mut6 jyun4 mut6 liu5沒完沒了没完没了
Jyutpingmut6 jyun4 mut6 liu5
Yalemuht yùhn muht líuh
Definition
Never-ending; endless and without a moment of stopping.
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How it's used
Carries a strong sense of annoyance or fatigue regarding a situation that persists beyond what is reasonable. It is frequently used to describe tedious tasks, repetitive arguments, or bureaucratic processes that seem to have no exit point. While it originates from written Chinese, it is fully integrated into spoken Cantonese to express frustration.
Examples
Their complaints really never end.
Why can these meetings drag on forever?
Related words
Common phrases
never ending work
never ending arguments
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical distance or literal duration, as it specifically refers to abstract processes or repetitive actions that feel never ending.
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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.
