「冇」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: mou5
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • do not; have not done (at a temporal point); used before verbs or adjectives
    (Cant.) 好hou2耐noi6冇mou5見gin3。
    (Eng.) Long time no see.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5冇mou5食sik6晚maan5飯faan6。
    (Eng.) He didn't eat dinner.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5冇mou5再zoi3發faat3燒siu1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) My fever is over.
    (Cant.) 啲di1水seoi2冇mou5熱jit6到dou3。
    (Eng.) The water is not hot (despite any expectation or attempt to heat it).
    (Cant.) 家gaa1樂lok6今gam1日jat6冇mou5曳jai1喎wo3,抵dai2讚zaan3。
    (Eng.) Ka-lok behaves well today. What a good boy.

  • don't have; there is/are not; to not exist; to not be related; in no relationship with
    (Cant.) 冇mou5可ho2能nang4
    (Eng.) impossible
    (Cant.) 我ngo5冇mou5事si6。
    (Eng.) I'm fine / okay / alright.
    (Cant.) 教gaau3堂tong2冇mou5人jan4。
    (Eng.) There is nobody in the church.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5哋dei6冇mou5小siu2朋pang4友jau5。
    (Eng.) They do not have any children.
    (Cant.) 呢ni1度dou6冇mou5咗zo2你nei5唔m4掂dim6㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) We can't run without you. / It won't work without you.

  • to not have; to not own; to not possess
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5冇mou5晒saai3錢cin2嘞laak3。
    (Eng.) He doesn't have any money.
    (Cant.) 做zou6人jan4咩me1煩faan4惱nou5都dou1冇mou5就zau6好hou2喇laa3。
    (Eng.) It would be great if there were no trouble in our life.
    (Cant.) 以ji5往wong5成sing4年nin4女neoi5性sing3冇mou5投tau4票piu3權kyun4。
    (Eng.) Women used to have no voting right.
    (Cant.) 你nei5份fan6人jan4冇mou5啲di1同tung4情cing4心sam1㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) You don't have a bit of sympathy!

Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 有
See also: 切勿 莫 休 唔好
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「冇」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: mou2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • "not" in yes-no questions about the current state or perfective aspect; used at the end of such questions
    (Cant.) 家gaa1明ming4嚟lai4冇mou2?
    (Eng.) Has Ka-ming arrived?
    (Cant.) 你nei5哋dei6食sik6咗zo2飯faan6冇mou2?
    (Eng.) Have you eaten? / Have you had your meal?
    (Cant.) 呢ni1處syu3有jau5燈dang1冇mou2?開hoi1下haa5燈dang1睇tai2下haa5啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Are there any lights? Turn them on so that we can take a look.
    (Cant.) 呢nei1個go3lookluk1掂dim6冇mou2?
    (Eng.) Is this look cool?

  • contraction of 唔好 (m4 hou2) in the phrase 好唔好 "good or not" in questions
    (Cant.) 聽ting1朝ziu1先sin1陪pui4你nei5飲jam2茶caa4啦laa1,好hou2冇mou2?
    (Eng.) I'll go yum cha with you tomorrow morning instead, okay?

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「冇」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: mou5
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
(in responses) it doesn't matter; no big deal; nothing important; nothing worth mentioning
(Cant.) 冇mou5,想soeng2問man6你nei5食sik6咗zo2飯faan6未mei6喳zaa1嘛maa3。
(Eng.) It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you've eaten yet.
(Cant.) 冇mou5,睇tai2吓haa5我ngo5畀bei2你nei5啲di1嘢je5用jung6晒saai3未mei6啫ze1。
(Eng.) It's okay. Just see if the stuff I gave you has been used up.
(Cant.) 冇mou5啊aa3,咪mai6又jau6係hai6咁gam2,簡gaan2簡gaan2單daan1單daan1又jau6一jat1日jat6。
(Eng.) Nothing special, same old same old, and then call it a day.
(Cant.) 「咁gam3夜je6揾wan2我ngo5咩me1事si6?」「冇mou5啊aa3,我ngo5想soeng2話waa6叫giu3你nei5屙o1尿niu6啫ze1。」
(Eng.) "What are you doing looking for me this late at night?" "Oh, nothing. I just wanted to ask you to pee."
See also: 又點話 啫 小意思 好唔閒 好閒
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