未嘗 [－尝]

Jyutping mei6 soeng4
Pinyin wèi cháng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not ever
  2. not necessarily
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    同​後​面​嘅​否定​形式​「​唔​」​、​「​冇​」​連用​，​表示​可能
    used before a negation word e.g. 唔m4 and 冇mou5 to make a guarded assertion or indicate possibility
    • 呢個未嘗唔係一個好主意。
      呢个未尝唔系一个好主意。
      ni1 go3 mei6 soeng4 m4 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 zyu2 ji3.
      This might not be a bad idea.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary
    not necessarily
    (syn.) 無一定, 未見得, 未必然, 无的确, 未始, 无定著, 未必, 未见得, 无一定, 不一定, 不必, 無定著, 无拄拄, 無拄拄, 唔一定, 不見得, 不见得, 無的確
  2. adv, literary
    not ever
    (syn.) 毋捌, 未始, 不曾
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    两队至今均未尝败绩。
    兩隊至今均未嘗敗績。
    liǎng duì zhì jīn jūn wèi cháng bài jì 。
    • Both teams are unbeaten.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    上唔切上班巴士，冇撞正爆軚，未尝唔系塞翁失马。
    上唔切上班巴士，冇撞正爆軚，未嘗唔係塞翁失馬。
    soeng5 m4 cit3 soeng6 baan1 baa1 si2, mou5 zong6 zeng3 baau3 taai1, mei6 soeng4 m4 hai6 coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5.
    • I had missed the previous bus, but it turned out that I didn't suffer from its burst tyre. It was not that bad.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个未尝唔系一个好主意。
    呢個未嘗唔係一個好主意。
    ni1 go3 mei6 soeng4 m4 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 zyu2 ji3.
    • This might not be a bad idea.