唔明白

Cantonese · source Jyutpingm4 ming4 baak6

Meanings

  1. to not understand [colloquial]
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

mm1—呣m2m3—唔m4notm5—m6—
mingming1—ming2—ming3—明ming4bright酩ming5drunk命ming6
baak迫baak1baak2—百baak3hundredbaak4—baak5—白baak6white

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 ming2 bai2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Exact source record & identity唔明白 唔明白 [n2 ming2 bai2] {m4 ming4 baak6} /to not understand [colloquial]/

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