冇得揀 [－－拣]

Jyutping mou5 dak1 gaan2
Pinyin mǎo dé jiǎn

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 別無選擇 – 别无选择

冇得揀 [－－拣]

Jyutping mou5 dak1 gaan2
Pinyin mǎo de jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. there's no choice
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我谂其实你都冇得拣㗎喇。
    我諗其實你都冇得揀㗎喇。
    ngo5 nam2 kei4 sat6 nei5 dou1 mou5 dak1 gaan2 gaa3 laa3 。
    • I'm not sure you have much of a choice.
  2. Cantonese
    你冇得拣自己会钟意边个。
    你冇得揀自己會鍾意邊個。
    nei5 mou5 dak1 gaan2 zi6 gei2 wui2 zung1 ji3 bin1 go3 。
    • You can't pick who you fall in love with.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我够想开开心心过日子啦，冇得拣吖嘛。
    我夠想開開心心過日子啦，冇得揀吖嘛。
    ngo5 gau3 soeng2 hoi1 hoi1 sam1 sam1 gwo3 jat6 zi2 laa1, mou5 dak1 gaan2 aa1 maa3.
    • I want to live happily too, but I don't have a choice.
  2. Cantonese
    我初时唔系好想做𠮶份工㗎咋，不过冇得拣就唯有做住先啦。
    我初時唔係好想做嗰份工㗎咋，不過冇得揀就唯有做住先啦。
    ngo5 co1 si4 m4 hai6 hou2 soeng2 zou6 go2 fan6 gung1 gaa3 zaa3, bat1 gwo3 mou5 dak1 gaan2 zau6 wai4 jau5 zou6 zyu6 sin1 laa1.
    • At first I didn't want to take that job, but then I had no choice and I had to take it for that moment.
  3. Cantonese
    啲橙冇得拣。
    啲橙冇得揀。
    di1 caang2 mou5 dak1 gaan2.
    • You cannot pick oranges that you like, I pick for you if you want to buy.