m̄-ài

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Min Nan

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄-ài
  • Tâi-lô: m̄-ài
  • Phofsit Daibuun: mxaix
  • IPA (Xiamen): /m̩²²⁻²¹ ai²¹/
  • IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩⁴¹⁻²² ai⁴¹/
  • IPA (Zhangzhou): /m̩²²⁻²¹ ai²¹/
  • IPA (Taipei): /m̩³³⁻¹¹ ai¹¹/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩³³⁻²¹ ai²¹/

Verb

1. to not want

Synonyms

• 無愛／无爱 (bô-ài, “to not want”)

Related terms

• 無欲／无欲 (bô-beh, “not going to; will not”)
• 莫 (mài, “(imperative) do not; don't”)

See also

• (Mandarin) 不要 (bùyào)