「冇呢支歌仔唱 / 冇呢隻歌仔唱」

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Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 冇呢支歌仔唱 mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 , mou5 nei1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3
  • 冇呢隻歌仔唱 mou5 ni1 zek3 go1 zai2 coeng3 , mou5 nei1 zek3 go1 zai2 coeng3
Individual
Character Meaning:
冇 don't have; do not; there is/are not; to not exist; to not be related; to not have; to not own; to not possess; no big deal; nothing important
呢 (particle); this; these; "well"; "like"; "so"; level
支 (measure); to support; to sustain; to control; to dominate; (of money) to pay; to withdraw; branch; offshoot
歌 song
仔 son; boyfriend; to soften the tone
唱 to sing; to spread
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
  • something (usually something good) no longer true due to change of circumstances; literally, a song sung no more
    (Cant.) 而ji4家gaa1經ging1濟zai3咁gam3差caa1,冇mou5升sing1職zik1加gaa1薪san1呢ni1支zi1歌go1仔zai2唱coeng3㗎gaa3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) Nowadays the economic situation is so poor. Benefits like promotion or getting a rise are no longer viable.

  • used to describe that a method used in the past no longer works due to change of circumstances
    (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2再zoi3信seon3勤kan4力lik6讀duk6書syu1就zau6考haau2到dou25ng5 sing1 sing1**,冇mou5呢ni1支zi1歌go1仔zai2唱coeng3㗎gaa3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) Stop believing that paying efforts will lead to getting Level 5**. This strategy will not work anymore.

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