九唔搭八

Chinese
nine hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
 
build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage
 eight
simp. and trad.
(九唔搭八)		 九 唔 搭 八
Literally: “nine didn't join eight”.

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Adjective

九唔搭八

  1. (colloquial, Cantonese) completely nonsensical or irrelevant
    佢今日寫嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    佢今日写𠮶啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    Keoi5 gam1 jat6 se2 go2 di1 je5, mat1 je5 dou1 gau2 m4 daap3 baat3. [Jyutping]
    Nothing he wrote today made sense.
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