冇時間 [－时间]

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Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 沒時間 – 没时间
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢两日我冇时间洗碗，而家个厨房已经堆满晒啲碗碗碟碟。
    呢兩日我冇時間洗碗，而家個廚房已經堆滿晒啲碗碗碟碟。
    nei4 loeng5 jat6 ngo5 mou5 si4 gaan3 sai2 wun2 ， ji4 gaa1 go3 cyu4 fong2 ji5 ging1 deoi1 mun5 saai3 di1 wun2 wun2 dip6 dip2 。
    • I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink.
  2. Cantonese
    我做嘢好忙，所以冇时间写信俾你。
    我做嘢好忙，所以冇時間寫信俾你。
    ngo5 zou6 je5 hou3 mong4 ， so2 ji5 mou5 si4 gaan3 se2 seon3 bei2 nei5 。
    • Busy with my work, I had no time to write to you.
  3. Cantonese
    我冇时间烦埋啲咁芝蔴绿豆嘅嘢。
    我冇時間煩埋啲咁芝蔴綠豆嘅嘢。
    ngo5 mou5 si4 gaan3 faan4 maai4 di1 gam3 zi1 maa4 luk6 dau2 ge3 je5 。
    • I don't have time to be bothered by such small things.
  4. Cantonese
    我依家冇时间理𠮶样嘢。
    我依家冇時間理嗰樣嘢。
    ngo5 ji1 gaa1 mou5 si4 gaan3 lei5 go2 joeng6 je5 。
    • I've got no time for that now.
  5. Cantonese
    我依家冇时间食嘢。
    我依家冇時間食嘢。
    ngo5 ji1 gaa1 mou5 si4 gaan3 sik6 je5 。
    • I don't have time to eat right now.
    • I don't have any time to eat now.
    • I don't have the time to eat right now.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你嗱嗱声做埋啲嘢喇，唔系就冇时间食饭㗎喇。
    你嗱嗱聲做埋啲嘢喇，唔係就冇時間食飯㗎喇。
    nei5 laa4 laa2 seng1 zou6 maai4 di1 je5 laa3, m4 hai6 zau6 mou5 si4 gaan3 sik6 faan6 gaa3 laa3.
    • Finish your work as quickly as possible, or else you won't have time to eat.
  2. Cantonese
    小明话唔去今年嘅圣诞舞会有三个理由：一则佢唔想洗钱，二则佢冇时间，三则佢已经有女朋友。
    小明話唔去今年嘅聖誕舞會有三個理由：一則佢唔想洗錢，二則佢冇時間，三則佢已經有女朋友。
    siu2 ming4 waa6 m4 heoi3 gam1 nin2 ge3 sing3 daan3 mou5 wui2 jau5 saam1 go3 lei5 jau4: jat1 zak1 keoi5 m4 soeng2 sai2 cin2, ji6 zak1 keoi5 mou5 si4 gaan3, saam1 zak1 keoi5 ji5 ging1 jau5 neoi5 pang4 jau5.
    • Ming said he would not go to this year's Christmas party for 3 reasons. Firstly, he didn't want to spend money; secondly, he didn't have much time; thirdly, he had had a girlfriend.
  3. Cantonese
    成条 team 赶紧 project 打紧仗，我冇时间倾下个月个典礼点安排啊。
    成條 team 趕緊 project 打緊仗，我冇時間傾下個月個典禮點安排啊。
    sing4 tiu4 tim1 gon2 gan2 po1 zek4 daa2 gan2 zoeng3, ngo5 mou5 si4 gaan3 king1 haa6 go3 jyut6 go3 din2 lai5 dim2 on1 paai4 aa3.
    • Our whole team is hurrying to finish the project. I'm not free to discuss how to arrange the ceremony in next month.
  4. Cantonese
    我哋要留低彩排，冇时间出去食晏。不如嗌饭盒返嚟食吖？
    我哋要留低綵排，冇時間出去食晏。不如嗌飯盒返嚟食吖？
    ngo5 dei6 jiu3 lau4 dai1 coi2 paai4, mou4 si4 gaan3 ceot1 heoi3 sik6 aan3. bat1 jyu4 aai3 faan6 hap2 faan1 lei4 sik6 aa1?
    • We have to stay here for rehearsal. There's not enough time to go out for lunch. Let's order some boxed lunches.
  5. Cantonese
    发咩吽逗啊？冇时间喇！
    發咩吽逗啊？冇時間喇！
    faat3 me1 ngau6 dau6 aa3? mou5 si4 gaan3 laa3!
    • Quit day-dreaming, time is running out!