唔

唔 U+5514, 唔 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5514 ← 唓 [U+5513] CJK Unified Ideographs 唕 → [U+5515]

Translingual

Han character

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

References

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

Chinese

simp. and trad.		唔
alternative forms		毋 Hakka; Teochew

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 Hokkien and Hakka.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): m⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): m³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): m̀

  (Meixian, Guangdong): m²

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): m⁶ / m⁷
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): n⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: m⁴
    • Yale: m̀h
    • Cantonese Pinyin: m⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: m⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: m³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: m̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: m^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: m²
    • Sinological IPA: /m¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: m²
    • Sinological IPA: /m̩¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: m⁶ / m⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: m̆ / m̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m³⁵/, /m¹¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: n⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̩²⁴/

Definitions

唔

1. (Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) not (negator)

   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, ngo⁵ m⁴ 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 zi¹ m⁴ zi¹ dou³ jau⁴ seoi² ci⁴ hai² bin¹ dou⁶ aa³? [Jyutping]

   Do you know where the swimming pool is?

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 不 (“not”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		不, 弗, 毋, 勿, 莫, 否, 未
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		不
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	不
	Taiwan	不
	Langfang	不
	Chengde	不
	Chifeng	不
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	不
	Heihe	不
	Nenjiang	不
	Mohe	不
	Qiqihar	不
	Tailai	不
	Jiyan	不
	Lanxi	不
	Boli	不
	Jiayin	不
	Muling	不
	Dongning	不
	Ning'an	不
	Linkou	不
	Zhaozhou	不
	Zhaodong	不
	Mishan	不
	Harbin	不
	Shangzhi	不
	Jiamusi	不
	Tongjiang	不
	Baicheng	不
	Changchun	不
	Tonghua	不
	Shenyang	不
	Jinzhou	不
	Jingzhou (Shashi)	不
	Malaysia	不
	Singapore	不
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	不
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	不
	Tangshan	不
	Cangzhou	不
	Baoding	不
	Dingxing	不
	Shijiazhuang	不
	Lijin	不
	Wudi	不
	Weifang (Weicheng)	不
	Jinan	不
	Jinan (Zhangqiu)	不
	Dezhou	不
	Tai'an	不
	Xintai	不
	Zichuan	不
	Boshan	不
	Yinan	不
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	不
	Dandong	不
	Yantai	不
	Yantai (Muping)	不
	Laizhou	不
	Weihai	不
	Rongcheng	不
	Qingdao	不
	Zhucheng	不
	Yishui	不
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	不
	Lingbao	不
	Ningyang	不
	Daming	不
	Yuncheng	不
	Wanrong	不
	Linfen	不
	Hongtong	不
	Shangqiu	不
	Yuanyang	不
	Zhengzhou	不
	Xinyang	不
	Shangluo	不
	Luonan	不
	Danfeng	不
	Shangnan	不
	Shanyang	不
	Zhen'an	不
	Ankang	不
	Baihe	不
	Pingli	不
	Xunyang	不
	Lueyang	不
	Mianxian	不
	Yangxian	不
	Xi'an	不
	Xi'an (Baqiao)	不
	Xi'an (Yanliang)	不
	Xi'an (Lintong)	不
	Xi'an (Chang'an)	不
	Xi'an (Huyi)	不
	Xi'an (Gaoling)	不
	Zhouzhi	不
	Lantian	不
	Xianyang	不
	Xingping	不
	Wugong	不
	Qianxian	不
	Liquan	不
	Jingyang	不
	Sanyuan	不
	Yongshou	不
	Changwu	不
	Tongchuan (Wangyi)	不
	Tongchuan (Yaozhou)	不
	Yijun	不
	Weinan	不
	Weinan (Huazhou)	不
	Hancheng	不
	Huayin	不
	Tongguan	不
	Dali	不
	Heyang	不
	Chengcheng	不
	Baishui	不
	Pucheng	不
	Fuping	不
	Huanglong	不
	Yichuan	不
	Huangling	不
	Luochuan	不
	Fuxian	不
	Dingbian	不
	Baoji	不
Baoji (Chencang)	不
Fengchang	不
Qishan	不
Fufeng	不
Meixian	不
Taibai	不
Fengxian	不
Qianyang	不
Longxian	不
Linyou	不
Tianshui	不
Xining	不
Xuzhou	不
Pizhou	不
Suqian	不
Lianyungang (Ganyu)	不
Donghai	不
Fuyang	不
Bengbu	不
Suzhou, Anhui	不
Huaibei	不
Guangde (Qiuzhuang)	不
Qimen (Anling Junhua)	不
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	不
	Lanzhou	不
	Jiuquan	不
	Dunhuang	不
	Shandan	不
	Hami	不
	Ürümqi	不
	Jimsar	不
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	不
	Chengdu (Xindu)	不
	Chengdu (Xinfan, Xindu)	不
	Chengdu (Huayang, Shuangliu)	不
	Chengdu (Pidu)	不
	Chengdu (Wenjiang)	不
	Chengdu (Shuangliu)	不
	Chengdu (Xinjin)	不
	Jintang	不
	Pengzhou	不
	Dujiangyan	不
	Chongzhou	不
	Dayi	不
	Pujiang	不
	Qionglai	不
	Jianyang	不
	Xiaojin	不
	Jinchuan	不
	Songpan	不
	Maoxian	不
	Lixian	不
	Wenchuan	不
	Deyang	不
	Deyang (Luojiang)	不
	Mianzhu	不
	Shifang	不
	Guanghan	不
	Zhongjiang	不
	Ziyang	不
	Anyue	沒有
	Lezhi	不
	Mianyang	不
	Mianyang (Anzhou)	不
	Zitong	不
	Jiangyou	不
	Jiangyou (Zhangming)	沒
	Pingwu	不
	Beichuan	不
	Yanting	不
	Santai	不
	Guangyuan	不
	Guangyuan (Zhaohua)	不
	Cangxi	不
	Jiange	不
	Meishan	沒
	Pengshan	不
	Danling	不
	Hongya	不
	Qingshen	不
	Renshou	不
	Luzhou (Naxi)	不
	Luxian	不
	Xuyong	沒有
	Gulin	不
	Hejiang	不
	Yibin	不
	Yibin (Nanxi)	不
	Pingshan	不
	Gaoxian	不
	Changning	不
	Gongxian	不
	Xingwen (Gusong)	不
	Xingwen (Bowangshan)	不
	Jiang'an	不
Junlian	不
Leshan	不
Jiajiang	不
Emeishan	不
Ebian	不
Qianwei	不
Mabian	不
Jingyan	不
Neijiang	沒有
Zizhong	不
Weiyuan	不
Longchang	不
Suining	不
Pengxi	不
Shehong	不
Guang'an	不
Yuechi	不
Wusheng	不
Linshui	不
Nanchong	不
Nanbu	不
Langzhong	不
Yilong	不
Yingshan	不
Peng'an	不
Dazhou	不
Dazhu	不
Kaijiang	不
Wanyuan	不
Xuanhan	沒
Bazhong	不
Tongjiang	不
Nanjiang	不
Hanyuan	不
Xichang	不
Zigong	不
Fushun	不
Rongxian	不
Leibo	不
Chongqing	不
Chongqing (Nanchuan)	不
Chongqing (Dazu)	不
Chongqing (Rongchang)	不
Chongqing (Yongchuan)	不
Chongqing (Bishan)	沒
Chongqing (Tongliang)	沒有
Chongqing (Tongnan)	不
Chongqing (Hechuan)	不
Chongqing (Changshou)	不
Chongqing (Fuling)	不
Chongqing (Jiangjin)	不
Chongqing (Wanzhou)	不
Chongqing (Shizhu)	不
Chongqing (Kaizhou)	不
Chongqing (Chengkou)	不
Chongqing (Dianjiang)	不
Chongqing (Liangping)	不
Chongqing (Fengdu)	不
Chongqing (Zhongxian)	不
Chongqing (Qianjiang)	不
Chongqing (Pengshui)	不
Chongqing (Youyang)	不
Chongqing (Xiushan)	不
Chongqing (Yunyang)	不
Chongqing (Wuxi)	不
Chongqing (Fengjie)	不
Chongqing (Wushan)	不
Wuhan	冇
Wuhan (Jiangxia)	冇
Wuhan (Caidian)	冇
Wuhan (Xinzhou)	冇
Wuhan (Huangpi)	冇
Hanchuan	冇
Suizhou	不
Suixian	不
Yichang	不
Dangyang	不
Zhijiang	不
Yidu	不
Changyang	不, 沒
Xingshan	不
Zigui	不
Wufeng	不
Enshi	不
Hefeng	不
Badong	不
Xuan'en	沒
Laifeng	不
Lichuan	沒
Jianshi	不
Xianfeng	不
Xiangyang	不
Laohekou	不
Baokang	不
Nanzhang	不
Zaoyang	不
Yicheng	不
Gucheng	不
Jingzhou	不
Jiangling	不
Shishou	不
Gong'an	不
Songzi	沒有
Jingmen	不
Zhongchang	不
Jingshan	不
Tianmen	不
Xiantao	不
Qianjiang	不
Shennongjia	不
Shiyan	不
Zhuxi	冒
Zhushan	不
Yunxi	沒
Yunyang	不
Danjiangkou	不
Fangxian	不
Lhasa	不
Guiyang	不
Zunyi	不
Bijie	不
Zhaotong	不
Baoshan, Yunnan	不
Dali	不
Kunming	不
Qujing	不
Wenshan	不
Mengzi	不
Pu'er	不
Lincang	不
Guilin	不
Liuzhou	沒, 不
Jishou	沒
Changde	不
Zhangjiajie	不
Yongzhou	不
Huitong	不
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	不
Ganzhou	不
Shiquan	不
Ziyang	不
Ningshan	不
Langao	不
Zhenping	不
Hanzhong	不
Hanzhong (Nanzheng)	不
Ningqiang	不
Liuba	不
Chenggu	不
Foping	不
Xixiang	不
Zhenba	不
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	不
	Nanjing (Pukou)	不
	Nanjing (Luhe)	不
	Nanjing (Lishui)	不
	Yangzhou	不
	Yangzhou (Jiangdu)	不
	Baoying	不
	Gaoyou	不
	Yizheng	不
	Taizhou	不
	Taixing	不
	Taizhou (Jiangyan)	不
	Jingjiang (Dongxing)	不
	Zhenjiang	不
	Jurong	不
	Yangzhong	不
	Lianyungang	不
	Lianyungang (Haizhou)	不
	Guanyun	不
	Guannan	不
	Huai'an	不
	Huai'an (Huai'an District)	不
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	不
	Huai'an (Hongze)	不
	Lianshui	不
	Xuyi	不
	Jinhu	不
	Xinghua	不
	Nantong	不
	Rugao	不
	Rudong	不
	Hai'an	不
	Yancheng	不
	Dongtai	不
	Binhai	不
	Sheyang	不
	Yancheng (Dafeng)	不
	Funing	不
	Jianhu	不
	Xiangshui	不
	Shuyang	不
	Sihong	不
	Siyang	不
	Anqing	不
	Tongcheng	不
	Zongyang	不
	Chizhou	不
	Qingyang	不
	Wuhu	不
	Wuhu (Wanzhi)	不
	Wuhu (Jinghu)	不
	Wuhu (Fanchang)	不
	Wuwei	不
	Hanshan	不
	Hexian	不
	Ma'anshan	不
	Dangtu	不
	Xuancheng	不
	Hefei	不
	Feidong	不
	Feixi	不
	Chaohu	不
	Lujiang	不
	Changfeng	不
Huainan	不
Lu'an	不
Lu'an (Qingshuihe, Jin'an)	不
Shucheng	不
Huoshan	不
Chuzhou	不
Lai'an	不
Quanjiao	不
Mingguang	不
Tianchang	不
Ezhou (Echeng)	不
Huangshi	不
Huanggang	不
Hong'an	不
Macheng	不
Luotian	不
Yingshan	不
Xishui	不
Huangmei	不
Wuxue	不
Qichun	不
Xiaogan	不
Anlu	不
Yingcheng	不
Yunmeng	不
Dawu	不
Guangshui	不
Zhashui	不
Jiujiang	不
Ruichang	不
Mandarin	Ningguo (Gangkou)	不
	Langxi	不
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唔
	Hong Kong	唔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	唔
	Macau	唔
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	唔
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	唔
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	唔
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	唔
	Foshan	唔
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	唔
	Foshan (Shunde)	唔
	Foshan (Sanshui)	唔
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	唔
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	唔
	Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)	唔
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	唔
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	唔
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	唔
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	唔
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	唔
	Taishan	唔
	Kaiping (Chikan)	唔
	Enping (Niujiang)	唔
	Heshan (Yayao)	唔
	Dongguan	唔
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	唔
	Qingyuan	唔
	Fogang	唔
	Yingde (Hanguang)	唔
	Yangshan	唔
	Lianshan (Butian)	冇
	Lianshan (Yonghe)	唔
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	冇
	Shaoguan	唔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	唔
	Renhua	唔
	Lechang	唔
	Yunfu	唔
	Yangjiang	冇
	Yangjiang (Yangdong)	冇
	Yangdong (Yashao)	冇
	Yangxi	冇
	Xinyi	冇
	Maoming (Xinpo)	冇
	Maoming (Yangjiao)	冇
	Gaozhou	冇
	Zhanjiang	冇
	Lianjiang	冇
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	冇
	Nanning	冇
	Wuzhou	冇
	Cangwu (Liubao)	冇
	Yulin	冇
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	冇
	Hepu (Shatian)	冇
	Guiping (Madong)	冇
	Beihai	冇
	Beihai (Nankang)	冇
	Beihai (Yingpan)	冇
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	冇
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	冇
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	冇
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	冇
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	唔
Singapore (Guangfu)	唔
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	唔
Móng Cái	冇
Gan	Nanchang	不
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	冒
	Anyi	不
	Hukou	不
	Lushan	不
	Yongxiu	不
	Xiushui	不
	Pengze	不
	Duchang	不
	Wuning (Quankou)	不
	Poyang	不
	Yugan	不
	Wannian	冒
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	不
	Hengfeng	莫
	Leping	不
	Yichun	冇
	Yifeng	不
	Gao'an	唔
	Fengxin	不
	Shanggao	唔
	Wanzai	唔
	Fengcheng	不
	Xinyu	不
	Fuzhou	不
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	不, 唔
	Nancheng	不
	Nanfeng	不
	Yihuang	不
	Lichuan	不
	Chongren	冒
	Pingxiang	冒
	Lianhua	不, 唔
	Ji'an	不
	Jishui (Luotian)	不
	Yongfeng	不
	Taihe	唔
	Xiajiang	冒
	Yongxin	唔
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	不
	Guixi	沒
	Susong	不
	Susong (Heta)	不
	Wangjiang	不
	Qianshan	不
	Huaining	不
	Dongzhi	不
	Shitai	不
	Yangxin	不
	Daye	不
	Xianning	不
	Xianning (Maqiao)	不
	Jiayu	不
	Chongyang	不
	Chibi	冒
	Tongshan	不
	Jianli	不
	Yueyang	不
	Pingjiang (Xijiang)	不
	Liuyang	不
	Liling (Baitutan)	不
	Youxian	不
	Chaling	唔
	Leiyang	唔
Jianning	唔
Jinxian	不
Jinxi	冒
Le'an	冒
Guangchang	冒
Anfu	冒
Suichuan	唔
Wan'an	唔
Jing'an	沒
Zhangshu	冒
Xingan	冒
Fenyi	冒
Hakka	Meixian	唔
	Xingning	唔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	唔
	Huidong (Daling)	唔
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	唔
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	唔
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	唔
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	唔
	Wengyuan	唔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	唔
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	唔
	Liannan	唔
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	唔
	Jiexi	唔
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	唔
	Changting	唔
	Shanghang	唔
	Wuping	唔
	Wuping (Pingyu)	唔
	Liancheng	唔
	Ninghua	唔, 不
	Qingliu	唔
	Yudu	唔
	Ningdu	唔
	Ruijin	唔
	Shicheng	唔
	Shangyou (Shexi)	晤
	Tonggu (Sandu)	唔
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	唔
	Ganzhou (Nankang)	唔
	Dayu	唔
	Quannan	唔
	Dingnan	唔
	Longnan	唔
	Xunwu	冒
	Anyuan	唔
	Huichang	冒
	Chongyi	唔
	Xingguo	莫
	Yunhe (Jinshuitan)	唔
	Tonggu	唔
	Fengxin (Zaoxi)	唔
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	唔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	唔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	唔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	唔
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	唔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	唔
	Hong Kong	唔
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	無
	Mengshan (Xihe)	冒
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	冇
Huizhou	Jixi	不
	Shexian	不
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	不
	Huangshan (Huizhou)	不
	Wuyuan	沒
	Fuliang	不
	Dexing	不
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	不
	Jiande (Meicheng)	弗
	Jiande (Shouchang)	勿
Jin	Taiyuan	不
	Jinzhong (Taigu)	不
	Pingyao	不
	Heshun	不
	Qixian	不
	Yangyuan	不
	Datong	不
	Guangling	不
	Suozhou (Pinglu)	不
	Xinzhou	不
	Wuzhai	不
	Lüliang (Lishi)	不
	Shilou	不
	Linxian	不
	Wenshui	不
	Xixian	不
	Changzhi	不
	Changzhi (Tunliu)	不
	Linhe	不
	Zhangzi	不
	Qinxian	不
	Lingchuan	不
	Jining	不
	Hohhot	不
	Erenhot	不
	Pingshan	不
	Zhangjiakou	不
	Handan	不
	Linzhou	不
	Suide	不
	Zizhou	不
	Mizhi	不
	Jiaxian	不
	Wubu	不
	Shenmu	不
	Fugu	不
	Yulin	不
	Yulin (Hengshan)	不
	Jingbian	不
	Yan'an	不
	Yan'an (Ansai)	不
	Ganquan	不
	Zhidan	不
	Wuqi	不
	Qingjian	不
	Zichang	不
	Yanchuan	不
	Yanchang	不
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	弗
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伓, 𣍐
	Songxi	唔, 𣍐
	Zhenghe	唔, 𣍐
	Pucheng (Shibei)	伓, 𣍐
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	伓, 𣍐
	Fuzhou (Changle)	伓, 𣍐
	Lianjiang	伓, 𣍐
	Fuqing	伓, 𣍐
	Pingtan	伓, 𣍐
	Yongtai	伓, 𣍐
	Minqing	伓, 𣍐
	Gutian	伓, 𣍐
	Pingnan	伓, 𣍐
	Luoyuan	伓, 𣍐
	Fu'an	伓, 𣍐
	Ningde	伓, 𣍐
	Xiapu	伓, 𣍐
	Zherong	伓, 𣍐
	Shouning	伓, 𣍐
	Zhouning	伓, 𣍐
	Fuding	伓, 𣍐
	Matsu	伓, 𣍐
	Taishun	伓
	Cangnan	冇, 無
	Cixi (Guanhaiwei)	伓
Southern Min	Xiamen	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Quanzhou	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Jinjiang	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Nan'an	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Shishi	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Hui'an	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Anxi	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Yongchun	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Dehua	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Zhangzhou	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Hua'an	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Nanjing	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Pinghe	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Zhangpu	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Yunxiao	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Zhao'an	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Dongshan	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Taipei	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Kaohsiung	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Tainan	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Kinmen	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Penang (Hokkien)	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Singapore (Hokkien)	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Manila (Hokkien)	毋, 𣍐, 無
	Datian	毋, 𣍐
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	毋
	Cangnan	毋
	Langxi (Feili)	毋
	Chaozhou	唔, 𣍐, 無
	Shantou	唔, 𣍐, 無
	Jieyang	唔
	Haifeng	唔
	Singapore (Teochew)	唔, 𣍐, 無
	Batam (Teochew)	唔, 𣍐, 無
	Pontianak (Teochew)	唔
	Leizhou	伓
	Maoming (Xiadong, Dianbai)	無
	Wenchang	無
	Haikou	無
	Singapore (Hainanese)	無
Puxian Min	Putian	伓, 𣍐
	Xianyou	伓, 𣍐
Central Min	Yong'an	伓, 𣍐
	Sanming (Shaxian)	伓, 𣍐
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	冒, 唔
	Guangze	唔
	Jiangle	唔
	Mingxi	唔
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	唔
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	冇
	Binyang	冇
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	不
Shehua	Fu'an	唔, 𣍐
	Fuding	唔, 𣍐
	Luoyuan	唔, 𣍐
	Sanming	唔, 𣍐
	Shunchang	唔, 𣍐
	Hua'an	唔, 𣍐
	Jingning (Hexi)	嘸
	Jingning (Zhengkeng)	嘸
Wu	Shanghai	勿
	Shanghai (Yangpu)	勿
	Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)	勿
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	勿
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	勿, 弗
	Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)	勿
	Shanghai (Huinan, Pudong)	勿
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	勿
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	勿
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	勿
	Shanghai (Jiading)	勿
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	勿
	Shanghai (Yuepu, Baoshan)	勿
	Shanghai (Chongming)	弗, 勿
	Suzhou	弗
	Suzhou (Xishan, Wuzhong)	弗
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	弗
	Wuxi	弗
	Changshu	弗
	Kunshan	弗
	Zhangjiagang	弗
	Qidong	弗
	Qidong (Lüsi)	不
	Nantong (Haimen)	弗
	Haimen (Sijia)	不
	Rudong	弗
	Jiaxing	弗
	Jiashan	弗
	Pinghu	弗
	Haining (Xiashi)	弗
	Tongxiang	弗
	Haiyan	弗
	Changzhou	弗
	Liyang	弗
	Changzhou (Jintan)	弗
	Yixing	勿
	Danyang	弗
	Jingjiang	不
	Jiangyin	弗
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	不
	Huzhou	弗
	Changxing	弗
	Anji	弗
	Anji (Xiaofeng)	弗
	Deqing	弗
	Hangzhou	不
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	弗
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	弗
	Hangzhou (Changfa, Lin'an)	不
	Hangzhou (Yuqian, Lin'an)	不
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	弗
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	弗
	Tonglu	勿
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	不
	Shaoxing	勿
	Shaoxing (Keqiao)	勿
	Shaoxing (Shangyu)	勿
	Zhuji	弗
	Shengzhou	弗
	Xinchang	弗
	Ningbo	勿, 嘸沒
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	弗
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	弗
	Ningbo (Beilun)	勿
Ningbo (Yinzhou)	弗
Yuyao	勿
Cixi	弗
Xiangshan	弗
Ninghai	弗
Zhoushan	弗
Zhoushan (Dinghai)	弗
Daishan	弗
Shengsi	勿
Taizhou (Huangyan)	弗
Tiantai	弗, 勿
Xianju	弗
Sanmen	弗
Linhai	弗
Wenling	弗
Yuhuan	弗
Wenzhou	否
Yueqing	否
Yongjia	否
Rui'an	否
Pingyang	否
Taishun	否
Wencheng	否
Lishui	否
Qingtian	否
Jinyun	弗
Wuyi (Liucheng)	弗
Songyang (Xiping)	弗
Yunhe	否
Jingning	否
Qingyuan	否
Longquan	否
Quzhou	弗
Quzhou (Duze, Qujiang)	弗
Suichang	否
Jiangshan	弗
Changshan	弗
Kaihua	弗
Longyou	弗
Jinhua	弗
Jinhua (Tangxi)	弗
Yiwu	弗
Yongkang	弗
Pujiang	弗
Dongyang	弗
Wuyi	弗
Lanxi	弗
Shangrao	嘸
Shangrao (Guangfeng)	唔
Tongling (Xihu & Shun'an)	不
Nanling	不
Tongling (Yi'an)	不
Huangshan	不
Jingxian	不
Jingxian (Zhaji)	不
Pucheng	嘸
Xiang	Changsha	不, 唔
	Yiyang, Hunan	不
	Xiangtan	不
	Xiangxiang	不
	Loudi	不
	Shuangfeng	不
	Xinhua	唔
	Lianyuan	不
	Shaoyang	唔, 莫
	Wugang	不, 冇
	Hengyang	不
	Hengshan	不
	Qiyang	不
	Quanzhou	不
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	沒
	Dong'an	不
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	唔
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	唔
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	唔
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	唔
	Renhua (Shitang)	不, 唔
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	唔

Usage notes

• Cantonese 唔 is the direct equivalent of Standard Chinese 不 (bù), but there are fixed phrases where 不 cannot be substituted with 唔. For example, 不可以 (bùkěyǐ) is equivalent to 唔可以 (m4 ho2 ji5) but 不如 (bùrú) cannot become *唔如.
• See also 不#Usage notes.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ńg, ń, wú (ng², n², wu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㆭˊ, ㄯˊ, ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ńg
    • Zhuyin: ㆭˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ńg
    • Wade–Giles: ng²
    • Yale: ńg
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ng2
    • Palladius: н (n)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ń
    • Zhuyin: ㄯˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ń
    • Wade–Giles: n²
    • Yale: ń
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: n2
    • Palladius: нь (nʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̩³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wú
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wú
    • Wade–Giles: wu²
    • Yale: wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu
    • Palladius: у (u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: m⁴
    • Yale: m̀h
    • Cantonese Pinyin: m⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: m⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²¹/

Definitions

唔

1. Used to express agreement or permission: mhm; uh-huh

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

   “gam² joeng^6-2 dak¹ m⁴ dak¹ aa³?” “m⁴.” [Jyutping]

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

2. Used to express surprise.
3. Alternative form of 嗯: Used to express doubt.
4. (Cantonese) Used to express hesitation or thinking: hmm

   唔……不如去嗰間餐廳吖！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   唔……不如去嗰间餐厅吖！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   m⁴...... bat¹ jyu⁴ heoi³ go² gaan¹ caan¹ teng¹ aa¹! [Jyutping]

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

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wú (wu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wú
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wú
    • Wade–Giles: wu²
    • Yale: wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu
    • Palladius: у (u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ng⁴
    • Yale: ǹgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²¹/

Definitions

唔

1. Only used in 咿唔 (yīwú, “sound of recitation”).

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wù (wu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wù
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴
    • Yale: wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh
    • Palladius: у (u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹/

Definitions

唔

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 寤 (wù, “to wake”)

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00591
• “唔”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

唔

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. reading voice

Readings

• Go-on: ぐ (gu)
• Kan-on: ご (go)

Compounds

• 咿唔(いご) (igo)
• 唔咿(ごい) (goi)

Korean

Hanja

唔 • (o) (hangeul 오)

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Vietnamese

Han character

唔: Hán Nôm readings: ngô
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

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