un頂able

Applying English affixes un- and -able to 頂／顶 (ding2, “to stand”).

un頂able

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, humorous) unbearable; impossible to stand; hard to put up with

   放工先咁大雨，真係un頂able！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   放工先咁大雨，真系un顶able！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   fong³ gung¹ sin¹ gam³ daai⁶ jyu⁵, zan¹ hai⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴! [Jyutping]

   It rained heavily just when I got off work. It’s impossible for me to stand!

   冇人會中意垃圾嗰𠹻un頂able嘅味。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   冇人会中意垃圾嗰𠹻un顶able嘅味。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   mou⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ zung¹ ji³ laap⁶ saap³ go² zam⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴ ge³ mei⁶. [Jyutping]

   No one likes the unbearable smell from garbage.

   • 都說過「『un頂able』的人無處不在」，這大概比「阿媽是女人」更貼近真理核心。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     都说过“‘un顶able’的人无处不在”，这大概比“阿妈是女人”更贴近真理核心。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2013 October 11,

     dou¹ syut³ gwo³ “‘an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴’ dik¹ jan⁴ mou⁴ cyu² bat¹ zoi⁶”, ze² daai⁶ koi² bei² “aa³ maa¹ si⁶ neoi⁵ jan⁴” gang³ tip³ gan⁶ zan¹ lei⁵ hat⁶ sam¹. [Jyutping]

     It’s said that “unbearable people are everywhere”; this probably even sticks nearer to the core of truth than water is wet.

• 頂唔順／顶唔顺