冇禮 [－礼]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. impolite; rude; ill-mannered [colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢系个冇礼貌嘅人嚟架。
    佢係個冇禮貌嘅人嚟架。
    keoi5 hai6 go3 mou5 lai5 maau6 ge3 jan4 lai4 gaa2 。
    • She is an ill-mannered individual.
  2. Cantonese
    咁冇礼貌嘅？
    咁冇禮貌嘅？
    gam3 mou5 lai5 maau6 ge3 ？
    • That's incredibly rude.
  3. Cantonese
    手指指冇礼貌。
    手指指冇禮貌。
    sau2 zi2 zi2 mou5 lai5 maau6 。
    • It's not polite to point at others.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    头先同佢食饭，佢一轮嘴咁讲嘢仲要喺度窒头窒势，认真冇礼貌。
    頭先同佢食飯，佢一輪嘴咁講嘢仲要喺度窒頭窒勢，認真冇禮貌。
    tau4 sin1 tung4 keoi5 sik6 faan6, keoi5 jat1 leon2 zeoi2 gam2 gong2 je5 zung6 jiu3 hai2 dou6 zat6 tau4 zat6 sai3, jing2 zan1 mou5 lai5 maau6.
    • I was having lunch with him, and he kept bombarding me with sarcasm. How impolite he was!
  2. Cantonese
    喺室内戴帽系好冇礼貌㗎。
    喺室內戴帽係好冇禮貌㗎。
    hai2 sat1 noi6 daai3 mou2 hai6 hou2 mou5 lai5 maau6 gaa3.
    • Wearing a hat indoors is impolite.
  3. Cantonese
    我大声叫喊唔代表我冇礼貌。
    我大聲叫喊唔代表我冇禮貌。
    ngo5 daai6 seng1 giu3 haam3 m4 doi6 biu2 ngo5 mou5 lai5 maau6.
    • I might be loud but I'm not rude.
  4. Cantonese
    冇礼貌
    冇禮貌
    mou5 lai5 maau6
    • to be impolite
  5. Cantonese
    打乞嗤唔用手巾仔好冇礼貌。
    打乞嗤唔用手巾仔好冇禮貌。
    daa2 hat1 ci1 m4 jung6 sau2 gan1 zai2 hou2 mou5 lai2 maau6.
    • 打噴嚏不用手帕很沒有禮貌。
    • It is very impolite to sneeze without a handkerchief.