冇&#X;用 (mou5 caa1 jung6 | ) : all but useless

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冇X用

mou5 caa1 jung6

all but useless; largely pointless; utterly hopeless

The original term was 冇鳩用 with the taboo sound 鳩 (gau1). A later euphemism has 鳩 modified to 交 (gaau1). The latest euphemism further changes 交 to 叉 (caa1) because the cross mark "X" is usually pronounced as 交叉 in Cantonese. And "X" is preferred to 叉 for easier writing.

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

冇X用

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冇 mou5 - don't have
X - (not in database)
用 jung6 - use, operate

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