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[粵] jau5 | [國] you3 [1] [v] have; own; possess | [ant] 冇 [2] [v] there is; exist; be present [粵] jau6 | [國] you4 [adv] variant of 又 (e.g. 二十有六) Default PoS: ![]() ![]() Stroke count: 6
Level: 1
Radical: 月 (#74)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Showing all 179 examples containing 有 ![]() Every goat has two horns. [Lit. [counter] [counter] goat also have two [counter] horns. The "[counter][counter]都" pattern means "every".] ![]() There's someone hiding behind the tree. [Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide] ![]() There's only half a year's difference between them. [Lit. Their difference only have half year] ![]() Is there a post office in the area? [Lit. this area have not-have post-office [particle]?] ![]() ![]() Green tea is very good (healthy) for you! [the audio actually mispronounced as 綿荼 (which either doesn't exist or really rare)] ![]() ![]() Fruits are sweet and nutritious. [Please note that "有" is missing from the audio by mistake.] ![]() Don't buy food with preservatives! [Lit. Don't buy these have preservatives (of) food] ![]() Sometimes it's shortened to "tank". [Lit. Have-times only call "tank". [坦克 is short for 坦克車.]] ![]() I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.] ![]() There are lots of helmets for you to choose. [Lit. have many [counter] helmets give you choose. Note: the counter is optional. 有好多頭盔畀你揀 is okay too.] ![]() I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay. [Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have place (note: this is a figurative use of place) quite good watch.] ![]() I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good. [Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch] ![]() I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good. [I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have little-little good-watch] ![]() I saw a film yesterday... it was average. [I yesterday see-already one film, have little-bit good watch.] ![]() I have a lot of self-confidence about it. [Lit. I toward this one point very self-confident.] ![]() Actually, I have a husband... and a daughter to boot! [呢 is sometimes used to separate conjunctive adverbs from the rest of the sentence: equally valid would be 咁其實呢.] ![]() The day before yesterday, someone stole his shirt. [Lit. day-before-yesterday, have person steal he [counter] shirt.] ![]() There's a beautiful cat in front of the fountain. [Lit. fountain front-face have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] black-colour cat.] ![]() There's a beautiful white puppy beside the fountain. [Lit. fountain side have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] white-colour dog-child] ![]() You must be popular with the boys! [Lit. you [plural] [clause delimiter], is-or-is-it-not have many boyfriend [particle]] ![]() A student called Ping stood up. [Lit. have [counter] call Ping-boy [possessive particle] student stand-up] ![]() Here's some of the manga I've produced. [Lit. Here have me [counter] manga works. (A more literal translation of the meaning would be "here are some of my manga works" but that doesn't read too well in English.)] ![]() Do you ever have arguments? [Lit. you-[plural marker] will-not-will have [plural classifier] arguments [particle]?] ![]() Are there ever sparks between you? [Lit. you-[plural marker] will-not-will have [plural counter] sparks [particle]? The 'sparks' could possibly of anger or love. [Check please!]] ![]() Don't disturb me, I'm up to my eyes in work. [Lit. don't disturb me, don't know how-much work [to] do.] ![]() There's a guy standing on the table. [Lit. Have [counter] friend stand at table on-top. 條友 is an set expression for "guy".] ![]() Make yourself a useful person. [Lit. you need do [counter] useful [possessive particle] person] ![]() There was a manager who sexually harassed him before. [Lit. before have [counter] manager sexually-harrass him] ![]() What differences do you perceive between England and Hong Kong? [Lit. you feel England with Hong Kong have [plural counter] what differences?] ![]() There's a lot of calcium in this glass of milk. [Lit. this glass milk have many calcium] ![]() Why's this hotel such a mess? How will anyone want to come here? [Lit. what this [counter] hotel so shabby [particle]? How would have person would frequent [particle]] ![]() Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school. [There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.] ![]() You aren't the only one who have it; I too have it. [夠 is used as an adverb that means "too".] ![]() Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth. ![]() ![]() When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects. ![]() I'm not able to guess his height. [See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.] ![]() ![]() It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through. ![]() There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building. ![]() Yours is a good idea, but mine is an even better plan. [is an expression. 張良 was a famous master strategist. lit: You may have 張良's plan, but I have an escalade (a rampart-scaling ladder)] ![]() Read the side if any; read the middle part if there is no side. [This is a guesswork method people use to read a Chinese character when they do not know its exact pronunciation.] ![]() Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team. ![]() ![]() A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together. ![]() ![]() I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me. ![]() ![]() For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich. ![]() ![]() Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven. [A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.] ![]() This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent! ![]() That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house. ![]() "You have pressure, I have pressure, why do you want to provoke me?" [This infamous quote from 巴士阿叔 ("Bus Uncle") was a cultural phenomenon in 2006. See the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bus_Uncle.] ![]() ![]() There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms. [Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.] ![]() (s)He has a good taste in clothes. [Literally: His/Her (way of) wearing (clothes) really has taste [in other words: "is very tasteful"]. instead of "佢嘅穿著", you may also say "佢嘅衣著/佢著衫".] ![]() Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food? [[Lit.] where can/have authentic Italian food to be eaten?] ![]() How compatible are you and your partner? [[Lit.] How compatible are you and your other half?] ![]() Food will be ready soon. [Lit.] very soon, (food will be done and) available to be eaten. ![]() It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter. [In this sentence, the third character 都 in the idiom 十劃都未有一撇 could be moved three spaces up so that the latter half of the sentence would become 都重係十劃未有一撇. The meaning would remain the same. ] ![]() I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago. [Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.] ![]() If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio. [Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.] ![]() Now you've got a whole bunch of problems. [Lit. This-time you really have unending problems.] ![]() We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for. ![]() In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner. [Lit. have one portion additionally are equipped-with independent air-con] ![]() He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites. ![]() There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday. [Lit. I [counter] leg have three mosquito-bites, very probable is because I day-before-yesterday go park] ![]() I heard there's a cheetah who killed three people recently. [Lit. hear-say-speech recently have [counter] cheetah at this area kill-[particle indicating completeness] three people See this thread for discussion on grammar: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,111098,111192#msg-111192] ![]() A lion escaped from the zoo. [Not as common as this version: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/1391/] ![]() It would certainly help if you speak out. [The whole sentence is composed of 5 separate verbs: 講, 出嚟, 肯定, 有, and 幫助. Coming together, 講 becomes the single verb; 出嚟 functions as a directional particle; 肯定 is converted into an adverb; 有 and 幫助 combine as an adjective ] ![]() I am not afraid of you. It's not like you have any real bite. [For first part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,138128,138130#msg-138130 For latter part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?8,135281,135283#msg-135283] ![]() Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together. ![]() Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975] ![]() As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own. 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. |