唔是

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Chinese

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hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not be; yes; this
simp. and trad.
(唔是)
alternative forms 毋是

Etymology

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Cognate with Hokkien 毋是 (m̄-sī).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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唔是

  1. (Teochew) to not be
    唔是 [Teochew, trad.]
    唔是 [Teochew, simp.]
    ua2 m6 si6 le2 ain3 cuê7 gai7 nang5. [Peng'im]
    I'm not the person you're looking for.

Synonyms

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