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唔要

m4 jiu3

do not want; do not desire | Std. Chin.: 不要 | Syn.: 唔愛

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 44,600

唔要

唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want

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如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。粵 edit
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.

要唔要儲八達通積分? 粵 edit
Do you want to accumulate Octopus card points? (said by cashiers to customers when making a sales transaction)
[儲 should be pronounced cou5 here]

要唔要加$5換朱古力? edit
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
[note the absent character 購 from 換購]

要唔要加$5換購朱古力? edit
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?

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

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