唔服燒賣
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Chinese[edit]
hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | clothes; dress; garment clothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine) |
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trad. (唔服燒賣) | 唔 | 服 | 燒賣 | |
simp. (唔服烧卖) | 唔 | 服 | 烧卖 |
Etymology[edit]
燒賣/烧卖 is from 燒埋/烧埋 (siu1 maai4, “to have already burned the corpse”), used in homicide cases in traditional Chinese courts.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
唔服⫽燒賣 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese) to be discontent
Synonyms[edit]
- 不服 (bùfú)