唔係好 (m4 hai6 hou2 | ) : not very

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唔係好

m4 hai6 hou2

not very; not that; not so | Mand.: 不很; 不大; 不太 | Syn.: 唔係幾

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 83,500

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

唔係好

This word has been viewed 3317 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 11:53 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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唔 m4 - not; no
係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be
好 hou2 hou3 - good; very; friendly; healthy; ready

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我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here.
[Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]

佢戴住一頂頭盔，但係唔係好型粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]

急就唔係好急，不過要快粵
It's not too urgent but I still need it fast
[Lit. busy then not too busy, however fast do! 有〝你即刻做出嚟〞嘅意思。]

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