冇理由

Chinese

		not have (dialectal)	reason; grounds; justification
trad. (冇理由)		冇	理由
simp. ^#(冇理由)		冇	理由
alternative forms		無理由／无理由

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ lei⁵ jau⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁵ lei⁵ jau⁴
  - Yale: móuh léih yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ lei⁵ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ léi⁵ yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ lei̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹/

Verb

冇理由

(Cantonese) it is unreasonable; it is impossible; it cannot be
你自己闖禍，冇理由要人哋幫你執手尾。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你自己闯祸，冇理由要人哋帮你执手尾。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ zi⁶ gei² cong² wo⁶, mou⁵ lei⁵ jau⁴ jiu³ jan⁴ dei⁶ bong¹ nei⁵ zap¹ sau² mei⁵. [Jyutping]
You're the one who got into trouble. It's unreasonable for others to pick up after you.

我琴日先至入油之嘛，冇理由咁快冇晒油㗎。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
ngo⁵ kam⁴ jat⁶ sin¹ zi³ jap⁶ jau^4-2 zi¹ maa³, mou⁵ lei⁵ jau⁴ gam³ faai³ mou⁵ saai³ jau^4-2 gaa³. [Jyutping]
I just refueled my car yesterday. It is impossible that my tank is almost empty this quickly.

Synonyms

(humorous) 冇奶油

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