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The Cantonese word bat dak bat - 不得不 - bat1 dak1 bat1
(to have to in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

bat1 dak1 bat1

English translations

to have to,
to have no choice but to, cannot help but, can't avoid

Chinese characters:

不得不
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The traditional Chinese characters of bat1 dak1 bat1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
不得不 (bat1 dak1 bat1) is composed of these characters: 不, 得, 不

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

cannot  |  not
不得不 ( bat dak bat / bat1 dak1 bat1 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 855)
More words that mean to have to in Cantonese
mou4 noi6 ( 无奈 ), zi2 hou2 ( 只好 )

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