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
alternative forms		undinable undingable

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–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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 aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

Adjective

un頂able

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, humorous) 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!

   冇人會中意垃圾嗰𠹻un頂able嘅味。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   冇人会中意垃圾嗰𠹻un顶able嘅味。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   mou⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ zung¹ ji³ laap⁶ saap³ go² zam⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴ ge³ mei⁶. [Jyutping]

   No one likes the unbearable smell from garbage.

   • 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, [1]

     dou¹ syut³ gwo³ “‘an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴’ dik¹ jan⁴ mou⁴ cyu³ bat¹ zoi⁶”, ze² daai⁶ koi³ bei² “aa³ maa¹ si⁶ neoi⁵ jan^4-2” 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 water is wet.

Related terms

• 頂唔順／顶唔顺