不bat1成sing4

English

1. won't do
2. unable to
3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
4. (used to add emphasis to a rhetorical question) could it be; is it possible that; is it really true thatunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 難道；唔通；通常用喺反問句後面unreviewed?

Examples

• 小小心意，不成敬意。

  It's not much, but I hope you'll like it.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我們做不成嗎？

  Can't we work this out?

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 他可能永远不成名。

  Perhaps he'll never become famous.

  Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

• 我是個不成器的人。

  I'm a loser.

  Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

• 你們這些人辦不成了。

  You people can't help yourselves.

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 他刚进房间，她就泣不成声了。

  Hardly had he entered the room, when she burst into tears.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• unreviewed?

  唔通你仲要佢道歉？

  難道你還要他道歉不成？ (naan4 dou6 nei5 waan4 jiu3 taa1 dou6 hip3 bat1 sing4?)

  So you really are asking him to apologize?