唔得

Chinese

		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. (唔得)		唔	得

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁴ dak¹

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

Verb

唔得

1. (Cantonese) cannot
2. (Cantonese) not allowed

Adjective

唔得

1. (Cantonese) not good; bad

Adverb

唔得

1. (Cantonese, chiefly in the negative, followed by adjectives) not attain the quality of being

   • 就以君綽軒嘅古法八寶鴨為例，先要將全隻鴨起骨，起骨仲要特別小心，鴨皮一爛，啲餡就會漏，唔得靚仔。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     就以君绰轩嘅古法八宝鸭为例，先要将全只鸭起骨，起骨仲要特别小心，鸭皮一烂，啲馅就会漏，唔得靓仔。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: AM730 識煮懷舊菜嘅師傅 嫁得過

     zau⁶ ji⁵ gwan¹ coek³ hin¹ ge³ gu² faat³ baat³ bou² aap³ wai⁴ lai⁶, sin¹ jiu³ zoeng¹ cyun⁴ zek³ aap³ hei² gwat¹, hei² gwat¹ zung⁶ jiu³ dak⁶ bit⁶ siu² sam¹, aap³ pei⁴ jat¹ laan⁶, di¹ haam⁵ zau⁶ wui⁵ lau⁶, m⁴ dak¹ leng³ zai². [Jyutping]

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Usage notes

• (not allowed): Cannot be followed by a verb phrase to mean "should not ...". 不得 is used instead in formal situations.