing all 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.

我冇去香港粵
I didn't go to Hong Kong.

我冇去過香港粵
I have never been to Hong Kong.

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]

靚係冇用嘅，最緊要係有才華粵
Looks are nothing... the most important thing is talent.

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]?]

佢嘅服務態度冇得彈粵
Her attitude toward serving people couldn't be better.
[[國] 她的服務態度沒得挑 ]

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. ]

佢今日冇返工，唔通佢病咗？粵
He did not go to work today; could it be he's sick?

今日冇堂上，因為琴日上咗堂。粵
There is no class today, because we had one yesterday.

點解佢冇女朋友？生得唔靚仔囉! 粵
Why doesn't he have a girlfriend? Because he's not handsome, of course!

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.

你有冇翻譯(人)呀? 粵
Do you have an interpreter?

冇人嚟乜滯粵
Almost no one has come.

你哋冇幾何嚟就坐耐啲啦粵
As you all seldom come, do stay (sit) a little longer.

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.

呢份工冇以前咁他條粵
This job is not as relaxed as the previous one.

你走到冇雷公咁遠買貨，點為得過呀粵
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.

呢件事，眞係冇符喇粵
I'm at wits end for this matter

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.

呢杯酒冇咁掯，啱你飲粵
This glass of wine is not so strong; suitable for you.

今次你好嘢，不過下次冇咁好彩嘅嘞！粵
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!

你真係冇用，畀人哋一剒你就乜都爆晒出嚟粵
You are useless. You revealed everything when they pressured you to do so.

而家冇人聽佢支笛㗎喇粵
No one takes instructions from him anymore.

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.]

佢淨係鍾意著紅色裙,冇得解嘅。粵
She only loves to wear red dresses, which can't be explained why.

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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 冇
Unicode code for this character: U+5187 (off-site link)

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