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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.)

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

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 121,000

唔得

唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
得 dak1 de2 de5 dei3 - get; obtain; need

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得唔得呀? 粵 edit
"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 edit
I need to watch TV!
[Literally "I cannot not watch TV".]

教仔女要慢慢解釋道理，開硬弓唔得咖粵 edit
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

This word was added by tym on 7th Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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