粵

唔m4見gin3

simp唔见
m4 gin3ng5 gin3n2 jiàn

English

  1. do not see
  2. to not see
  3. to lose; to mislay; to misplace
  4. to lose (time, money, etc); to suffer losses; to cease to have
  5. to not have met
  6. (as a question) followed by a verb to inquire as to why someone has failed to take that action; usually in the form of: given X, why haven't you done Y

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 見唔到
  2. 揾唔到、遺失咗一樣嘢
  3. 損失
  4. 冇同一個人見面;冇見
  5. 反問點解某人唔做某樣嘢

Examples

  • 我唔見咗枝筆。

    I've lost my pen.

  • 我唔見咗把遮。

    I have lost my umbrella.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 佢整唔見咗條車匙。

    He lost his car key.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我唔見咗我條鎖匙。

    I lost my key.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我唔見咗結婚戒指。

    I lost my wedding ring.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我唔見咗大概八毫子。

    I've lost about 80 cents.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 咁多人死,唔見你死?

    Why don't you just drop dead?

    Tatoeba · User55521 CC BY

  • 唔見一排,你好似瘦咗喎!

    After not seeing you for some time, it seems like you're thinner than before. ----

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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