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冇鬼用

mou5 gwai2 jung6

mao3 gui3 yong4

useless; no use | More emphatic than 冇用 – the 鬼 here is equivalent to adding a expletive in the phrase; so this sounds like: "No bloody use" or something to this effect.

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,590

冇鬼用

冇 mou5 mao3; mou3 - do not have
鬼 gwai2 gui3 - ghost; spirit; devil; dark; evil
用 jung6 yong4 - use, operate

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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