「唔」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: m4
Part of Speech: adverb
Explanation:
  • not; added in front of an adjective, a verb, or a preposition for negation
    (Cant.) 呢ni1枝zi1茶caa4唔m4好hou2飲jam2。
    (Eng.) This bottle of tea isn't tasty.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5今gam1日jat6唔m4想soeng2食sik6嘢je5。
    (Eng.) I don't want to eat today.
    (Cant.) 呢ni1件gin6衫saam1唔m4好hou2睇tai2。
    (Eng.) This piece of clothing does not look good.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5噚cam4晚maan5唔m4夠gau3瞓fan3,搞gaau2到dou3今gam1日jat6失sat1晒saai3魂wan4。
    (Eng.) He did not sleep much last night, so he is not being himself today.
    (Cant.) 今gam1晚maan5我ngo5唔m4喺hai2屋uk1企kei2食sik6飯faan6。
    (Eng.) I'm not eating at home tonight.

  • used to form an A-not-A question, by reduplicating a word in a question (i.e. taking an adjective, a verb, or a preposition, and adding the first or all syllables of it in front of the original word), and having the negation 唔 m4 inserted in between the reduplicate and original words
    (Cant.) 你nei5去heoi3唔m4去heoi3呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Are you going or not?
    (Cant.) 出ceot1面min6凍dung3唔m4凍dung3?
    (Eng.) Is it cold outside?
    (Cant.) 大daai6家gaa1玩waan2得dak1開hoi1唔m4開hoi1心sam1呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Is everyone enjoying themselves?
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5聽ting1日jat6喺hai2唔m4喺hai2學hok6校haau6?
    (Eng.) Will she be at school tomorrow?

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「em / 唔」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • em am4 , em4
  • 唔 m6 , m4
  • um am4
Part of Speech: interjection
Explanation:
used when stuttering or trying to think of what to say
(Cant.) emam4,我ngo5諗nam2下haa5先sin1啦laa1。
(Eng.) Em, let me think about it first.
(Cant.) 唔m6⋯⋯好hou2啦laa1。
(Eng.) Um... okay.
Synonym: Synonym: 誒
See also: 誒
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