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mǎo

Meanings

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mǎo
  1. 1.to not have (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 没有[méi yǒu])

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  1. 1.to not have; to not exist
  2. 2.have not; did not (do something) (indicating non-completion of a verb)
  3. 3.not (negator)
  4. 4.nothing much; no big deal
  5. 5.empty; hollow; spongy; not sturdy
  6. 6.unreliable; undependable; casual
  7. 7.extravagant; generous
  8. 8.insufficient; lacking
  9. 9.Used at the end of questions to ask if one has done something yet.

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Etymology

From the removal of the two inner strokes from 有 (“to have”). Attested at least since 1672, in 《星餘筆記》 by 王鉞: From 無 (MC mju, “to not have”). In some varieties, such as Cantonese and Xiang, there seems to be fusion or analogy with 有 (MC hjuwX, “to have”) (Chan, 1998; Schuessler, 2007).

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Stroke order

Components

冇𠂇⺆

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Synonyms

無毋勿無有沒有沒沒得莫得冇得不得不有冇有沒啦嘸沒嘸嘸不無則唔有不弗莫否未冒唔晤伓莫₁別不要

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Derived terms

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