Cantonese · 25 October 2026 · Negation Patterns
未
mei6Jyutping
not yet
adverb
A negative adverb indicating that an action or state has not occurred up to the present moment, often implying an expectation that it will happen later.
In a sentence
隻大單十萬火急，但係經理到家陣都未批嗰筆錢，搞到我頭都大埋。
zek3 daai6 daan1 sap6 maan6 fo2 gap1, daan6 hai6 ging1 lei5 dou3 gaa1 zan2 dou1 mei6 pai1 go2 bat1 cin2, gau2 dou3 ngo5 tau4 dou1 daai6 maai4.
This major deal is incredibly urgent, but the manager still hasn't approved that sum of money even now, giving me a massive headache.
