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九唔踏八
  gau2 m4 daap3 baat3   jyutping
  jiu3 wu2 ta1 ba1   pinyin
makes no sense; literally, it means that the number nine does not follow the number eight when it should. Therefore, this inconsistency is used to describe something that makes no sense.

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing.
Level: 4
九唔踏八

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 gau2  jiu3  -  nine
 m4 ng4  wu2 n2 ng2  -  not
 daap6  ta4 {ta1}  -  to step on or trample
 baat3  ba1  -  eight


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Nothing you said made any sense.
This word was added by Emerald on 27th Oct 2005 and last edited on 6th Jan 2007
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