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天公唔做美 (tin1 gung1 m4 zou6 mei5) — the weather is not cooperating; bad weather, also 天公不作美 in Mandarin in Cantonese

tinˉ¹天gungˉ¹公mˎ₄唔zouˍ₆做meiˏ₅美
Mandarin Pinyin: tian1 gong1 wu2 zuo4 mei3

Meaning of 天公唔做美

nounthe weather is not cooperating; bad weather, also 天公不作美 in Mandarin

Characters in 天公唔做美

天tin1
/tin1/
公gung1
mister (Mr) – a term of address for elderly man
唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
做zou6
enter (a profession)
美mei5
good; excellent; exquisite; nice

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