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唔係

m4 hai6

not be; is not; are not; am not; was not; were not. Mand.: 不是
used as a conjunctive: otherwise
Mand. : 不然

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 554,000

唔係

唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
係 hai6 xi4 - yes, it is; are

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係唔係用花生油煮嘅? 粵 edit
Is this cooked in peanut oil?

你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書? 粵 edit
Is your son studying in university?

如果我唔係太攰，我會去買嘢。粵 edit
If I'm not too tired, I will go shopping.

火雞煮得好唔係容易粵 edit
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

你唔係我杯茶粵 edit
You're not my cup of tea

快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。粵 edit
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.

我嘅職業唔係一般人可以接受粵 edit
My occupation is not one that normal people can accept.

你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵 edit
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear?

我做呢份工唔係為錢而係為自己開心。粵 edit
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

唔好玩水，唔係就會揼濕衫喇。粵 edit
Don't play in the water, or else you will get your clothes wet.

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 21st Aug 2007

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