而唔係

简 而唔系 · 繁 而唔係
Cantonese · source Jyutpingji4 m4 hai6

Meanings

  1. and not; instead of; rather than [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—
haihai1—hai2—hai3—奚hai4where?hai5—系hai6to be

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: er2 wu2 xi4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity而唔係 而唔系 [er2 wu2 xi4] {ji4 m4 hai6} /and not; instead of; rather than [colloquial]/

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