不到

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Chinese

Etymology 1

not arrive
simp. and trad.
(不到) 		不 到

Pronunciation

Verb

不到

  1. to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at
  2. to not arrive; to not show up
Synonyms

Etymology 2

not can
simp. and trad.
(不到) 		不 到

Pronunciation

Particle

不到

  1. cannot
    我看不到你。  ―  Wǒ kàn budào nǐ.  ―  I can't see you.
    晚來買不到／晚来买不到  ―  wǎnlái mǎi bùdào  ―  cannot buy it if you come late
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 不到 (“cannot (particle)”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 不到
Mandarin Taiwan 不到
Malaysia 不到
Singapore 不到
Cantonese Guangzhou 唔到
Hong Kong 唔到
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 唔到
Penang (Guangfu) 唔到
Singapore (Guangfu) 唔到
Southern Min Xiamen 無
Taipei 無 GT
Penang (Hokkien) 無
Singapore (Hokkien) 無
Jieyang 無
Singapore (Teochew) 無
Wu Shanghai 弗著
Suzhou 弗著
Ningbo 弗著
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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