招呼唔到

Chinese

		to greet; to call; to shout to	to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at
simp. and trad. (招呼唔到)		招呼	唔到
Literally: “cannot provide good hospitality”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ziu¹ fu¹ m⁴ dou³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zeu¹ hu¹ m³ au¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ fu¹ m⁴ dou³
    • Yale: jīu fū m̀h dou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ fu¹ m⁴ dou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ fu¹ m⁴ dou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tou̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zeu¹ hu¹ m³ au¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seu³³ hu³³ m̩²² au³³/

Idiom

招呼唔到

1. (Cantonese) a polite expression said by the host to the guests; "Pardon my poor hospitality"