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唔使旨意

m4 sai2 zi2 ji3

not on your life; don't even think about it; no way | Mandarin: 不用指望

The first two characters could also be 咪使 or simply 咪; the last two could be 指意 or 指擬.

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Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

唔使旨意

This word was added by C Chiu on 9th Jan 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
使 sai2 si2 si3 shi3 {shi4 shi3} - use, apply; diplomatic envoy
旨 zi2 zhi3 - purpose; decree; tasty
意 ji3 yi4 yi1 - thought; sentiments

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