bat1 ho2 sou2 dik1不可數的不可数的
Jyutpingbat1 ho2 sou2 dik1
Yalebāt hó sóu dīk
Definition
Uncountable; not able to be counted.
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How it's used
This term is strictly a grammatical label used in academic or formal language teaching contexts. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation, as native speakers typically describe such nouns by saying they cannot be counted or by using phrases like 冇得數.
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Common phrases
uncountable noun
Common mistake
Learners often try to use this in everyday life to describe things that are too numerous to count, but it is exclusively reserved for the linguistic concept of mass nouns.
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Grammar guides
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