冇咁 (mou5 gam3 | mao3 gan1) : not so

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冇咁

mou5 gam3

mao3 gan1

not so; not very; not that | [華] 沒有那麼 | Syn.: 唔係幾

Can be used for negative comparison with the pattern "noun 1 + 冇 + noun 2 + 咁 + adjective", e.g. 我冇你咁好氣.

Level: 2
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

冇咁

This word has been viewed 3740 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 13th Sep 2005 15:35 and last edited on 12th May 2013 14:22

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冇 mou5 - don't have
咁 gam3 - so; -ly

4 compounds containing this word:

珍珠都冇咁真 - it's definitely true
冇咁好氣 - to quit being involved with sth (lit., "no so good air")
弊弊都冇咁弊 - the worst case senario; the worst possible circumstances; nothing more terrible or lousy than
話都冇咁快 - before you can say knife

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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!

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