"唔該" meaning in All languages combined

See 唔該 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA, Taicheng, Taishanese], /m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/, /m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/ Chinese transliterations: m⁴ goi¹ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], m³ goi¹ [Cantonese, Taishan, Wiktionary-specific], m⁴ goi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], m̀h gōi [Cantonese, Yale], m⁴ goi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], m⁴ goi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], m³ goi¹ [Cantonese, Taicheng, Taishanese, Wiktionary-specific] Forms: 唔该
Etymology: From the negation particle 唔 (m4) and the character 該/该 (goi1, “should”), literally meaning "[this] should not [be done]", saying that what the other had done was not necessary or it was very kind of them to have done this. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|唔|tr=m4}} 唔 (m4), {{zh-l|該|goi1|should}} 該/该 (goi1, “should”) Head templates: {{head|zh|phrase}} 唔該, {{tlb|zh|Cantonese}} (Cantonese)
  1. excuse me (to get attention) Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-唔該-zh-phrase-4IRN10sH
  2. please Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-唔該-zh-phrase-VszE3PyW
  3. thank you Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-唔該-zh-phrase-hENH5U8A Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms in nonstandard scripts, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 81 Disambiguation of Chinese terms in nonstandard scripts: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 11 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 82 Synonyms (thank you): 有勞, 感謝, 感恩, 謝謝, 多謝, Taiwan, 謝謝你, Malaysia, Singapore, Sokuluk (alt: Gansu Dungan), рахмат, Chengdu, Guangzhou, 唔該 †, 多謝 §, Hong Kong, Taishan, Yangjiang, 無該, Kuala Lumpur [Guangfu], Penang [Guangfu], Singapore [Guangfu], Nanchang, Meixian, 恁仔細 §, Xingning, Miaoli (alt: N. Sixian), 恁仔細, Miaoli (alt: Zaoqiao; N. Sixian), Miaoli (alt: Touwu; N. Sixian), Miaoli (alt: Nanzhuang; N. Sixian), 承蒙, Miaoli (alt: Shitan; N. Sixian), Miaoli (alt: Sanwan; N. Sixian), Miaoli (alt: Toufen; N. Sixian), Miaoli (alt: Gongguan; N. Sixian), 承蒙你, Miaoli (alt: Zhuolan; N. Sixian), Pingtung (alt: Neipu; S. Sixian), Pingtung (alt: Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian), Kaohsiung (alt: Meinong; S. Sixian), Kaohsiung (alt: Shanlin; S. Sixian), Hsinchu County [Hailu, Zhudong], 阿里加多, Taichung [Dabu, Dongshi], 勞瀝, 恁勞瀝, Hsinchu County [Qionglin, Raoping], 勞力, Miaoli (alt: Zhuolan; Raoping), Yunlin [Lunbei, Zhao'an], Singapore [Dabu], Taiyuan, Jian'ou, Fuzhou, 起動, Fuqing, Matsu, Singapore (alt: Fuqing), Xiamen, 費神, Quanzhou, 道謝, Zhangzhou, Zhao'an, Taipei, New Taipei (alt: Tamsui), New Taipei (alt: Sanxia), New Taipei (alt: Pingxi), Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung (alt: Cijin), Kaohsiung (alt: Siaogang) [Hongmaogang], Kaohsiung (alt: Siaogang) [Dalinpu], Kaohsiung (alt: Tianliao), Yilan, Yilan (alt: Luodong), Yilan (alt: Toucheng), Changhua [Lukang], Taichung, Tainan, Tainan (alt: Anping), Hsinchu, Kinmen, Penghu (alt: Magong), Penghu (alt: Xiyu), Penang [Hokkien], Singapore [Hokkien], Manila [Hokkien], Medan [Hokkien], Chaozhou, 㩼謝, Shantou, Jieyang, Haifeng, Bangkok [Teochew], Singapore [Teochew], Leizhou, Wenchang, Haikou, Singapore [Hainanese], Zhongshan (alt: Longdu, Shaxi), Zhongshan (alt: Sanxiang), Shanghai, 謝謝儂, Ningbo, 交關感謝, Wenzhou, Changsha, (english: when someone does you a favour), § (english: when someone gives you a gift) Disambiguation of 'thank you': 1 0 99
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  "etymology_text": "From the negation particle 唔 (m4) and the character 該/该 (goi1, “should”), literally meaning \"[this] should not [be done]\", saying that what the other had done was not necessary or it was very kind of them to have done this.",
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      "form": "唔该",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
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        {
          "english": "Excuse me, can I have a glass of ice water?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹, ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ jiu³ bui¹ bing¹ seoi² aa³?",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
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          "text": "唔該,可唔可以要杯冰水呀?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Excuse me, can I have a glass of ice water?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹, ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ jiu³ bui¹ bing¹ seoi² aa³?",
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            "Jyutping",
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          ],
          "text": "唔该,可唔可以要杯冰水呀?",
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      "glosses": [
        "excuse me (to get attention)"
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        {
          "english": "Please keep an eye on my stuff.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ nei⁵ tung⁴ ngo⁵ tai² zyu⁶ di¹ je⁵.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "唔該你同我睇住啲嘢。",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Please keep an eye on my stuff.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ nei⁵ tung⁴ ngo⁵ tai² zyu⁶ di¹ je⁵.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "唔该你同我睇住啲嘢。",
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        },
        {
          "english": "[…] if he wants to play around, he should please find another target.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": "2019, 紙情, 《有些愛 錯過了就回不去》, Hong Kong: 孤泣工作室, →ISBN, page 69:",
          "roman": "[…] keoi⁵ soeng² waan⁴⁻² waan⁴⁻² haa⁵ zau⁶ m⁴ goi¹ ling⁶ mik⁶ muk⁶ biu¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
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          "text": "[…]佢想玩玩吓就唔該另覓目標。",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "english": "[…] if he wants to play around, he should please find another target.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": "2019, 紙情, 《有些愛 錯過了就回不去》, Hong Kong: 孤泣工作室, →ISBN, page 69:",
          "roman": "[…] keoi⁵ soeng² waan⁴⁻² waan⁴⁻² haa⁵ zau⁶ m⁴ goi¹ ling⁶ mik⁶ muk⁶ biu¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "[…]佢想玩玩吓就唔该另觅目标。",
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      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-唔該-zh-phrase-VszE3PyW",
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          "please",
          "please"
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      "tags": [
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          "_dis": "9 9 81",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "15 13 72",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Thank you very much!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ saai³!",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "唔該嗮!",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Thank you very much!",
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            "Simplified Chinese"
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          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ saai³!",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "唔该嗮!",
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        "thank you"
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          "thank you",
          "thank you"
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          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "有勞"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "感謝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "感恩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "謝謝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "多謝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Taiwan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "謝謝你"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Malaysia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Singapore"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Gansu Dungan",
          "sense": "thank you",
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          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "рахмат"
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          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Chengdu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Guangzhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "唔該 †"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "多謝 §"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Taishan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Yangjiang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "無該"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Guangfu"
          ],
          "word": "Kuala Lumpur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Guangfu"
          ],
          "word": "Penang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Guangfu"
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          "word": "Singapore"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Nanchang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Meixian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "恁仔細 §"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Xingning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "恁仔細"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Zaoqiao; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Touwu; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Nanzhuang; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "承蒙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Shitan; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Sanwan; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Toufen; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Gongguan; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "承蒙你"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Zhuolan; N. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Neipu; S. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Pingtung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Pingtung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Meinong; S. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Kaohsiung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Shanlin; S. Sixian",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Kaohsiung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Hailu",
            "Zhudong"
          ],
          "word": "Hsinchu County"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "阿里加多"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Dabu",
            "Dongshi"
          ],
          "word": "Taichung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "勞瀝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "恁勞瀝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Qionglin",
            "Raoping"
          ],
          "word": "Hsinchu County"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "勞力"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Zhuolan; Raoping",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Lunbei",
            "Zhao'an"
          ],
          "word": "Yunlin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Dabu"
          ],
          "word": "Singapore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Taiyuan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Jian'ou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Fuzhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "起動"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Fuqing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Matsu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Fuqing",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Singapore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Xiamen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "費神"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Quanzhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "道謝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Zhangzhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Zhao'an"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Taipei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Tamsui",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "New Taipei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Sanxia",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "New Taipei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Pingxi",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "New Taipei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Kaohsiung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Cijin",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Kaohsiung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Siaogang",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Hongmaogang"
          ],
          "word": "Kaohsiung"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Siaogang",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Dalinpu"
          ],
          "word": "Kaohsiung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Tianliao",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Kaohsiung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Yilan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Luodong",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Yilan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Toucheng",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Yilan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Lukang"
          ],
          "word": "Changhua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Taichung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Tainan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Anping",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Tainan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Hsinchu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Kinmen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Magong",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Penghu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Xiyu",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Penghu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "Penang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "Singapore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "Manila"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "Medan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Chaozhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "㩼謝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Shantou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Jieyang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Haifeng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "Bangkok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "Singapore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Leizhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Wenchang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Haikou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "tags": [
            "Hainanese"
          ],
          "word": "Singapore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Longdu, Shaxi",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Zhongshan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "alt": "Sanxiang",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Zhongshan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Shanghai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "謝謝儂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Ningbo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "交關感謝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Wenzhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "Changsha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "english": "when someone does you a favour",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "†"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
          "english": "when someone gives you a gift",
          "sense": "thank you",
          "word": "§"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taishan",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m³ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m̀h gōi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m³ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "唔該"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese phrases",
    "Chinese terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 唔",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 該",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "name": "zh-l"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "From the negation particle 唔 (m4) and the character 該/该 (goi1, “should”), literally meaning \"[this] should not [be done]\", saying that what the other had done was not necessary or it was very kind of them to have done this.",
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    {
      "form": "唔该",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "phrase"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Excuse me, can I have a glass of ice water?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹, ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ jiu³ bui¹ bing¹ seoi² aa³?",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "唔該,可唔可以要杯冰水呀?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Excuse me, can I have a glass of ice water?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹, ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ jiu³ bui¹ bing¹ seoi² aa³?",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "唔该,可唔可以要杯冰水呀?",
          "type": "example"
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        "excuse me (to get attention)"
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          "excuse me"
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        "Cantonese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Please keep an eye on my stuff.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ nei⁵ tung⁴ ngo⁵ tai² zyu⁶ di¹ je⁵.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "唔該你同我睇住啲嘢。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Please keep an eye on my stuff.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ nei⁵ tung⁴ ngo⁵ tai² zyu⁶ di¹ je⁵.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "唔该你同我睇住啲嘢。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[…] if he wants to play around, he should please find another target.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": "2019, 紙情, 《有些愛 錯過了就回不去》, Hong Kong: 孤泣工作室, →ISBN, page 69:",
          "roman": "[…] keoi⁵ soeng² waan⁴⁻² waan⁴⁻² haa⁵ zau⁶ m⁴ goi¹ ling⁶ mik⁶ muk⁶ biu¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "[…]佢想玩玩吓就唔該另覓目標。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "[…] if he wants to play around, he should please find another target.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": "2019, 紙情, 《有些愛 錯過了就回不去》, Hong Kong: 孤泣工作室, →ISBN, page 69:",
          "roman": "[…] keoi⁵ soeng² waan⁴⁻² waan⁴⁻² haa⁵ zau⁶ m⁴ goi¹ ling⁶ mik⁶ muk⁶ biu¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping",
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "text": "[…]佢想玩玩吓就唔该另觅目标。",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "please"
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          "please",
          "please"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Thank you very much!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ saai³!",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "唔該嗮!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Thank you very much!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "m⁴ goi¹ saai³!",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "唔该嗮!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thank you"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thank you",
          "thank you"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taishan",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m³ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m̀h gōi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m⁴ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "m³ goi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/"
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    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "有勞"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "感謝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "感恩"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "謝謝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "多謝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Taiwan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "謝謝你"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Malaysia"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Gansu Dungan",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Sokuluk"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "рахмат"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Chengdu"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Guangzhou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "唔該 †"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "多謝 §"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Hong Kong"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Taishan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Yangjiang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "無該"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Guangfu"
      ],
      "word": "Kuala Lumpur"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Guangfu"
      ],
      "word": "Penang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Guangfu"
      ],
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Nanchang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Meixian"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "恁仔細 §"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Xingning"
    },
    {
      "alt": "N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "恁仔細"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Zaoqiao; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Touwu; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Nanzhuang; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "承蒙"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Shitan; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Sanwan; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Toufen; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Gongguan; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "承蒙你"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Zhuolan; N. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Neipu; S. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Pingtung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Pingtung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Meinong; S. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Kaohsiung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Shanlin; S. Sixian",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Kaohsiung"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Zhudong"
      ],
      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "阿里加多"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Dabu",
        "Dongshi"
      ],
      "word": "Taichung"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "勞瀝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "恁勞瀝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Qionglin",
        "Raoping"
      ],
      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "勞力"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Zhuolan; Raoping",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Lunbei",
        "Zhao'an"
      ],
      "word": "Yunlin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Dabu"
      ],
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Taiyuan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Jian'ou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Fuzhou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "起動"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Fuqing"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Matsu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Fuqing",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "費神"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Quanzhou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "道謝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Zhangzhou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Zhao'an"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Taipei"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Tamsui",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "New Taipei"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Sanxia",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "New Taipei"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Pingxi",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "New Taipei"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Kaohsiung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cijin",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Kaohsiung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Siaogang",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Hongmaogang"
      ],
      "word": "Kaohsiung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Siaogang",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Dalinpu"
      ],
      "word": "Kaohsiung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Tianliao",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Kaohsiung"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Yilan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Luodong",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Yilan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Toucheng",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Yilan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Lukang"
      ],
      "word": "Changhua"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Taichung"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Tainan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Anping",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Tainan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Hsinchu"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Kinmen"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Magong",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Penghu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Xiyu",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Penghu"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "Penang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "Manila"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "Medan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Chaozhou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "㩼謝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Shantou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Jieyang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Haifeng"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "Bangkok"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Leizhou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Wenchang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Haikou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "tags": [
        "Hainanese"
      ],
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Longdu, Shaxi",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Zhongshan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Sanxiang",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Zhongshan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Shanghai"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "謝謝儂"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Ningbo"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "交關感謝"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Wenzhou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "Changsha"
    },
    {
      "english": "when someone does you a favour",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "†"
    },
    {
      "english": "when someone gives you a gift",
      "sense": "thank you",
      "word": "§"
    }
  ],
  "word": "唔該"
}

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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "唔該"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "唔該",
  "trace": ""
}

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