m4 sau6 dak1唔受得
Jyutpingm4 sau6 dak1
Yalem̀h sauh dāk
Definition
Unable to bear or stand a certain external influence, stimulus, or treatment.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
Focuses on the inability to endure physical or emotional pressure, often implying a lack of resilience or a specific vulnerability. It is frequently used with abstract nouns like 氣, 刺激, or 凍 to describe a person's threshold for stress or environmental factors. Unlike simply saying someone is weak, this phrase highlights a specific mismatch between the person's capacity and the external force.
Examples
He is very fragile and really cannot take being treated poorly.
Your health is so poor, are you still unable to handle the cold?
Related words
Common phrases
cannot stand being bullied or treated unfairly
cannot handle sudden excitement or stress
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean 'not allowed to receive' something, as it specifically refers to the internal capacity to endure or tolerate an impact. It is not interchangeable with 唔准, which means 'not permitted'.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
