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Jyutping gu2 m4 dou2
Pinyin gū wú dào

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 想不到
  2. 猜不到
  3. 料不到
  4. 沒想到 – 没想到

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Jyutping gu2 m4 dou2
Pinyin gū n2 dào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. cannot guess; used to describe a person who is hard to predict or unpredictable; literal translation: can't figure out; "didn't expect that"; "did not see that that coming"; "who would have thought / guessed that…"
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你实系估都估唔到会喺啲噉嘅地方度撞到你个老师啦。
    你實係估都估唔到會喺啲噉嘅地方度撞到你個老師啦。
    nei5 sat6 hai6 gu2 dou1 gu2 m4 dou3 wui2 hai2 di1 gam2 ge3 dei6 fong1 dou6 zong6 dou3 nei5 go3 lou5 si1 laa1 。
    • You must have been surprised to meet your teacher in such a place.
    • You must've been surprised to meet your teacher in such a place.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我估唔到第一场比赛就要同师兄打对台。
    我估唔到第一場比賽就要同師兄打對台。
    ngo5 gu2 m4 dou3 dai6 jat1 coeng4 bei2 coi3 jau6 jiu3 tung4 si1 hing1 daa2 deoi3 toi4
    • I didn't expect to play against my senior in the first game.
  2. Cantonese
    真系估唔到呢架车咁脆,一撞就散晒。
    真係估唔到呢架車咁脆,一撞就散晒。
    zan1 hai6 gu2 m4 dou2 ni1 gaa3 ce1 gam3 ceoi3 jat1 zong6 zau6 saan3 saai3
    • I really couldn't expect this car is so fragile, it broke into pieces in a single crash.
  3. Cantonese
    睇佢一啲捞味都无,估唔到佢会跑私钟。
    睇佢一啲撈味都無,估唔到佢會跑私鐘。
    • She really doesn't feel like a dissolute girl, I'm surprised that she would do prostitution.
  4. Cantonese
    树大有枯枝,估唔到佢响间大公司俾老细非礼。
    樹大有枯枝,估唔到佢響間大公司俾老細非禮。
    syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1, gu2 m4 dou3 keoi5 hoeng2 gaan1 daai6 gung1 si1 bei2 lou5 sai3 fei1 lai5.
    • There are rotten branches in big trees. It was unexpected that she was sexually harassed by the boss in such a big company.
  5. Cantonese
    我估唔到一碗白饭都可以煮得咁香甜。
    我估唔到一碗白飯都可以煮得咁香甜。
    ngo5 gu2 m4 dou3 jat1 wun2 baak6 faan6 dou1 ho2 ji5 zyu2 dak1 gam3 hoeng1 tim4.
    • I had no idea a bowl of steamed rice could be this good smelling and tasting.