jau5 mou5 liu6 dou3有冇料到
Jyutpingjau5 mou5 liu6 dou3
Yaleyáuh móuh liuh dou
Definition
To ask whether someone has ability, competence, or results.
colloquialpeoplework
How it's used
料 refers to material or substance, so having 料 implies possessing the necessary skills, knowledge, or substance to get a job done. It is frequently used in negative questions or statements to cast doubt on someone's professional ability or the effectiveness of a solution. It carries a slightly skeptical or critical tone, often used when evaluating if someone is just talking big without actual capability.
Examples
Is this master actually any good or not?
Related words
Common phrases
really is competent
completely incompetent
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with having ingredients in cooking, but in this idiomatic context, it strictly refers to personal competence or the effectiveness of a plan. Do not use it to describe physical objects or literal materials.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
