冇乜 [－－]

Jyutping mou5 mat1
Pinyin mǎo miē

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. nothing; it's nothing; not very; not particularly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    數量​、​程度​少​，​剩返​唔​係​好多
    not much; not many; little; few
    • 我對打麻雀冇乜興趣。
      我对打麻雀冇乜兴趣。
      ngo5 deoi3 daa2 maa4 zoek2 mou5 mat1 hing3 ceoi3.
      I don't have much interest in playing mahjong.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. det, Cantonese
    not much; not many
    • 冇乜人
      冇乜人
      mou5 mat1 jan4
      not many people
    • 冇乜時間
      冇乜时间
      mou5 mat1 si4 gaan3
      not much time
    • 幅画冇乜特别啰！
      幅画冇乜特别啰！
      fuk1 waa2 mou5 mat1 dak6 bit6 lo1!
      There's nothing special about this painting!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 沒什麼 – 没什么
  2. 沒有什麼 – 没有什么
  3. 不怎麼 – 不怎么
  4. 沒怎麼 – 没怎么
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我寻晚冇乜点瞓过，所以今日成日返工都喺度瞌眼瞓。
    我尋晚冇乜點瞓過，所以今日成日返工都喺度瞌眼瞓。
    ngo5 cam4 maan5 mou5 mat1 dim2 fan3 gwo3 ， so2 ji5 gam1 jat6 sing4 jat6 faan1 gung1 dou1 hai2 dou6 hap6 ngaan5 fan3 。
    • I didn't get much sleep last night so I was nodding off all day at work.
  2. Cantonese
    佢话佢冇乜嘢，但系其实佢伤得好严重。
    佢話佢冇乜嘢，但係其實佢傷得好嚴重。
    keoi5 waa2 keoi5 mou5 mat1 je5 ， daan6 hai6 kei4 sat6 keoi5 soeng1 dak1 hou3 jim4 zung6 。
    • She said she was OK. In fact, she was terribly injured.
  3. Cantonese
    冇乜嘢重要得过健康。
    冇乜嘢重要得過健康。
    mou5 mat1 je5 zung6 jiu3 dak1 gwo3 gin6 hong1 。
    • Nothing is more valuable than good health.
  4. Cantonese
    我冇乜心情出街。
    我冇乜心情出街。
    ngo5 mou5 mat1 sam1 cing4 ceot1 gaai1 。
    • I don't feel like going out.
  5. Cantonese
    佢冇乜机会会系你想像中咁蠢。
    佢冇乜機會會係你想像中咁蠢。
    keoi5 mou5 mat1 gei1 wui6 wui2 hai6 nei5 soeng2 zoeng6 zung1 gam3 ceon2 。
    • It's unlikely she's as stupid as you think.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冇乜嘢需要担心。
    冇乜嘢需要擔心。
    mou5 mat1 je5 seoi1 jiu3 daam1 sam1.
    • There's nothing to worry about.
  2. Cantonese
    冇乜作为
    冇乜作為
    mou5 mat1 zok3 wai4
    • to make no attempt and achieve nothing in life
  3. Cantonese
    佢好hea㗎，冇乜大志，过得一日得一日咁。
    佢好hea㗎，冇乜大志，過得一日得一日咁。
    keoi5 hou2 he3 gaa3, mou5 mat1 daai6 zi3, gwo3 dak1 jat1 jat6 dak1 jat1 jat6 gam2.
    • He is an indolent person with no ambition, living day to day without thinking about his future.
  4. Cantonese
    佢个人冇乜建树。
    佢個人冇乜建樹。
    keoi5 go3 jan4 mou5 mat1 gin3 syu6.
    • He has hardly made any contribution at all.
  5. Cantonese
    你个讲法冇乜说服力㖞。
    你個講法冇乜説服力喎。
    nei5 go3 gong2 faat3 mou5 mat1 seoi3 fuk6 lik6 wo3.
    • Your theory isn’t that persuasive.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    当年 CEC 仲系一只毫子股，讲紧系一两毫水位上落，冇乜成交𠮶只。
    當年 CEC 仲係一隻毫子股，講緊係一兩毫水位上落，冇乜成交嗰隻。
    yue:當年 CEC 仲係一隻毫子股，講緊係一兩毫水位上落，冇乜成交嗰隻。
  2. Cantonese
    冇乜大概
    冇乜大概
    mou5 mat1 daai6 koi3
  3. Cantonese
    冇乜新意
    冇乜新意
    mou5 mat1 san1 ji3
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    近呢几年都冇乜新歌好听。
    近呢几年都冇乜新歌好听。
    gan6 nei1 gei2 nin4 dou1 mou5 mat1 san1 go1 hou2 teng1.
    • There have been few good new songs in the past few years.
  2. Cantonese
    今晚唔知点解个个都冇乜胃口，搞到食剩嗮啲𩠌。
    今晚唔知点解个个都冇乜胃口，搞到食剩嗮啲𩠌。
    gam1 maan1 m4 zi1 dim2 gaai2 go3 go3 dou1 mou5 mat1 wai6 hau2, gaau2 dou3 sik6 zing6 saai3 di1 sung3.
    • For some reason, everyone is not hungry tonight and left all the food almost untouched.
  3. Cantonese
    我屋企冇乜钱。
    我屋企冇乜钱。
    ngo5 uk1 kei2 mou5 mat1 cin2.
    • My family is poor.
  4. Cantonese
    冇乜偈好倾
    冇乜偈好傾
    mou5 mat1 gai2 hou2 king1
    • to have nothing to chat about
  5. Cantonese
    呢间公司冇乜生意，应该就快收皮㗎喇。
    呢间公司冇乜生意，应该就快收皮㗎喇。
    ne1 gaan1 gung1 si1 mou5 mat1 saang1 ji3, jing1 goi1 zau6 faai3 sau1 pei4 gaa3 laa3.
    • Business is slow for this company. It will probably go bankrupt quite soon.