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Jyutping daa2 bat1 tung1
Pinyin dǎ bu tōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cannot get through (on phone)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be unable to get through (on the telephone)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我整天都在打电话给他,但是却打不通。
    我整天都在打電話給他,但是卻打不通。
    wǒ zhěng tiān dōu zài dǎ diàn huà gěi tā , dàn shì què dǎ bu tōng 。
    • I've tried calling him all day, but the line is busy.