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mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得
Pinyin: wu2 de2
Translations
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"
wanˊ²搵ziuˉ¹朝mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得maanˏ₅晚
简 揾朝唔得晚
Pinyin: wen4 chao2 wu2 de2 wan3
Translations
nounstruggling to make ends meet
nounverb; metaphor for not enough income to maintain daily expense
mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haanˎ₄閒
简 唔得闲
Pinyin: m2 de2 xian2
Translations
nounnot free; busy | Synon.: 忙 | Mand. only: 不得空閒 (or simply, 沒有空)
nounto not have the time; busy; not free
mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得dimˍ₆掂
Pinyin: wu2 de2 dian1
Translations
nounbe no good; won't do
noun(slang) not okay; not good; no good; won't do; to be going through a hard / rough time
mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haanˎ₄閑
简 唔得闲
Pinyin: n2 de2 xian2
Translations
nounnot free, not available
gwaai˗₃怪mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得
Pinyin: guai4 n2 de5
Translations
nounno wonder
leiˎ₄嚟mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得cit˗₃切
Pinyin: li2 n2 de5 qie4
Translations
nouncan't make it on time
dakˉ¹得mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得
Pinyin: de5 n2 de5
Translations
nounokay or not okay; is that possible?; is it ok?
dakˉ¹得haanˎ₄閒seiˊ²死mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haanˎ₄閒bengˍ₆病
简 得闲死唔得闲病
Pinyin: de2 jian1 si3 n2 de2 jian1 bing4
Translations
nounlit. 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
mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得cit˗₃切
Pinyin: n2 de5 qie4
Translations
nounto not be able to do something in time [colloquial]
siuˊ²少go˗₃個bangˉ¹崩douˉ¹都mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得
简 少个崩都唔得
Pinyin: shao3 ge4 beng1 dou1 n2 de5
Translations
nounnot even one cent less, a phrase used to imply that one will not accept any lower offers for their asking price [colloquial]