Cantonese words starting with M

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唔使計唔使计

No need to calculate; don't bother, forget about it, or never mind.

唔使審唔使审

Definitely; without a doubt.

To not know someone or something, or to not know how to do something.

m4 sik1 gaa3 bou6

唔識駕步唔识驾步

To be unfamiliar with a new environment or the local way of doing things.

唔識路唔识路

To not know the way or direction; to be lost or unfamiliar with the roads.

唔識字唔识字

Illiterate; unable to read or write.

m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3

唔識轉膊唔识转膊

Stubborn, inflexible, or unable to adapt to circumstances.

m4 sik6 joeng4 juk6 jat1 san1 sou1

唔食羊肉一身臊

To get into trouble or get a bad reputation despite being completely innocent.

Quite a few; many; a significant number of.

Cannot do without; bound to be included; cannot be spared or left out.

Irrelevant; having nothing to do with.

m4 soeng1 sam1 zau6 m4 lau4 leoi6

唔傷心就唔流淚唔伤心就唔流泪

One does not shed tears if one is not genuinely sad; there is always a reason when someone cries or shows distress.

Naïve, immature, and unfamiliar with the ways of the world.

Unwell, sick, or physically uncomfortable.

唔輸蝕唔输食

Not to be outdone; not to lose out or be at a disadvantage compared to others.

To not count, or to disregard.

唔算數唔算数

To not count, not qualify, or not be valid.

m4 tai2 zang1 min6 dou1 tai2 fat6 min6

唔睇僧面都睇佛面

To show someone leniency or respect, not for their own sake, but out of respect for their supporter or backer.

唔聽笛唔听笛

Disobedient; refusing to listen to instructions or follow orders.

Continuously; without stopping.

To dislike, resent, or have a grudge against someone.

m4 tong1 m4 seoi2

唔湯唔水唔汤唔水

Neither fish nor fowl; in-between and indeterminate; in an awkward or ambiguous state.

Could it be that, or is it possible that; used to add emphasis to a rhetorical question.

唔通氣唔通气

Clueless, dense, or lacking social tact and understanding of social situations.

Different; distinct; not the same.

唔話得唔话得

Beyond reproach, marvelous, or incredibly helpful, often used to express gratitude for someone's help.

m4 waa6 dak1 maai4

唔話得埋唔话得埋

Hard to say for sure; unpredictable; maybe.

Would not; not possible; unlikely to happen.

唔爭在唔争在

Making no difference; might as well do something extra since one is already at it.

No; no way; an expression of refusal typically used by children or young women.

Unwilling to do something; to refuse or decline, often used in a playful, childish, or coquettish way.

m4 zai3 dak1 gwo3

唔制得過唔制得过

Not worth doing; not worth going for.

m4 zai3 dak1 gwo3

唔製得過唔制得过

Not worth doing; not worthwhile.

Not allowed; forbidden; prohibited.

Inaccurate, imprecise, or incorrect.

Really; extremely (used in ironical statements to express a strong feeling).

唔知醜唔知丑

Shameless; brazen; having no sense of shame.

m4 zi1 cau2 zi6 dim2 se2

唔知醜字點寫唔知丑字点写

To have no shame; to behave shamelessly without any self-awareness.

To not know; to be unaware of.

唔知幾唔知几

Extremely; very; to an extent beyond expectation or imagination.

m4 zi1 go3 cau2 zi6 dim2 se2

唔知個醜字點寫唔知个丑字点写

Shameless; to have no sense of shame.

m4 zi1 go3 sau1 zi6 dim2 se2

唔知個羞字點寫唔知个羞字点写

To have no sense of shame; feeling shameless even after doing shameful things.

m4 zi1 go3 sei2 zi6 dim2 se2

唔知個死字點寫唔知个死字点写

To know no fear; to be oblivious to danger and act recklessly without considering the consequences.

m4 zi1 hou2 cau2

唔知好醜唔知好丑

To have no sense of shame, decency, or propriety

To be oblivious to danger, or to know no fear in a reckless or foolish way.

Unrepentant; showing no remorse or shame after doing something wrong.

Not only; not merely.

Not only; more than just.

To not care about; to not mind or be indifferent to something.

Uncomfortable, uneasy, or awkward; behaving in an unnatural or self-conscious manner.