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冇骨氣

mou5 gwat1 hei3

spineless; weak-willed; meek | Mand.: 無骨氣; 沒有骨氣

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 573

冇骨氣

冇 mou5 mao3; mou3 - do not have
骨 gwat1 gu3 {gu2} {gu1} - bone
氣 hei3 qi4 - gas; air; breath; anger

This word was added by tym on 11th Sep 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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