唔夠 [－够]

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Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 不夠 – 不够

唔夠 [－够]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. not enough; insufficient
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    因为你唔够努力，所以先会失败。
    因為你唔夠努力，所以先會失敗。
    jan1 wai6 nei5 m4 gau3 nou5 lik6 ， so2 ji5 sin1 wui2 sat1 baai6 。
    • The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.
  2. Cantonese
    佢都廿岁喇，但系都仲系唔够胆同女仔倾计。
    佢都廿歲喇，但係都仲係唔夠膽同女仔傾計。
    keoi5 dou1 jaa6 seoi3 laa3 ， daan6 hai6 dou1 zung6 hai6 m4 gau3 daam2 tung4 neoi5 zi2 king1 gai3 。
    • Even though he has turned twenty, he's still too timid to chat with girls.
  3. Cantonese
    佢攰得济，又唔够瞓，卒之咪搞到病咗啰。
    佢攰得濟，又唔夠瞓，卒之咪搞到病咗囉。
    keoi5 攰 dak1 zai3 ， jau6 m4 gau3 fan3 ， zeot1 zi1 mi1 gaau2 dou3 beng6 zo2 lo1 。
    • What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.
  4. Cantonese
    我唔够我细佬高，但系我高过我阿爸。
    我唔夠我細佬高，但係我高過我阿爸。
    ngo5 m4 gau3 ngo5 sai3 lou2 gou1 ， daan6 hai6 ngo5 gou1 gwo3 ngo5 aa3 baa1 。
    • I am not so tall as my brother, but taller than my father.
  5. Cantonese
    佢试个蛋糕够唔够甜。
    佢試個蛋糕夠唔夠甜。
    keoi5 si3 go3 daan6 gou1 gau3 m4 gau3 tim4 。
    • She tasted the cake to see if it was sweet enough.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我而家得十蚊喺身，唔够俾钱㖞。
    我而家得十蚊喺身，唔夠俾錢喎。
    ngo5 ji4 gaa1 dak1 sap6 man1 hai2 san1, m4 gau3 bei2 cin2 wo3.
    • I only have ten dollars with me. I don't have enough money to pay.
  2. Cantonese
    条友真系唔够雷，竟然出卖兄弟！
    條友真係唔夠雷，竟然出賣兄弟！
    tiu4 jau2 zan1 hai6 m4 gau3 leoi4, ging2 jin4 ceot1 maai5 hing1 dai6!
    • That guy is such a spineless coward, he even sold out his brothers!
  3. Cantonese
    你今日死咕咕咁嘅样，寻晚唔够训？
    你今日死咕咕咁嘅樣，尋晚唔夠訓？
    nei5 gam1 jat6 sei2 gu4 gu4 gam2 ge3 joeng2, cam4 maan5 m4 gau3 fan3?
    • You look so dull today, did you sleep well last night?
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋兵力唔够，我哋可以集中优势兵力打低佢哋先。
    佢哋兵力唔夠，我哋可以集中優勢兵力打低佢哋先。
    keoi5 dei6 bing1 lik6 m4 gau3, ngo5 dei6 ho2 ji5 zaap6 zung1 jau1 sai3 bing1 lik6 daa2 dai1 keoi5 dei6 sin1.
    • They have a shortage of troops, we can concentrate superior forces to defeat them first.
  5. Cantonese
    原来你著唔够衫，唔怪得会病啦。
    原來你著唔夠衫，唔怪得會病啦。
    jyun4 loi4 nei5 zoek3 m4 gau3 saam1, m4 gwaai3 dak1 wui5 beng6 laa1
    • 原來你沒穿夠衣服，怪不得會病啦。
    • So you didn't wear enough clothes? That's why you caught a cold.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    家姐嫌眉形唔够靓，想修返好佢。
    家姐嫌眉形唔夠靚，想修返好佢。
    gaa1 ze1 jim4 mei4 jing4 m4 gau3 leng3, soeng2 sau1 faan1 hou2 keoi5.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    打牌唔够脚
    打牌唔夠腳
    daa2 paai2 m4 gau3 goek3
    • to not have enough people for playing mahjong