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來不及

loi4 bat1 kap6

lai2 bu5 ji2

there's not enough time (to do sth.); it's too late (to do sth.) [粵]: 趕唔切, 趕唔到, 嚟唔切

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

來不及

This word was added by bybell on 27th Mar 2006 and last edited on 11th Nov 2008

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來 loi4 loi6 lai4 lai2 lai4 - come
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
及 kap6 ji2 - reach; attain; as well as; timely

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