得唔得

Chinese

		get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
simp. and trad. (得唔得)		得	唔	得

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dak¹ m⁴ dak¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): dak¹ m³ dak¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dak¹ m⁴ dak¹
    • Yale: dāk m̀h dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ m⁴ dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ m⁴ deg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: dak¹ m³ dak¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tak̚³³ m̩²² tak̚³³/

Phrase

得唔得

1. (Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 得,‎ 唔,‎ 得. OK or not

   • 你話得唔得呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     你话得唔得呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 開放詞典／开放词典 [Kaifang Cidian]

     nei⁵ waa⁶ dak¹ m⁴ dak¹ aa³? [Jyutping]

     Is it OK? What do you say/think?

2. (Cantonese) please, for goodness' sake

   • 快啲得唔得？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 開放詞典／开放词典 [Kaifang Cidian]

     faai³ di¹ dak¹ m⁴ dak¹? [Jyutping]

     Could you hurry up already!

   • 咪講呢啲得唔得。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     咪讲呢啲得唔得。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: [1]

     mai⁵ gong² ni¹ di¹ dak¹ m⁴ dak¹. [Jyutping]

     Could you not talk about these sorts of things?

Synonyms

• (please): 唔該你／唔该你, 好心 (hǎoxīn)