冇幾耐
See also: 冇几耐
Chinese
| not have (dialectal) | how long | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (冇幾耐) | 冇 | 幾耐 | |
| simp. (冇几耐) | 冇 | 几耐 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 gei2 noi6 / mou5 gei2 noi6-2 / mou5 gei2 noi6-1
- Yale: móuh géi noih / móuh géi nói / móuh géi nōi
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 gei2 noi6 / mou5 gei2 noi6-2 / mou5 gei2 noi6-1
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 géi2 noi6 / mou5 géi2 noi6-2 / mou5 géi2 noi6-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ kei̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²²/, /mou̯¹³ kei̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /mou̯¹³ kei̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
冇幾耐
- (Cantonese) not long; for a short time so far
- (Cantonese) not long after; shortly after; before long
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 不久 (“soon; before long”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 頃之, 頃刻, 少頃, 俄而, 既而, 已而 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不久 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 不久, 沒多久 |
| Taiwan | 不久, 沒多久 | |
| Singapore | 不久, 沒多久 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 冇幾耐, 冇耐 |
| Hong Kong | 冇幾耐, 冇耐 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 冇幾耐 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 無幾久 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無幾久 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無幾久 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無幾久 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無幾久 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無偌久 |
| Quanzhou | 無偌久 | |
| Zhangzhou | 無偌久 | |
| Taipei | 無偌久 | |
| Kaohsiung | 無偌久 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 無偌久 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 無偌久 | |
| Shantou | 唔久, 無若久 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 不一下兒過 |