冇理由 (mou5 lei5 jau4 | ) : illogical; it cannot be

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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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 992

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

冇理由

This word has been viewed 3947 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 21st Oct 2004 17:21 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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冇 mou5 - don't have
理 lei5 - reason; natural science; manage; heed
由 jau4 - cause, reason; from

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間酒店冇理由咁平格，話唔定啲房有鬼。粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.
[Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.]

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