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The Cantonese word bat jiu - 不要 - bat1 jiu3
(do not in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

bat1 jiu3

English translations

do not, must not, do not want

Chinese characters:

不要
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不要 (bat1 jiu3) is composed of these characters: 不, 要
The traditional Chinese characters of bat1 jiu3 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.

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

not  |  to want
不要 ( bat jiu / bat1 jiu3 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 444)
More words that mean must not in Cantonese
bat1 ho2 ( 不可 )

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