冇命 [－－]

Jyutping mou5 meng6
Pinyin mǎo mìng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    失去​性命
    to lose one's life
    • 俾佢發現我講大話實冇命！
      俾佢发现我讲大话实冇命！
      bei2 keoi5 faat3 jin6 ngo5 gong2 daai6 waa6 sat6 mou5 meng6!
      If she discovers that I lied, I would die!
    • 我試過俾熊追，差啲冇命。
      我试过俾熊追，差啲冇命。
      ngo5 si3 gwo3 bei2 hung4 zeoi1, caa1 di1 mou5 meng6.
      I've been chased by a bear and almost lost my life.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我𠮶吓真系以为自己会冇命。
    我嗰吓真係以為自己會冇命。
    ngo5 go2 haak3 zan1 hai6 ji5 wai4 zi6 gei2 wui2 mou5 ming6 。
    • For a second there I thought I was a goner.
  2. Cantonese
    你知唔知你咁好危险㗎？随时冇命㗎！
    你知唔知你咁好危險㗎？隨時冇命㗎！
    nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 nei5 gam3 hou3 ngai4 him2 gaa3 ？ ceoi4 si4 mou5 ming6 gaa3 ！
    • Do you realize you could have been killed?
  3. Cantonese
    我争啲冇命。
    我爭啲冇命。
    ngo5 zang1 di1 mou5 ming6 。
    • I could have been killed.
  4. Cantonese
    你争啲冇命。
    你爭啲冇命。
    nei5 zang1 di1 mou5 ming6 。
    • You could have been killed.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冇命
    冇命
    mou5 meng6
    • to cost one's life; to lose one's life
  2. Cantonese
    唔好做咁多衰嘢，因住有钱冇命享啊！
    唔好做咁多衰嘢，因住有錢冇命享啊！
    m4 hou2 zou6 gam2 do2 seoi1 je5, jan1 zyu5 jau5 cin2 mou5 meng6 hoeng2 aa3!
    • Doing bad deeds affect your karma, you may have lots of money but you may not get to enjoy it!
  3. Cantonese
    俾佢发现我讲大话实冇命！
    俾佢發現我講大話實冇命！
    bei2 keoi5 faat3 jin6 ngo5 gong2 daai6 waa6 sat6 mou5 meng6!
    • If she discovers that I lied, I would die!
  4. Cantonese
    我试过俾熊追，差啲冇命。
    我試過俾熊追，差啲冇命。
    ngo5 si3 gwo3 bei2 hung4 zeoi1, caa1 di1 mou5 meng6.
    • I've been chased by a bear and almost lost my life.
  5. Cantonese
    我一年前撞车差啲冇命，而家谂起都重系心有余悸！
    我一年前撞車差啲冇命，而家諗起都重係心有餘悸！
    ngo5 jat1 nin4 cin4 zong6 ce1 caa1 di1 mou5 meng6, ji4 gaa1 nam2 hei2 dou1 zung6 hai6 sam1 jau5 jyu4 gwai3!
    • I almost got killed in a car accident a year ago. Now I'm still frightened when I think of it!