唔到
Chinese
Etymology 1
| not | arrive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (唔到) |
唔 | 到 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: m4 dou3
- Yale: m̀h dou
- Cantonese Pinyin: m4 dou3
- Guangdong Romanization: m4 dou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹ tou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
唔到
Synonyms
Etymology 2
| not | can | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (唔到) |
唔 | 到 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: m4 dou3-2
- Yale: m̀h dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: m4 dou3-2
- Guangdong Romanization: m4 dou3-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Particle
唔到
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 不到 (“cannot (particle)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不到 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 不到 |
| Malaysia | 不到 | |
| Singapore | 不到 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔到 |
| Hong Kong | 唔到 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 唔到 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 唔到 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔到 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無 |
| Taipei | 無 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 無 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 無 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 無 | |
| Jieyang | 無 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 無 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 弗著 |
| Suzhou | 弗著 | |
| Ningbo | 弗著 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |