唔得 (m4 dak1 | ) : cannot

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唔得

m4 dak1

cannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔可能, 唔可, 唔可以 | Mand.: 不可能, 不可以, 不得 (lit.)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 121,000

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

唔得

This word has been viewed 10705 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 7th Aug 2004 11:13 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

唔 m4 - not; no
得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must

3 compounds containing this word:

唔得閒 - busy; not free
唔得掂 - be no good; won't do
搵朝唔得晚 - struggling to make ends meet

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得唔得呀? 粵
"Is that OK? Will that do? Is this all right?" etc.
[The reply will invariably be "得" or "唔得".]

我唔睇電視唔得喇! 粵
I need to watch TV!
[Literally "I cannot not watch TV".]

我隻手唔得閒，麻煩你幫我斟水！粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]

教仔女要慢慢講道理，開硬弓唔得㗎。粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

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