冇用 [－－]

Jyutping mou5 jung6
Pinyin mǎo yòng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. useless
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    用​唔​着​，​冇​用途​，​冇​建樹​，​唔​啱​用
    useless; of no use; not useful for the situation
    • 呢件嘢冇用㗎喇，掉咗佢啦。
      呢件嘢冇用㗎喇，掉咗佢啦。
      ni1 gin6 je5 mou5 jung6 gaa3 laa3, deu6 zo2 keoi5 laa1.
      This thing is useless anymore, please throw it away.
    • 我唔想做一個冇用嘅人。
      我唔想做一个冇用嘅人。
      ngo5 m4 soeng2 zou6 jat1 go3 mou5 jung6 ge3 jan4.
      I don't want to be a useless person.
  2. 近義詞
    不中用
  3. 反義詞
    有用
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to be useless; to be of no use
    (syn.) 無路使用, 无路用, 沒卵用, 無用, 无用, 没用, 唔等使, 無路使, 无路使用, 无路使, 沒用, 無路用, 無事使, 没卵用, 无事使
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 沒用 – 没用
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    冇用嘅。
    冇用嘅。
    mou5 jung6 ge3 。
    • That won't work.
  2. Cantonese
    你唔读书，返学都冇用㗎。
    你唔讀書，返學都冇用㗎。
    nei5 m4 duk6 syu1 ， faan1 hok6 dou1 mou5 jung6 gaa3 。
    • It is no use going to school if you are not going to study.
  3. Cantonese
    你咁样衰，整容都冇用㗎喇。
    你咁樣衰，整容都冇用㗎喇。
    nei5 gam3 joeng6 seoi1 ， zing2 jung4 dou1 mou5 jung6 gaa3 laa3 。
    • Even plastic surgery won't do anything for your ugliness.
  4. Cantonese
    「够喇！我忍够喇！你部机冇撚用㗎，抌咗佢好过啦！」「你喺到喊苦喊忽够冇用啦。」
    「夠喇！我忍夠喇！你部機冇撚用㗎，抌咗佢好過啦！」「你喺到喊苦喊忽夠冇用啦。」
    「 gau3 laa3 ！ ngo5 jan2 gau3 laa3 ！ nei5 bou6 gei1 mou5 nan2 jung6 gaa3 ， dam2 zo2 keoi5 hou3 gwo3 laa1 ！ 」 「 nei5 hai2 dou3 haam3 fu2 haam3 fat1 gau3 mou5 jung6 laa1 。 」
    • "Enough! I cannot take this anymore. Your machine is a piece of shit and it has absolutely no place here!" "Neither does your whining."
  5. Cantonese
    我劝过佢哋但是冇用。
    我勸過佢哋但是冇用。
    ngo5 hyun3 gwo3 keoi5 dei2 daan6 si6 mou5 jung6 。
    • I tried in vain to persuade them.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冇用
    冇用
    mou5 jung6
    • useless; literally, to have no use
  2. Cantonese
    虽然好多人都认为我份工好冇用，我并冇因为噉而放弃。
    雖然好多人都認為我份工好冇用，我並冇因為噉而放棄。
    seoi1 jin4 hou2 do1 jan4 dou1 jing6 wai4 ngo5 fan6 gung1 hou2 mou5 jung6, ngo6 bing6 mou5 jan1 wai6 gam2 ji4 fong3 hei3.
    • Even though many people think my job is useless, I did not at all give up because of that.
  3. Cantonese
    个大头佛唔系我搞出嚟，你怨我都冇用𠿪！
    個大頭佛唔係我搞出嚟，你怨我都冇用𠿪！
    go3 daai6 tau4 fat6 m4 hai6 ngo5 gaau2 ceot1 lai4, nei5 jyun3 ngo5 dou1 mou5 jung6 gaa2!
    • I didn't cause this fiasco. There's no point in getting upset with me!
  4. Cantonese
    个柜冇用防火胶板就冇黑气。
    個櫃冇用防火膠板就冇黑氣。
    go3 gwai6 mou5 jung6 fong4 fo2 gaau1 baan2 zau6 mou5 hak1 hei3.
    • The cupboard isn't coated with fire retardant laminate. It doesn't have a black border.
  5. Cantonese
    佢冇用到拎去堆填都嫌嘥位。
    佢冇用到拎去堆填都嫌嘥位。
    keoi5 mou5 jung6 dou3 ling1 heoi3 deoi1 tin4 dou1 jim4 saai1 wai2.
    • He is so useless that it is a waste of space if he is dumped in the landfill.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    生到大只骡骡都冇用啦，一碌木噉！
    生到大隻騾騾都冇用啦，一碌木噉！
    saang1 dou3 daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4 dou1 mou5 jung6 laa1, jat1 luk1 muk6 gam2!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你一味喊都冇用𠺝。
    你一味喊都冇用𠺝。
    nei5 jat1 mei2 haam3 dou1 mou5 jung6 gaak3.
    • There's no use in crying non-stop.