對唔字

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (對唔字)		對	唔	字
simp. (对唔字)		对	唔	字

Etymology

Alteration of 對唔住／对唔住 (deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶, “sorry”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ m⁴ zi⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ m⁴ zi⁶
    • Yale: deui m̀h jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ m⁴ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ m⁴ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡siː²²/

Interjection

對唔字

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous or sarcastic) sorry