冇錢 [－钱]

Jyutping mou5 cin2
Pinyin mǎo qián

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​擁​有​嘅​資​產​少
    poor, literally: no money
    • 呢排冇錢到飯都唔敢食。
      呢排冇钱到饭都唔敢食。
      nei1 paai4 mou5 cin2 dou3 faan6 dou1 m4 gam2 sik6.
      I'm so broke in recent days that I dare not have a meal.
  2. 反義詞
    有錢
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我冇钱，但系我有梦想。
    我冇錢，但係我有夢想。
    ngo5 mou5 cin2 ， daan6 hai6 ngo5 jau5 mung6 soeng2 。
    • I have no money, but I have dreams.
    • I don't have money, but I have dreams.
    • I don't have any money, but I have dreams.
    • I don't have money, but I do have a dream!
  2. Cantonese
    第一，我冇钱，第二，我冇空闲时间。
    第一，我冇錢，第二，我冇空閒時間。
    dai6 jat1 ， ngo5 mou5 cin2 ， dai6 ji6 ， ngo5 mou5 hung1 haan4 si4 gaan3 。
    • For one thing, I've no money, and for another, I've no leisure.
  3. Cantonese
    如果你冇钱，根本咩都买唔到。
    如果你冇錢，根本咩都買唔到。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 mou5 cin2 ， gan1 bun2 me1 dou1 maai5 m4 dou3 。
    • You can't buy anything if you have no money.
  4. Cantonese
    Tom冇钱。
    Tom冇錢。
    Ｔ o m mou5 cin2 。
    • Tom had no money.
    • Tom has no money.
  5. Cantonese
    Tom𠮶阵冇钱。
    Tom嗰陣冇錢。
    Ｔ o m go2 zan6 mou5 cin2 。
    • Tom had no money.
    • Tom didn't have money.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    月尾冇钱，又要挨罐头。
    月尾冇錢，又要捱罐頭。
    jyut6 mei5 mou5 cin2, jau6 jiu3 ngaai4 gun3 tau2.
    • I ran out of money at the end of this month, so I had to eat canned food.
  2. Cantonese
    佢其实冇钱㗎，不过系都要充阔佬之嘛。
    佢其實冇錢㗎，不過係都要充闊佬之嘛。
    keoi5 kei4 sat6 mou5 cin2 gaa3, bat1 gwo3 hai6 dou1 jiu3 cung1 fut3 lou2 zi1 maa3.
    • Actually he's got no money but he keeps on pretending he's so generous (and wealthy).
  3. Cantonese
    屌你个死乞儿呀，媾女睇戏请食饭就咁撚疏爽，依家叫你出嚟同兄弟饮下酒吹下水就话冇钱？
    屌你個死乞兒呀，媾女睇戲請食飯就咁撚疏爽，依家叫你出嚟同兄弟飲下酒吹下水就話冇錢？
    diu2 nei5 go3 sei2 hat1 ji1 aa3, kau1 neoi2 tai2 hei3 cing2 sik6 faan6 zau6 gam3 lan2 so1 song2, ji1 gaa1 giu3 nei5 ceot1 lei4 tung4 hing1 dai6 jam2 haa5 zau2 ceoi1 haa5 seoi2 zau6 waa6 mou5 cin2?
    • You're such a selfish prick. You're really gonna be taking girls out for nice meals at the same time you're telling us you're too broke for a drink?
  4. Cantonese
    你冇钱又想学人做老板？发梦啦。
    你冇錢又想學人做老闆？發夢啦。
    nei5 mou5 cin2 jau6 soeng2 hok6 jan4 zou6 lou5 baan2, faat3 mung6 laa1.
    • You have no money but want to be a boss? You're daydreaming.
  5. Cantonese
    我爸爸因为屋企冇钱，十岁就辍学喇。
    我爸爸因為屋企冇錢，十歲就輟學喇。
    ngo5 baa4 baa1 jan1 wai6 uk1 kei2 mou5 cin2, sap6 seoi3 zau6 zyut6 hok6 laa3.
    • My father dropped out from school as early as he was ten because of financial difficulties in the family.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢冇钱吸毒就去抢嘢。
    佢冇錢吸毒就去搶嘢。
    keoi5 mou5 cin2 kap1 duk6 zau6 heoi3 coeng2 je5.