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唔起
唔起
Chinese
| hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to rise; to raise; to get up | ||
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simp. and trad. (唔起) |
唔 | 起 | |
Particle
唔起
- (used after verbs, Cantonese) cannot afford to
- 呢個醫生我睇唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
- 呢个医生我睇唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
- Ni1 go3 ji1 saang1 ngo5 tai2m4 hei2. [Jyutping]
- I cannot afford to see this doctor.
- 呢層樓我買唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
- 呢层楼我买唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
- Ni1 cang4 lau2 ngo5 maai5m4 hei2. [Jyutping]
- I cannot afford to buy this flat.