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唔係
m4 hai6
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[1] not be; is not; are not; am not; was not; were not. Mand.: 不是 [2] used as a conjunctive: otherwise Mand. : 不然 Level: 2 Google Frequency: 554,000 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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Characters in this word:唔 m4 - not; no係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be 25 compounds containing this word:係唔係 - is it or is it not唔係吖嘛 - surely it can't be 唔係呀嗎 - variant of 唔係吖嘛 唔係呢 - otherwise; or else 唔係幾清楚 - not quite clear... 唔係啩 - "are you kidding?" 係唔係先 - do you agree with me? don't you! 唔係就 - otherwise; or else 唔係幾... - not really... 而唔係 - instead of; rather than 唔係嘅話 - if not; otherwise 若唔係 - otherwise 唔係幾 - not very 唔係好 - not very 如果唔係呢 - otherwise; or else 一唔係 - otherwise 如果唔係就 - otherwise; or else 噉唔係 - that's just the way it is; exactly 唔係幾好 - nothing much; not very special 至多唔係 - at most; worst case scenario 唔係...手腳 - no match for... 唔係猛龍唔過江 - He who dares to come is surely not a coward 唔係路 - off the beam 唔係人噉品 - unfeeling and unreasonable; peculiar character 唔係嘢少 - no trivial matter |
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Showing all 24 examples containing 唔係 
雖然係真空，但係唔係話乜嘢都冇。 粵
Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there. [Lit. Although is vacuum, but not saying anything don't-have]
我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗 粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]
佢戴住一頂頭盔，但係唔係好型 粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him. [Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]
我忙就唔係幾忙 粵
I'm not too busy. [唔係太忙／唔太忙. This is a useful construction into which you can place lots of other adjectives: 開心 or 急, for example.]
我唔係咁小氣 粵
I'm not that petty! [Context: I was saying that I wouldn't share my bananas with someone; then, to make the point that it was a joke, the above phrase was used.]
唔係呃,我今朝重未見到佢。 粵
No, I haven't seen him yet this morning. [呃 [aak3] is a final particle used here to emphasize a denial of sth which is often detailed immediately after it.]
你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear?
唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼，如果唔係會生眼挑針！ 粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye! [There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.]
見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦 粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook. [Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.] |
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