mǎo

冇

Character · Verb · Adverb

don't have; dialectal

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

don't have; not have; be without

dialect

Used as a verb to indicate absence or lack of something. Commonly used in Cantonese, Hakka, and other southern Chinese dialects.

Ngóh我
móuh冇
chín钱
 。

I don't have money.

Kéui佢
móuh冇
sìh时
gaan间
lòih来
 。

He doesn't have time to come.

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Bīng冰
sēung箱
léuhih里
móuh冇
choi菜
lā啦
 。

There are no vegetables left in the fridge.

2.

adverb

not; haven't; didn't

dialect

Used as an adverb to negate the occurrence of an action or state. Equivalent to the negation particle '没' in Standard Mandarin.

Ngóh我
móuh冇
sihk食
faahn饭
 。

I haven't eaten.

Kéui佢
móuh冇
heui去
gwo过
Bāk北
gīng京
 。

He has never been to Beijing.

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Gām今
yaht日
móuh冇
lohk落
yúh雨
 。

It didn't rain today.