唔起 [－－]

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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. particle, Cantonese, used after verbs
    cannot afford to
    • 呢个医生我睇唔起。
      呢个医生我睇唔起。
      ni1 go3 ji1 saang1 ngo5 tai2 m4 hei2.
      I cannot afford to see this doctor.
    • 呢层楼我买唔起。
      呢层楼我买唔起。
      ni1 cang4 lau2 ngo5 maai5 m4 hei2.
      I cannot afford to buy this flat.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我谂极都谂唔起佢叫咩名。
    我諗極都諗唔起佢叫咩名。
    ngo5 nam2 gik6 dou1 nam2 m4 hei2 keoi5 giu3 me1 ming4 。
    • I'm trying hard, but can't think of her name.
  2. Cantonese
    我谂唔起「多谢」用德文点讲。
    我諗唔起「多謝」用德文點講。
    ngo5 nam2 m4 hei2 「 do1 ze6 」 jung6 dak1 man4 dim2 gong2 。
    • I can't remember how to say "Thank you" in German.
  3. Cantonese
    我头先醒唔起佢个名。
    我頭先醒唔起佢個名。
    ngo5 tau4 sin1 sing2 m4 hei2 keoi5 go3 ming4 。
    • I can't think of his name just now.
  4. Cantonese
    我醒唔起我摆咗条锁匙喺边度。
    我醒唔起我擺咗條鎖匙喺邊度。
    ngo5 sing2 m4 hei2 ngo5 baai2 zo2 tiu5 so2 si4 hai2 bin1 dou6 。
    • I don't remember where I put my key.
  5. Cantonese
    我举唔起只右手。
    我舉唔起隻右手。
    ngo5 geoi2 m4 hei2 zek3 jau6 sau2 。
    • I can't lift my right arm.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你咁玩唔起，边有朋友呀？
    你咁玩唔起，邊有朋友呀？
    nei5 gam3 waan2 m4 hei2, bin1 jau5 pang4 jau5 aa3?
    • You can't even take a joke. How would you have friends?
  2. Cantonese
    我呢啲穷撚养唔起车㗎。
    我呢啲窮撚養唔起車㗎。
    • Poor people like me can't afford the maintenance cost of a car.
  3. Cantonese
    佢写文章从来都唔起草嘅。
    佢寫文章從來都唔起草嘅。
    keoi5 se2 man4 zoeng1 cung4 loi4 dou1 m4 hei2 cou2 ge3.
    • He never makes rough drafts when writing essays.
  4. Cantonese
    我本来想生两个细路，不过我怕养唔起。
    我本來想生兩個細路，不過我怕養唔起。
    ngo5 bun2 loi4 soeng2 saang1 loeng5 go3 sai3 lou6, bat1 gwo3 ngo5 paa3 joeng5 m4 hei2.
    • I wanted to have two children, but I'm afraid I can't afford it.
  5. Cantonese
    佢经唔起引诱，选择咗同流合污，同其他人一齐贩毒。
    佢經唔起引誘，選擇咗同流合污，同其他人一齊販毒。
    keoi5 ging1 m4 hei2 jan5 jau5, syun2 zaak6 zo2 tung4 lau4 hap6 wu1, tung4 kei4 taa1 jan4 jat1 cai4 faan6 duk6.
    • He couldn't resist the temptation, (so) he chose to go along with the bad lots and be a drug dealer too.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    提唔起精神
    提唔起精神
    tai4 m4 hei2 zeng1 san4
    • unable to cheer up
  2. Cantonese
    呢个医生我睇唔起。
    呢个医生我睇唔起。
    ni1 go3 ji1 saang1 ngo5 tai2 m4 hei2.
    • I cannot afford to see this doctor.
  3. Cantonese
    呢层楼我买唔起。
    呢层楼我买唔起。
    ni1 cang4 lau2 ngo5 maai5 m4 hei2.
    • I cannot afford to buy this flat.