唔切 (m4 cit3 | ) : without enough time to do sth.

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唔切

m4 cit3

this structure is used following a verb, meaning one does not have enough time to do sth.

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

唔切

This word has been viewed 1785 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by changeup on 15th Feb 2006 01:13 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

唔 m4 - not; no
切 cit3 cai3 - cut; correspond to; close to; eager; all

4 compounds containing this word:

趕唔切 - cannot make it; too late for sth.
嚟唔切 - cannot make it; too late for sth.
踏唔切 - (of a car) not brake in time
叻唔切 - eager to show off

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唔快啲就趕唔切㗎喇! 粵
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 means "or else"]

家下都𨂾光黑，我睇係嚟唔切去架喇！粵
It is already dusk, I don't think we can make it in time.

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Decimal representation of this word: 唔切

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