# 沒有
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): méiyǒu
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мәю (məi͡u, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mut$^6$ jau$^5$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): mud$^6$ yiu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: méiyǒu → méiyou (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ → ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: méiyo̊u
*** Wade–Giles: mei$^2$-yu$^5$
*** Yale: méi-you
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei.yeou
*** Palladius: мэйю (mɛjju)
*** Sinological IPA : /meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мәю (məi͡u, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /mə²⁴ iou⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mut$^6$ jau$^5$
*** Yale: muht yáuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mut$^9$ jau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mud$^6$ yeo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /muːt̚² jɐu̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: mud$^6$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /mut̚⁵ iu⁴⁴/

### Verb

沒有
* to not have; to have no; to not be
    沒有演技／没有演技 ― méiyǒu yǎnjì ― to have no acting skills
    我沒有零錢。／我没有零钱。 ― Wǒ méiyǒu língqián. ― I don't have any change.
       Tā gēnběn jiù méiyǒu tóngnián. [Pinyin]
       She didn't have any kind of childhood.
       Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ. [Pinyin]
       No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.
       Rúguǒ méiyǒu rén juānzhù dehuà, zhè ge xiǎohái jiù huì yǒngyuǎn shīmíng. [Pinyin]
       If no one offers assistance this kid will become permanently blind.
* there is no; there isn't any; there are no; there aren't any
       méiyǒu zuìhǎo, zhǐyǒu gènghǎo [Pinyin]
       There is no best, only better.
    杯子裏沒有水。／杯子里没有水。 ― Bēizǐ lǐ méiyǒu shuǐ. ― There isn't any water in the glass.
* to be not so ... as (when comparing)
       Wǒ méiyǒu dìdi cōngmíng. [Pinyin]
       I'm not as smart as my younger brother.
* less than; no more than

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 無, 無有 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 沒有 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 沒有, 沒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 沒有, 沒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 沒有, 沒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 沒有, 沒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 沒有, 沒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 沒有 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 沒有, 沒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 沒得, 莫得, 没有 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 冇得 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 沒得, 不得 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 沒得 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 沒得 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 不有 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 不有 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 不有 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 不有 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 沒得 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 不得, 沒得 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 沒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 冇, 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 冇, 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 冇, 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 冇, 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 冇, 冇有 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 冇 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 冇, 冇有 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 冒有, 冇 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 無 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 無 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 沒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 沒, 沒啦 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 無 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 無 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 無 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 無 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 無 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 無 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 無 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 無 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 無 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 無 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 無 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 無 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 無 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 無 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 無 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 無 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 無 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 無 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 無 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 無 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 無 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 無 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 嘸沒, 嘸 dated |
| Wu | Suzhou | 嘸不 |
| Wu | Danyang | 無則, 沒得 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 沒有 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 嘸不 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 唔有 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 嘸沒, 嘸 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 冇 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 嘸, 嘸沒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 冇得, 冇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 冇得 |

### Adverb

沒有
* have not; haven't; hasn't (done); didn't (do) (indicating non-completion of a verb)
       cónglái méiyǒu huà guò zhuāng de rén [Pinyin]
       a person who has never put on makeup before
    我沒有跟他講。／我没有跟他讲。 ― Wǒ méiyǒu gēn tā jiǎng. ― I didn't speak with him.
    你吃飯了沒有？／你吃饭了没有？ ― Nǐ chīfàn le méiyǒu? ― Have you eaten (or not)?
       Tāmen hǎojiǔ méiyǒu tōngxìn le. [Pinyin]
       They haven't written to each other for a long time.

### Derived terms

* 不是沒有／不是没有
* 只有出的氣，沒有進的氣／只有出的气，没有进的气
* 叫花子沒有猢猻／叫花子没有猢狲
* 天下沒有不散的宴席／天下没有不散的宴席 (tiānxià méiyǒu bùsàn de yànxí)
* 天下沒有不散的筵席／天下没有不散的筵席 (tiānxià méiyǒu bù sàn de yánxí)
* 天下沒有白吃的午餐／天下没有白吃的午餐 (tiānxià méiyǒu báichī de wǔcān)
* 沒有不散的筵席／没有不散的筵席
* 沒有不是／没有不是
* 沒有不透風的牆／没有不透风的墙 (méiyǒu bù tòufēng de qiáng)
* 沒有主意／没有主意
* 沒有什麼道理／没有什么道理
* 沒有來歷／没有来历
* 沒有兩樣／没有两样 (méiyǒu liǎngyàng)
* 沒有問題／没有问题 (méiyǒu wèntí)
* 沒有影兒／没有影儿 (méiyǒuyǐngr)
* 沒有意思／没有意思
* 沒有準兒／没有准儿
* 沒有的話／没有的话
* 沒有砣的秤／没有砣的秤
* 沒有規矩不能成方圓／没有规矩不能成方圆
* 沒有說的／没有说的
* 沒有過／没有过
* 沒有邊邊／没有边边
* 沒有金剛鑽，別攬瓷器活／没有金刚钻，别揽瓷器活 (méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqìhuó)
* 沒有長羽毛就忘了根本／没有长羽毛就忘了根本
* 沒有閑錢補笊籬／没有闲钱补笊篱
* 沒有面目／没有面目
* 還沒有／还没有
* 門兒都沒有／门儿都没有
* 開弓沒有回頭箭／开弓没有回头箭 (kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn)
* 鼻涕沒有倒流的／鼻涕没有倒流的