唔夠喉 (m4 gau3 hau4) — describes the feeling of not being sati… in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔gau˗₃夠hauˎ₄喉

简唔够喉

Mandarin Pinyin: n2 gou4 hou2

Meaning of 唔夠喉

noundescribes the feeling of not being satisfied enough in fulfilling the desire or craving of something (food, playing of game and etc)

sikˍ₆食jyunˎ₄完faanˍ₆飯zungˍ₆仲mˎ₄唔gau˗₃夠hau4.喉。

I'm still not full after the meal.

waanˊ²玩dakˉ¹得houˊ²好hoiˉ¹開sam1,心，mˎ₄唔gau˗₃夠hau4.喉。

We had so much fun, it ended too soon.

diˉ¹啲goˉ¹歌houˊ²好houˊ²好teng1,聽，mˎ₄唔gau˗₃夠hau4.喉。

The songs are great, I want to hear more.

go˗₃個gu˗₃故zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好tai2,睇，mˎ₄唔gau˗₃夠hau4.喉。

The story was interesting, I wanted more.

taiˊ²睇siuˊ²少zan6,陣，zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mˎ₄唔gau˗₃夠hau4.喉。

Watching for a bit longer, I really want more.

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