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唔得 (m4 dak1) — cannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔可能, 唔可, 唔可以 | Mand.: 不可能, 不可以, 不得 (lit.) in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 de2

Meaning of 唔得

nouncannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔可能, 唔可, 唔可以 | Mand.: 不可能, 不可以, 不得 (lit.)
nouncan't; "no way"; "no"

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Example Sentences with 唔得

得唔得呀?
"Is that OK? Will that do? Is this all right?" etc.
我唔睇電視唔得喇!
I need to watch TV!
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
ngoˏ₅我zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haan4,閒，maaˎ₄麻faanˎ₄煩neiˏ₅你bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我zamˉ¹斟seoi2!水！
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
siuˊ²少timˎ₄甜dakˉ¹得mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得?
Is less sweet possible?
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Characters in 唔得

唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent

Words Containing 唔得

搵朝唔得晚wan2 ziu1 m4 dak1 maan5
struggling to make ends meet
唔得閒m4 dak1 haan4
not free; busy | Synon.: 忙 | Mand. only: 不得空閒 (or simply, 沒有空)
唔得掂m4 dak1 dim6
be no good; won't do
唔得閑m4 dak1 haan4
not free, not available
怪唔得gwaai3 m4 dak1
no wonder
嚟唔得切lei4 m4 dak1 cit3
can't make it on time
得唔得dak1 m4 dak1
okay or not okay; is that possible?; is it ok?
得閒死唔得閒病dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6
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
唔得切m4 dak1 cit3
to not be able to do something in time [colloquial]
少個崩都唔得siu2 go3 bang1 dou1 m4 dak1
not even one cent less, a phrase used to imply that one will not accept any lower offers for their asking price [colloquial]
平啲得唔得ping4 di1 dak1 m4 dak1
Can you lower the price a bit? (informal)
你講慢啲得唔得nei5 gong2 maan6 di1 dak1 m4 dak1
Can you speak slower?

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