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冇理由

mou5 lei5 jau4

illogical; it cannot be; it doesn't make sense; impossible | Mand.: 沒道理; 不合道理; 不合情理; 不可能

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 992

冇理由

冇 mou5 mao3; mou3 - do not have
理 lei5 leoi5 li3 - reason; logic; cause; truth;
由 jau4 you2 yao1 - cause, reason; from

This word was added by tym on 21st Oct 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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