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唔係 (m4 hai6) — used as a conjunctive: otherwise in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係
简 唔系
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 xi4

Meaning of 唔係

nounused as a conjunctive: otherwise
nounMand. : 不然
nounnot be; is not; are not; am not; was not; were not. Mand.: 不是
noun(phrase / adverb / noun) no, not.

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Example Sentences with 唔係

係唔係用花生油煮嘅?
Is this cooked in peanut oil?
你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書?
Is your son studying in university?
快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.
如果我唔係太攰，我會去買嘢。
If I'm not too tired, I will go shopping.
我嘅職業唔係一般人可以接受
My occupation is not one that normal people can accept.
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Characters in 唔係

唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
係hai6
to be; is; are

Words Containing 唔係

唔係就m4 hai6 zau6
otherwise; or else
唔係幾清楚m4 hai6 gei2 cing1 co2
not quite clear...
唔係好m4 hai6 hou2
not very; not that; not so | Mand.: 不很; 不大; 不太 | Syn.: 唔係幾
唔係嘢少m4 hai6 je5 siu2
no trivial matter; by no means insignificant
至多唔係zi3 do1 m4 hai6
at most; worst case scenario
唔係路m4 hai6 lou6
off the beam; not quite right; unreasonable
唔係吖嘛m4 hai6 aa6 maa3
唔係呀嗎
唔係嘅話m4 hai6 ge3 waa2
if not; otherwise. Mand.: 不然, 不然的話, 否則
如果唔係就jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 zau6
otherwise; or else
唔係...手腳m4 hai6 sau2 goek3
no match for...
唔係人噉品m4 hai6 jan4 gam2 ban2
behaving in an unfeeling or unreasonable way; having a peculiar character or habit
唔係我手腳m4 hai6 ngo5 sau2 goek3
it's not done by me; I didn't do it

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