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九唔踏八
gau2 m4 daap3 baat3
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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. |
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This word was added by Emerald on 27th Oct 2005 17:01 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:九 gau2 - nine唔 m4 ng4 - not 踏 daap6 - to step on or trample 八 baat3 - eight |
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One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:
九唔搭八
gau2 m4 daap3 baat3 = completely nonsensical 粵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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