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冇

mou5

to not have; there is not

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Usage

Used as the negation of 有 to indicate lack or non-existence
Commonly used to say that something is not present or unavailable
Replaces 沒有 in spoken Cantonese

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Examples

我冇時間。
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ngo5 mou5 si4 gaan3
I don’t have time.
呢度冇人。
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ni1 dou6 mou5 jan4
There is no one here.

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