不到
Chinese
Etymology 1
not | arrive | ||
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simp. and trad. (不到) | 不 | 到 |
Pronunciation
Verb
不到
- to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at
- to not arrive; to not show up
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 唔到
Etymology 2
not | can | ||
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simp. and trad. (不到) | 不 | 到 |
Pronunciation
Particle
不到
- cannot
- 我看不到你。 ― Wǒ kàn budào nǐ. ― I can't see you.
- 晚來買不到/晚来买不到 ― wǎnlái mǎi bùdào ― cannot buy it if you come late
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 不到 (“cannot (particle)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不到 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 不到 |
Malaysia | 不到 | |
Singapore | 不到 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔到 |
Hong Kong | 唔到 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 唔到 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 唔到 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔到 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 無 |
Taipei | 無 GT | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 無 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 無 | |
Jieyang | 無 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 無 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 弗著 |
Suzhou | 弗著 | |
Ningbo | 弗著 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
- 不能 (bùnéng)
Derived terms
Derived terms from 不到
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