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[1] early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature [2] morning [3] ago; before [4] Good morning! Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 日 (#72)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 旱 |
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朝早 ziu1 zou2 = in the morning 粵 早啲 zou2 di1 = earlier 粵 早晨 zou2 san4 = good morning; morning 最早 zeoi3 zou2 = at the earliest 早唞 zou2 tau2 = good night; drop dead 粵 提早 tai4 zou2 = in advance; ahead of time 趁早 can3 zou2 = while it's not too late 朝頭早 ziu1 tau4 zou2 = morning 粵 早餐 zou2 caan1 = breakfast 一早 jat1 zou2 = earlier on; from the beginning See all 85 compounds (CantoDict reports 88 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 12 examples containing 早
畀我就一早收綫唔同佢嗲咁耐! 粵
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long. [Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]
朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧,未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞 粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.
你一日食十包煙,想早啲釘蓋呀? 粵
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish? [Lit: You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) want to die earlier?] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |