How to Say ‘That won't work either.’ in Traditional Chinese
也不行耶。
yě bù xíng yé
[yeh boo-shing yeh]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Ending with [耶] makes the refusal sound a little softer or more conversational, not more polite exactly but less harsh. In a disagreement, that can make bad news land less abruptly.
Phrase Breakdown
也不行
yě bù xíng
that also doesn’t work; that’s not allowed either
Used to say another option is also not possible.
坐公車也不行。
Taking the bus also doesn’t work.
Words in this phrase
也
yě
[yeh]
also; too
Used to add another negative result or restriction.
刷卡也不行耶。
Card payment also won’t work.
不行
bù xíng
[boo-shing]
not okay; won’t work
Used to say a method or option is not acceptable or unavailable.
這個方法也不行耶。
This method also won’t work.
耶
yé
[yeh]
sentence-final particle showing mild surprise or emphasis
Common in Taiwan Mandarin to soften the tone or add a feeling like 'huh' or 'you know'.
行動支付也不行耶。
Even mobile payment doesn’t work, huh.
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