un頂able

un頂able

Chinese

		un-	go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	‑able
trad. (un頂able)		un	頂	able
simp. (un顶able)		un	顶	able

Etymology

Applying English affixes un- and -able to 頂／顶 (ding2, “to stand”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴
    • Yale: ahn díng àh bòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: en⁶ ding² a⁴ bou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ äː²¹ pou̯²¹/

Adjective

un頂able

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Chinglish, slang) unbearable; impossible to stand; hard to put up with

   放工先咁大雨，真係un頂able！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   放工先咁大雨，真系un顶able！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   fong³ gung¹ sin¹ gam³ daai⁶ jyu⁵, zan¹ hai⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴! [Jyutping]

   It rained heavily just when I got off work. It’s impossible for me to stand!

   • 都說過「『un頂able』的人無處不在」，這大概比「阿媽是女人」更貼近真理核心。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     都说过“‘un顶able’的人无处不在”，这大概比“阿妈是女人”更贴近真理核心。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2013 October 11,

     dou¹ syut³ gwo³ “‘an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴’ dik¹ jan⁴ mou⁴ cyu² bat¹ zoi⁶”, ze² daai⁶ koi² bei² “aa³ maa¹ si⁶ neoi⁵ jan⁴” gang³ tip³ gan⁶ zan¹ lei⁵ hat⁶ sam¹. [Jyutping]

     It’s said that “unbearable people are everywhere”; this probably even sticks nearer to the core of truth than “mothers are women”.

Related terms

• undinable
• 頂唔順／顶唔顺