無根無蔃 (mou4 gan1 mou4 koeng2 | ) : without roots; not rooted

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無根無蔃

mou4 gan1 mou4 koeng2

without roots; not rooted

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

無根無蔃

This word has been viewed 1921 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 3rd Mar 2008 12:34 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have
根 gan1 - root; foundation
無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have
蔃 koeng2 goeng2 - roots of plants

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一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易粵
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.

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