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mˎ₄dakˉ¹
Pinyin
wu2 de2
Translations
noun
cannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔可能, 唔可, 唔可以 | Mand.: 不可能, 不可以, 不得 (lit.)
noun
can't; "no way"; "no"
leiˎ₄mˎ₄dakˉ¹cit˗₃
Pinyin
li2 n2 de5 qie4
Translations
noun
can't make it on time
dakˉ¹haanˎ₄seiˊ²mˎ₄dakˉ¹haanˎ₄bengˍ₆
(得闲死唔得闲病)
Pinyin
de2 jian1 si3 n2 de2 jian1 bing4
Translations
noun
lit. can free time to die, but cannot free time for sickness, meaning one who is so busy that one can afford death, but cannot afford falling sick
wanˊ²ziuˉ¹mˎ₄dakˉ¹maanˏ₅
(揾朝唔得晚)
Pinyin
wen4 chao2 wu2 de2 wan3
Translations
noun
struggling to make ends meet
noun
verb; metaphor for not enough income to maintain daily expense
mˎ₄dakˉ¹haanˎ₄
(唔得闲)
Pinyin
m2 de2 xian2
Translations
noun
not free; busy | Synon.: 忙 | Mand. only: 不得空閒 (or simply, 沒有空)
noun
to not have the time; busy; not free
mˎ₄dakˉ¹dimˍ₆
Pinyin
wu2 de2 dian1
Translations
noun
be no good; won't do
noun
(slang) not okay; not good; no good; won't do; to be going through a hard / rough time
mˎ₄dakˉ¹haanˎ₄
(唔得闲)
Pinyin
n2 de2 xian2
Translations
noun
not free, not available
dakˉ¹mˎ₄dakˉ¹
Pinyin
de5 n2 de5
Translations
noun
okay or not okay; is that possible?; is it ok?
gwaai˗₃mˎ₄dakˉ¹
Pinyin
guai4 n2 de5
Translations
noun
no wonder
mˎ₄dakˉ¹cit˗₃
Pinyin
n2 de5 qie4
Translations
noun
to not be able to do something in time [colloquial]
siuˊ²go˗₃bangˉ¹douˉ¹mˎ₄dakˉ¹
(少个崩都唔得)
Pinyin
shao3 ge4 beng1 dou1 n2 de5
Translations
noun
not even one cent less, a phrase used to imply that one will not accept any lower offers for their asking price [colloquial]