唔識
See also: 唔识
Chinese
hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge | ||
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trad. (唔識) | 唔 | 識 | |
simp. (唔识) | 唔 | 识 |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: m4 sik1
- Yale: m̀h sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: m4 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: m4 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
唔識 (Cantonese)
- do not know something, can't do (lack of knowledge)
- 我唔識講廣東話。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
- ngo5 m4 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa6-2. [Jyutping]
- I don't speak Cantonese.
我唔识讲广东话。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
- do not know something (never seen before)
- 我唔識佢。/我唔识佢。 [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― ngo5 m4 sik1 keoi5. [Jyutping] ― I don't know him.
- (by extension) be very poor at doing something