否 (fau2) — negate; deny in Cantonese
fauˊ²否Mandarin Pinyin: fou3
Meaning of 否
nounnegate; deny
nounwhether or not
Example Sentences with 否
他是否本地人？
Is he a local?
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪jiˎ₄移manˎ₄民gaanˉ¹監？
Is this immigration detention?
neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪mˎ₄唔ziˉ¹知mˎ₄唔ziˉ¹知go˗₃個seiˊ²死ziˍ₆字dimˊ²點se2?寫？
Don't you know how to write the word 'die'?
Words Containing 否
能否nang4 fau2
Is it possible...? ; Can or cannot? [Syn.] 能不能?
否認fau2 jing6
to deny; to refute; to repudiate
否極泰來pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4
bliss comes out of the depth of misfortune; once adversity has run its course prosperity begins
否則fau2 zak1
if not; otherwise. Cant.: 唔係嘅話. Synon.: 不然
否決fau2 kyut3
veto
是否si6 fau2
yes or no; whether (or not); if | [粵]: 係唔係
無可否認mou4 ho2 fau2 jing6
incontestable; undeniable; admitted
有否jau5 fau2
is there (any); are there (any); was there (any); were there (any); will there be (any)[Syn.] 有沒有; 有沒; 有~嗎 [粵]: 有冇
否決權fau2 kyut3 kyun4
veto power
否定fau2 ding6
negative; to vote down, to deny
堅決否認gin1 kyut3 fau2 jing6
to firmly deny
可否ho2 fau2
Can or cannot? Is it allowed/possible to do sth? [Syn.] 可不可以﹐可以不可以
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