唔掂 [－－]

Jyutping m4 dim6
Pinyin wú diān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. no good; won't do
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​一樣​嘢​表現​強差​人意
    bad, not satisfied
    • 佢做嘢真係好唔掂。
      佢做嘢真系好唔掂。
      keoi5 zou6 je5 zan1 hai6 hou2 m4 dim6.
      He is really poor at his job.
  2. 形容詞
    做​唔​到​一樣​嘢
    not able to finish a task
    • 出街唔帶電話真係唔掂。
      出街唔带电话真系唔掂。
      ceot1 gaai1 m4 daai3 din6 waa2 zan1 hai6 m4 dim6.
      It is impossible to go out without a phone.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 不行
  2. 不妥
  3. 不成
  4. 不順利 – 不顺利
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你冇人帮手搞唔掂㗎喇。
    你冇人幫手搞唔掂㗎喇。
    nei5 mou5 jan4 bong1 sau2 gaau2 m4 dim1 gaa3 laa3 。
    • I know that you won't be able to do that without some help.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我都搞佢唔掂，而家系噉出拖字诀先㗎咋。
    我都搞佢唔掂，而家係噉出拖字訣先㗎咋。
    ngo5 dou1 gaau2 keoi5 m4 dim6, ji4 gaa1 hai6 gam2 ceot1 to1 zi6 kyut3 gaa3 zaa3.
    • I can't deal with him but only keep him waiting.
  2. Cantonese
    我搞唔掂呢档生意。
    我搞唔掂呢檔生意。
    ngo5 gaau2 m4 dim6 ni1 dong3 saang1 ji3.
    • I can't handle this business.
  3. Cantonese
    佢喺外国捞唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    佢喺外國撈唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    keoi5 hai2 ngoi6 gwok3 lou1 m4 dim6, jiu3 faan1 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 wan2 gung1.
    • He couldn't make a living in a foreign country, so he came back to Hong Kong to look for a job.
  4. Cantonese
    哗，你今日套衫好唔掂㖞，著到个人成阵捞味咁嘅。
    嘩，你今日套衫好唔掂喎，著到個人成陣撈味咁嘅。
    • Wow, your dress today is not okay at all, look as if you were a prostitute.
  5. Cantonese
    呢水货完全唔掂，间厂点做嘢㗎？
    呢水貨完全唔掂，間廠點做嘢㗎？
    ni1 seoi2 fo3 jyun4 cyun4 m4 dim6, gaan1 cong2 dim2 zou6 je5 gaa3?
    • This batch of products is shoddy. What's wrong with the factory?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我舞咗半日都舞唔掂部面包机。
    我舞咗半日都舞唔掂部面包机。
    ngo5 mou2 zo2 bun3 jat6 dou1 mou2 m4 dim6 bou6 min6 baau1 gei1.
    • I've worked on this for half a day, but I still haven't figured out how this bread machine works.
  2. Cantonese
    国语同佢搞唔掂喇，不如用鸡肠？
    国语同佢搞唔掂喇，不如用鸡肠？
    gwok3 jyu5 tung4 keoi5 gaau2 m4 dim6 laa3, bat1 jyu4 jung6 gai1 coeng2?
    • Mandarin won't work; how about English?