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冇家教 (mou5 gaa1 gaau3) — uncouth; uncultured; ill-bred; uncivilized; coarse in Cantonese

mouˏ₅冇gaaˉ¹家gaau˗₃教
Mandarin Pinyin: mao3 jia1 jiao4

Meaning of 冇家教

noununcouth; uncultured; ill-bred; uncivilized; coarse
noun(adjective) ill-mannered; uncouth; to describe someone with vulgar behaviour (with the implication that his family did not raise or teach him well)

Example Sentences with 冇家教

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mouˏ₅冇gaaˉ¹家gaau3.教。
He/She really has no manners.
neiˏ₅你gam˗₃咁mouˏ₅冇gaaˉ¹家gaau3?教？
You're so ill-mannered?
niˉ¹呢tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友mouˏ₅冇gaaˉ¹家gaau3.教。
This guy is rude/uncultured.
gam˗₃咁mouˏ₅冇gaaˉ¹家gaau˗₃教ge˗₃嘅jan4.人。
People like that are ill-bred.
sai˗₃細louˊ²路mouˏ₅冇gaaˉ¹家gaau3.教。
The child is ill-mannered.
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Characters in 冇家教

冇mou5
don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no
家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises
教gaau3
teach; instruct; educate

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