「唔夠秤」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: m4 gau3 cing3
Individual
Character Meaning:
唔 not
夠 enough; sufficiently; as well; sufficient; as ... as someone
秤 weighing scale; steelyard balance; Roman balance; a balance; (a pair of) scales; to lift up; to grab; to pull
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • (of goods) in an inadequate quantity or weight
    (Cant.) 袋doi6橙caang2唔m4夠gau3秤cing3喎wo3。
    (Eng.) There are not enough oranges in the bag (to meet the weight).

  • to be too young; to fail to meet the minimum age requirement for an activity, e.g. working, drinking alcohol, etc.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5唔m4夠gau3秤cing3入jap6賭dou2場coeng4。
    (Eng.) He's too young to enter the casino.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5生saang1得dak1細sai3粒nap1,個go3樣joeng2好hou2似ci5唔m4夠gau3秤cing3噉gam2。
    (Eng.) He has a small stature, and looks too young.

Synonym: Synonym: 未夠秤
Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 夠秤
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