bat1 haa6不下

Jyutpingbat1 haa6

Yalebāt hah

詞綴Common

Definition

No less than or more than a certain amount; not to back down or let go.

not less than; more than
not to back down; not to let go; not to stop

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How it's used

This expression is primarily used in formal or written contexts to emphasize a quantity or degree that meets or exceeds a certain benchmark. While it functions as a comparative structure, it sounds quite stiff in casual daily speech where people would prefer using 唔少過 or 至少. It is often followed by the particle 於 when comparing two abstract qualities or levels of intensity.

Examples

gam1今ci3次wut6活dung6動ge3嘅caam1參gaa1加ze2者bat1不haa6下ng5五baak3百jan4人。

There are no fewer than five hundred participants in this event.

keoi5佢deoi3對le1呢gin2件si6事ge3嘅jit6熱sing4誠bat1不haa6下jyu1於jam6任ho4何jan4人。

His passion for this matter is no less than anyone else's.

Common phrases

bat1不haa6下jyu1於

not inferior to; no less than

bat1不haa6下sou3數baak3百

no fewer than several hundred

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this in casual conversation where it sounds overly literary or dramatic. It is not a standard way to say 'not less' in everyday spoken Cantonese, which typically relies on simpler constructions like 唔止 or 唔少過.