唔好
Chinese
| hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | good; well; be fond of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (唔好) | 唔 | 好 | |
| simp. #(唔好) | 唔 | 好 | |
| alternative forms | 毋好 Hakka | ||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: m4 hou2
- Yale: m̀h hóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: m4 hou2
- Guangdong Romanization: m4 hou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: mau2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐbau⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: contraction of m3 hau2.
Verb
唔好
- (Cantonese, Hakka) don't
- 1957, 王力, “穗語舉例（三）·血的教訓（續）”, in 廣東話淺說, 1st edition, 文字改革出版社, page 102:
- 「呢，睇實佢行到呢處就唔見左嘞，我地入去搵吓先。唔好咁多人入去住。」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
- “ne4-2, tai2 sat6 keoi5 haang4 dou3 ni1 syu3 zau6 m4 gin3 zo2 laak3, ngo5 dei6 jap6 heoi3 wan2 haa2 sin1. m4 hou2 gam3 do1 jan4 jap6 heoi3 zyu6.” [Jyutping]
- “I saw him come here and then disappear; we'll go in and look for a bit first. For now, don't everyone go in all at once.”
「呢，睇实佢行到呢处就唔见左嘞，我地入去揾吓先。唔好咁多人入去住。」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 別 (“do not”) [map]
Descendants
- → Macanese: nê-bôm (calque)
Adjective
唔好