mei6 dak1 zyu6未得住
Jyutpingmei6 dak1 zyu6
Yalemeih dāk jyuh
Definition
Not yet; not ready yet.
colloquialdaily actionstime
How it's used
This phrase is used to indicate that a state or action has not yet been achieved or completed. It carries a sense of being in the middle of a process or waiting for conditions to be met. It is often used to ask for more time or to express that something is still in progress.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 未住, which is not standard usage. Ensure you include the 得 to properly convey the sense of readiness or completion.
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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.
