唔知個……字點寫

Chinese

		hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to know; to be aware	(a measure word); individual		letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	to write
trad. (唔知個……字點寫)		唔	知	個	……	字	點	寫
simp. (唔知个……字点写)		唔	知	个	……	字	点	写
Literally: “doesn't know how to write the character for...”

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁴ zi¹ go³ zi⁶ dim² se²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: m⁴ zi¹ go³ zi⁶ dim² se²
  - Yale: m̀h jī go jih dím sé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: m⁴ dzi¹ go³ dzi⁶ dim² se²
  - Guangdong Romanization: m⁴ ji¹ go³ ji⁶ dim² sé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɔː³³ t͡siː²² tiːm³⁵ sɛː³⁵/

Phrase

唔知個……字點寫

(Cantonese) to not have any sense of something; to not be afraid of something
唔知個死字點寫 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔知个死字点写 [Cantonese, simp.]
m⁴ zi¹ go³ sei² zi⁶ dim² se² [Jyutping]
does not think about the consequences of a certain action
(literally, “does not know how to write the character for 'death'”)

唔知個醜字點寫 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔知个丑字点写 [Cantonese, simp.]
m⁴ zi¹ go³ cau² zi⁶ dim² se² [Jyutping]
to be shameless
(literally, “does not know how to write the character for 'shame'”)

唔知個輸字點寫 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔知个输字点写 [Cantonese, simp.]
m⁴ zi¹ go³ syu¹ zi⁶ dim² se² [Jyutping]
has never lost
(literally, “does not know how to write the character for 'loss'”)

Synonyms

唔識個……字點寫／唔识个……字点写