唔啱

Cantonese · source Jyutpingm4 ngaam1

Meanings

  1. wrong; incorrect; not right
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Same syllable, six tones

mm1—呣m2m3—唔m4notm5—m6—
ngaamngaam1—ngaam2—ngaam3—癌ngaam4malignancyngaam5—ngaam6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: n2 yan1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adj

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka) wrong; incorrect; amiss

conj

  1. (Cantonese) how about (you and I, we); shall (you and I, we); let's

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Exact source record & identity唔啱 唔啱 [n2 yan1] {m4 ngaam1} /wrong; incorrect; not right/

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