mou4 si6無事无事
Jyutpingmou4 si6
Yalemòuh sih
Definition
To be safe and sound, free from trouble, or fine.
colloquialhealthemotion
How it's used
Used frequently as a casual response to check if someone is hurt or upset after an incident. It functions as a shorthand for expressing that no harm has been done or that a situation is under control. When used as a question, it is a standard way to show concern for someone's well-being.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the formal written phrase 無事, which can mean 'nothing to do' or 'idle' in literary contexts. In spoken Cantonese, the focus is almost exclusively on physical or emotional safety.
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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.
