唔通 (m4 tung1) — (used to reinforce a rhetorical questio… in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔tungˉ¹通

Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 tong1

Meaning of 唔通

noun(used to reinforce a rhetorical question) could it be that ...? ; is it possible that ...? ; as if

佢今日冇返工，唔通佢病咗？

He did not go to work today; could it be he's sick?

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？

You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

𡃇啦，唔通冇晒廁紙咩？

Uh-oh, don't tell me we're out of toilet roll...

tiuˎ₄條hauˎ₄喉gaauˊ²搞mˎ₄唔tungˉ¹通

The pipe is blocked.

tiuˎ₄條hauˎ₄喉lungˎ₄嚨mˎ₄唔tung1.通。

My throat is blocked.

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