唔起

Chinese

		hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (唔起)		唔	起
simp. #(唔起)		唔	起

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁴ hei²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: m⁴ hei²
    • Yale: m̀h héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: m⁴ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: m⁴ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²¹ hei̯³⁵/

Particle

1. (used after verbs, Cantonese) cannot afford to

   呢個醫生我睇唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   呢个医生我睇唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ go³ ji¹ sang¹ ngo⁵ tai² m⁴ hei². [Jyutping]

   I cannot afford to see this doctor.

   呢層樓我買唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   呢层楼我买唔起。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ cang⁴ lau² ngo⁵ maai⁵ m⁴ hei². [Jyutping]

   I cannot afford to buy this flat.

Related terms

• 唔住
• (Mandarin) 不起 (bùqǐ)