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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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This word has been viewed 21617 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 |
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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 一早就 jat1 zou2 zau6 = earlier on; from the start 早先 zou2 sin1 = earlier; previously 國 早知 zou2 zi1 = know earlier 盡早 zeon6 zou2 = variant of 儘早 早上 zou2 soeng6 = morning 國 清早 cing1 zou2 = early morning at or before daybreak 明早 ming4 zou2 = tomorrow morning 今朝早 gam1 ziu1 zou2 = this morning 粵 聽朝早 ting1 ziu1 zou2 = early tomorrow morning 粵 早安 zou2 on1 = good morning 國 儘早 zeon2 zou2 = as early as possible 一清早 jat1 cing1 zou2 = early in the morning 早熟 zou2 suk6 = precocious; mature early 遲早 ci4 zou2 = sooner or later 早已 zou2 ji5 = for a long time; long ago 早日 zou2 jat6 = soon; shortly; on a day quite soon 早晚 zou2 maan5 = morning and evening; sooner or later 國 早期 zou2 kei4 = first stage; early phase; early period 早點 zou2 dim2 = light breakfast 及早 kap6 zou2 = at the earliest; as soon as possible, ASAP 早飯 zou2 faan6 = breakfast 昨早 zok6 zou2 = yesterday morning 早茶 zou2 caa4 = morning tea 歐陸式早餐 au1 luk6 sik1 zou2 caan1 = continental breakfast 美式早餐 mei5 sik1 zou2 caan1 = American breakfast 早前 zou2 cin4 = former 老早 lou5 zou2 = very early; long ago 大早 daai6 zou2 = very early in the morning 在早上 zoi6 zou2 soeng5 = in the morning 晨早 san4 zou2 = dawn 早上好 zou2 soeng6 hou2 = good morning 早些 zou2 se1 = (a bit) earlier 早期效應 zou2 kei4 haau6 jing3 = early effect 早市 zou2 si5 = morning market 自願提早退休計劃 zi6 jyun6 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1 gai3 waak6 = voluntary early retirement package 早於 zou2 jyu1 = predate 早產 zou2 caan2 = to deliver a preterm/premature baby 飲早茶 jam2 zou2 caa4 = [v] to have breakfast at a Chinese restaurant or teahouse 英年早逝 jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6 = die young 即早 zik1 zou2 = [adv] as soon as possible 越早越好 jyut6 zou2 jyut6 hou2 = [exp] the earlier the better 早早兒 zou2 zou2 ji4 = as early as possible; well in advance 國 早婚 zou2 fan1 = marrying too early 倒屎咁早 dou2 si2 gam3 zou2 = very early in the morning 粵 一大早 jat1 daai6 zou2 = very early in the morning 預早 jyu6 zou2 = in advance; ahead of time 粵 言之過早 jin4 zi1 gwo3 zou2 = it's too early to say 遲到早退 ci4 dou3 zou2 teoi3 = to arrive late but to leave early 早睡早起 zou2 seoi6 zou2 hei2 = to keep early hours 愈早愈好 jyu6 zou2 jyu6 hou2 = the earlier the better 早排 zou2 paai4/4*2 = a while ago; a few days ago 粵 從早到晚 cung4 zou2 dou3 maan5 = from morning till night 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3 = the early bird catches the worm 晨咁早 san4 gam3 zou2 = early in the morning 粵 朝朝早 ziu1 ziu1 zou2 = every morning 粵 倒塔咁早 dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2 = very early in the morning 粵 有早知,冇乞兒 jau5 zou2 zi1, mou5 hat1 ji4*1 = if you knew your present outcome earlier you wouldn't have made such a choice 粵 早生貴子 zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2 = hope you have a son soon 早知今日,何必當初 zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1 = if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path 言之尚早 jin4 zi1 soeng6 zou2 = it's to early to say; it's to early to say this 早更 zou2 gaang1 = early shift 粵 返早 faan1 zou2 = work an early shift 粵 早響 zou2 hoeng2 = tell somebody before; mention earlier 粵 唔早響 ng zou2 hoeng2 = you could have mentioned this earlier; why didn't you bring this up before 粵 打鑼咁早 daa2 lo4 gam3 zou2 = very early in the morning; bright and early 粵 早戀 zou2 lyun2 = puppy love 較早時 gaau3 zou2 si4 = a while back; some time ago 粵 早前期 zou2 cin4 kei4 = preprophase 早老素 zou2 lou5 sou3 = presenilin 香港早晨 hoeng1 gong2 zou2 san4 = Good Morning Hong Kong (TVB show) 千金難買早知道 cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 zou2 zi1 dou6*3 = if only I would have known earlier 粵 南華早報 naam4 waa4 zou2 bou3 = South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong) 南華早報有限公司 naam4 waa4 zou2 bou3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = South China Morning Post Ltd 南華早報集團有限公司 naam4 waa4 zou2 bou3 zaap6 tyun4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = South China Morning Post (Holdings) Ltd 聯合早報 lyun4 hap6 zou2 bou3 = Lianhe Zaobao (Chinese daily newspaper in Singapore |
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Showing 10 of 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
Show all 12 examplesThe bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon. 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. |