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冇mou5理lei5由jau4

mou5 lei5 jau4mǎo lǐ yóu

English

  1. "impossible"; "implausible"; "it cannot be"
  2. used to describe something unexpected, unreasonable or illogical, or to express denial to the reality; "it can't be!", "surely not!"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 表示對一啲嘢嘅質疑、不能想象,認為嗰樣嘢唔合理,亦都可以表達唔接受現實嘅情緒

Examples

  • 我亦都建議你喺唔好放棄你嘅私隱嘅情況下,以自然嘅方式同佢傾一傾吓佢缺席嗰陣你會做啲咩,等佢明白佢妒忌係冇理由嘅。

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  • 我冇理由會輸畀佢。

    It is impossible for me to be beaten by her.

  • 佢冧你?冇理由,佢招呼都冇同你打過,點會啊?

    He has a crush on you? It can't be. He hasn't greeted you ever, how come so?

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

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