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English translation: very dissatisfied vs. completely dissatisfied

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Chinese term or phrase:好唔滿意 vs. 非常唔滿意
English translation:very dissatisfied vs. completely dissatisfied
Entered by: wonita (X)

14:12 May 15, 2009
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 好唔滿意 vs 定非常唔滿意
如答唔滿意，追問：“咁係好唔滿意，定非常唔滿意?
好唔滿意和非常唔滿意相比，哪个不满意的程度更深？
Bin Tiede (X)
Germany
Local time: 08:53
very dissatisfied and completely dissatisfied
Explanation:
非常唔滿意 應該是比較不滿的
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carol so
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2非常唔滿意
Seang Chong
4 +1very dissatisfied and completely dissatisfied
carol so
4Very unsatisfied vs extremely unsatisfied
Michael Perkins


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
very dissatisfied and completely dissatisfied


Explanation:
非常唔滿意 應該是比較不滿的

carol so
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  GeoGenesis: completely = 完全地，extremely would be more appropriate
4 mins
  -> Thanks Polly for your correction.
agree  kharinal
185 days
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
非常唔滿意


Explanation:
好唔滿意=very dissatisfied
非常唔滿意=extremely dissatisfied

so 非常唔滿意 has stronger feeling of dissatisfaction.

Seang Chong
Malaysia
Local time: 14:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you for the help.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GeoGenesis
2 mins
agree  Michael Perkins: yes, this is my opinion also, as stated below.
10 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
好唔滿意 vs 非常唔滿意
Very unsatisfied vs extremely unsatisfied


Explanation:
非常 in Cantonese, like in Mandarin, means extremely.

完全唔滿意 would be "completely unsatisfied"


Michael Perkins
Local time: 02:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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