mou4 wai6 hau2無胃口无胃口
Jyutpingmou4 wai6 hau2
Yalemòuh waih háu
Definition
Having no appetite; lacking the desire to eat.
colloquialfoodhealth
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the lack of desire to eat due to external factors like heat, stress, or illness. It functions as an adjective phrase that describes a temporary state rather than a permanent condition or a medical diagnosis.
Examples
The weather is so hot today, I have absolutely no appetite.
Related words
Common phrases
have absolutely no appetite
have no appetite because of sickness
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with being hungry or full. It specifically describes the psychological or physical aversion to food, whereas 飽 means full and 肚餓 means hungry.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
