唔准 (m4 zeon2) — to not allow; to forbid; to prohibit; p… in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔zeonˊ²准

Mandarin Pinyin: m2 zhun3

Meaning of 唔准

nounto not allow; to forbid; to prohibit; prohibited; not allowed; forbidden | Std. Chin.: 不准

noundon't; not allowed

唔食菜嘅小朋友唔准食甜品

Children who don't eat their vegetables aren't allowed to eat dessert.

haiˊ²喺maaˏ₅馬loiˎ₄來saiˉ¹西aa˗₃亞，meiˍ₆未munˏ₅滿17sapˍ₆歲catˉ¹嘅seoi˗₃人ge˗₃唔janˎ₄准mˎ₄揸zeonˊ²車。

In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

janˎ₄人deiˍ₆哋ngaamˉ¹啱ngaamˉ¹啱hokˍ₆學gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東waa2,話，faat˗₃發jamˉ¹音mˎ₄唔zeon2,準，neiˏ₅你zauˍ₆就mˎ₄唔houˊ²好saaiˉ¹嘥janˎ₄人laaˉ¹啦。

Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度mˎ₄唔zeonˊ²准sikˍ₆食jin1.煙。

No smoking here.

diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢beiˊ²俾ngo5,我，mˎ₄唔zeonˊ²准sikˍ₆食dukˍ₆獨sik6.食。

Give me some, don't eat it all yourself.

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