冇符

Chinese

not have (dialectal)
 
mark; sign; talisman
mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
trad. (冇符) 冇 符
simp. #(冇符) 冇 符
alternative forms 無符/无符
冇乎
無乎/无乎
Literally: “(a Taoist priest) without talisman papers”.

Pronunciation


Verb

冇⫽符 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it
    冇嗮符 [Cantonese]  ―  mou5 saai3 fu4 [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

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