Translingual

Han character

唔 (radical 30 口+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口一一口 (RMMR) or X口一一口 (XRMMR), four-corner 6106₁, composition ⿰口吾)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 193, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3741
• Dae Jaweon: page 413, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 627, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5514

Chinese

Etymology 1

Belongs to the *m- series of negatives; see 無 (OC *ma, “no”) for more. Cognate with the syllabic negative 毋 (m̄, m̀) in Min Nan and Hakka.

Pronunciation

Definitions

唔 (Cantonese)

1. Particle placed before a verb or adjective to make it negative.

   唔好意思，我唔記得。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

   唔好意思，我唔记得。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   M⁴ hou² ji³ si¹, ngo⁵m⁴ gei³ dak¹. [Jyutping]

   Sorry, I don't remember.

   你知唔知道游水池喺邊度呀？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

   你知唔知道游水池喺边度呀？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   Nei⁵ zi¹m⁴ zi¹ dou³ jau⁴ seoi² ci⁴ hai² bin¹ dou⁶ aa³? [Jyutping]

   Do you know where the swimming pool is?

2. Particle of hesitation or thinking.

   唔……不如去嗰間餐廳吖！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

   唔……不如去𠮶间餐厅吖！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   M⁴...... Bat¹ jyu⁴ heoi³ go² gaan¹ caan¹ teng¹ aa¹! [Jyutping]

   Well... let's go to that restaurant!

3. Particle of agreement.

   「噉樣得唔得呀？」「唔。」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

   “噉样得唔得呀？”“唔。” [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   "gam² joeng^6-2 dak¹m⁴ dak¹ aa³?" "m⁴." [Jyutping]

   "Is this OK?" "Uh-huh."

Synonyms

Usage notes

• Cantonese 唔 is the direct equivalent of Modern Standard Chinese's 不 (bù), but there are some fixed phrases where 不 cannot be substituted with 唔. For example, 不可以 (bùkěyǐ) is equivalent to 唔可以 but 不如 (bùrú) cannot become *唔如.
• See also 不#Usage notes.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

唔

1. An expression of permission or surprise; hmm
2. Only used in 咿唔 (“sound of recitation”).

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典)

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: ご (go)

Korean

Hanja

唔 • ‎(o) (hangeul 오, revised o, McCune-Reischauer o)

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Vietnamese

Han character

唔 (ngô)

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