冇計

Chinese

Etymology 1

		not have (dialectal)	to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
trad. (冇計)		冇	計
simp. (冇计)		冇	计
variant forms		無計／无计

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ gai^3-2, mou⁵ gai³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁵ gai^3-2, mou⁵ gai³
  - Yale: móuh gái, móuh gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ gai^3-2, mou⁵ gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ gei², mou⁵ gei³
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ kɐi̯³³⁻³⁵/, /mou̯¹³ kɐi̯³³/

Phrase

冇計

(Cantonese) there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it
- 1979, 許冠傑, 黎彼得 (lyrics), “十個女仔”, in 七九夏日之歌集:
  
  小妹選婿要講家底，屈居妾侍亦冇乜計 [Cantonese, trad.]
  小妹选婿要讲家底，屈居妾侍亦冇乜计 [Cantonese, simp.]
  siu² mui⁶ syun² sai³ jiu³ gong² gaa¹ dai², wat¹ geoi¹ cip³ si⁶ jik⁶ mou⁵ mat¹ gai³ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this example)

Synonyms

冇辦法／冇办法

See also

無計／无计 (wújì)

Etymology 2

		empty, hollow (Min)	to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
trad. (冇計)		冇	計
simp. (冇计)		冇	计

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): phàⁿ-kè

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàⁿ-kè
  - Tâi-lô: phànn-kè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvarkex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

Noun

冇計

(Min Nan) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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