mou5 si4 mou5 hau6冇時冇候冇时冇候
Jyutpingmou5 si4 mou5 hau6
Yalemóuh sìh móuh hauh
Definition
At any time, without a fixed schedule, or at unpredictable hours.
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How it's used
This expression emphasizes the lack of a predictable schedule or a logical reason for an action. It is frequently used to express annoyance when someone disrupts others at inappropriate times or behaves in an erratic manner. While it literally refers to time, it often carries a connotation of being unreasonable or uncalled for.
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Common phrases
to go crazy for no reason
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 幾時都, which means 'anytime' in a positive or neutral sense. 冇時冇候 is almost exclusively used to describe negative, disruptive, or annoying behavior.
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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.
