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九唔踏八

gau2 m4 daap3 baat3

jiu3 wu2 ta1 ba1

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. 粵

Level: 4

九唔踏八

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

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你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。粵 edit
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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