上無 [－无]

Jyutping soeng5 mou4
Pinyin shàng wú

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Min-Nan
    at least
  2. adv, Min-Nan
    (to say the) least
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    当我还是年轻人的时候，我脑袋上有很多头发，胸上无毛。现在，恰恰相反。
    當我還是年輕人的時候，我腦袋上有很多頭髮，胸上無毛。現在，恰恰相反。
    dāng wǒ hái shi nián qīng rén de shí hou ， wǒ nǎo dai shàng yǒu hěn duō tóu fā ， xiōng shàng wú máo 。 xiàn zài ， qià qià xiāng fǎn 。
    • When I was a teenager I had lots of hair on my head and none on my chest. Now it's just the opposite.
  2. Mandarin
    世上无难事，只怕有心人。
    世上無難事，只怕有心人。
    shì shàng wú nán shì ， zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén 。
    • There are no difficult things in the world, but only weak-hearted people.
  3. Mandarin
    这些兴奋的孩子整个晚上无法入睡。
    這些興奮的孩子整個晚上無法入睡。
    zhè xiē xīng fèn de hái zi zhěng gè wǎn shang wú fǎ rù shuì 。
    • The excited children couldn’t go to sleep all night long.
  4. Mandarin
    山上无老虎，猴子称大王。
    山上無老虎，猴子稱大王。
    shān shàng wú lǎo hǔ ， hóu zi chēng dà wáng 。
    • When the cat is away, the mice will play.
    • When the cat's away, the mice will play.
    • If the cat is outside, the mice dance on the table.
    • When the cat's away the mice will play.
    • When there is no tigers in mountains, the monkey becomes the king.
  5. Mandarin
    在这家酒店可以免费上无线网络。
    在這家酒店可以免費上無線網絡。
    zài zhè jiā jiǔ diàn kě yǐ miǎn fèi shàng wú xiàn wǎng luò 。
    • This hotel has free Wi-Fi.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    话因为「若甲则乙」逻辑上无效，所以乙一定错，系一种谬误，叫谬误论证。
    話因為「若甲則乙」邏輯上無效，所以乙一定錯，係一種謬誤，叫謬誤論證。
    waa6 jan1 wai6 joek6 gaap3 zak1 jyut6 lo4 cap1 soeng6 mou4 haau6, so2 ji5 jyut6 jat1 ding6 co3, hai6 jat1 zung2 mau6 ng6, giu3 mau6 ng6 leon6 zing3.
    • Claiming that Q is definitely wrong because "if P then Q" is logically invalid, is a kind of fallacy called "argument from fallacy".
  2. Cantonese
    送上无言嘅祝福
    送上無言嘅祝福
    sung3 soeng5 mou4 jin4 ge3 zuk1 fuk1
    • to give a wordless blessing
  3. Cantonese
    英文系难学，但唔代表学唔到㗎。世上无难事，只怕有心人吖嘛。
    英文係難學，但唔代表學唔到㗎。世上無難事，只怕有心人吖嘛。
    jing1 man2 hai6 naan4 hok6, daan6 m4 doi6 biu2 hok6 m4 dou2 gaa3. sai3 soeng6 mou4 naan4 si6, zi2 paa3 jau5 sam1 jan4 aa1 maa3.
    • Yes, learning English can be difficult, but it's not impossible. With determination and perseverance, you'll eventually get there.
  4. Cantonese
    今次考试，我榜上无名。
    今次考試，我榜上無名。
    gam1 ci3 haau2 si5, ngo5 bong2 soeng6 mou4 ming4.
    • I fell in a competitive examination this time.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中国的穷国地位和在国际上无权的地位也会起变化，穷国将变为富国，无权将变为有权——向相反的方向转化。
    中國的窮國地位和在國際上無權的地位也會起變化，窮國將變為富國，無權將變為有權——向相反的方向轉化。
    zhōng guó de qióng guó dì wèi hé zài guó jì shàng wú quán de dì wèi yě huì qǐ biàn huà ， qióng guó jiāng biàn wéi fù guó ， wú quán jiāng biàn wéi yǒu quán — xiàng xiāng fǎn de fāng xiàng zhuǎn huà ．
    • China's position as a poor country denied its rights in international affairs will also be changed – the poor country will change into a rich one, the country denied its rights into one enjoying them – a transformation of things into their opposites.