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唔

Mandarin · pinyin wú

Meanings

  1. oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
  2. (Cantonese) not
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唔
wú · hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) not, negation
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2 · wu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

m4 · ng4

Cantonese word readings for 唔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) not (negator)

character · Etymology 2

  1. Used to express agreement or permission: mhm; uh-huh
  2. Used to express surprise.
  3. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 嗯: Used to express doubt.
  4. (Cantonese) Used to express hesitation or thinking: hmm

character · Etymology 3

  1. only used in 咿唔 (yīwú, “sound of recitation”)

character · Etymology 4

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of 寤 (wù, “to wake”)

character · Etymology 5

  1. (Hokkien) to lull (a child) to sleep
  2. (Hsinchu Hokkien) to cover; to hide; to conceal; to cover up

character · Etymology 6

  1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to utter sounds being unable to speak
  2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be entangled in a dispute; to engage in a prolonged quarrel

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