無夠

Chinese

not have to reach; to be enough
trad. (無夠) 無 夠
simp. (无够) 无 够

Pronunciation

Verb

無夠

  1. to be insufficient; to be lacking; to not be enough
    生食都無夠，哪有通曝乾？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    生食都无够，哪有通曝干？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Chheⁿ-chia̍h to bô-kàu, ná ū thang pha̍k-koaⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    It's not enough to eat now, how could there be extra left to dry and store?
    (Which means that life has been already tough, and the speaker dare not have extravagant hopes for the future.)

Synonyms

Adverb

無夠

  1. not enough; not sufficiently
    𪜶彼个單位的人無夠，工課才會做袂了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    𪜶彼个单位的人无够，工课才会做袂了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    In hit-ê tan-ūi ê lâng bô-kàu, khang-khòe chiah ē chò bē liáu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    There are not enough people in their unit, so the work cannot be completed.

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