咁 (gam3 | ) : so

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咁

gam3

Usually placed before an adjective and is used to modify only an adjective or adjectival phrase.

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

咁

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Dec 2011 05:09

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咁多 gam3 do1 = so much 粵

啲咁多 di1 gam3 do1 = a little bit 粵

的咁多 dik1 gam3 do1 = a tiny bit 粵

咁鬼 gam3 gwai2 = so very 粵

咁啱 gam3 ngaam1 = what a coincidence; by chance 粵

的咁大 dik1 gam3 daai6*1 = so tiny; small 粵

話咁快 waa6 gam3 faai3 hua4 gan1 kuai4 = In no time 粵

冇咁 mou5 gam3 mao3 gan1 = not so 粵

點止咁簡單 dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1 = It's not so simple 粵

咁啱嘅 gam3 ngaam1 ge3*2 = what a coincidence 粵
See all 61 compounds (CantoDict reports 63 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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做咩你咁慢咖? 粵
Why are you so slow?

咁早返好少有喎粵
It's rare to see you back so early!
[Lit. so early return seldom have [particle]]

咁我想點呀粵
In that case, how do I feel?
[Use the corrected Jyutping! 咁 is almost meaningless when used to introduce a sentence, you could translate it as "in that case" here.]

嘩！你個男朋友咁鬼樣衰㗎! 粵
Oh my god! Your boyfriend is so ugly!

每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌粵
It is always so busy this time of the year.

飯熟晒咁滯粵
The rice is almost done.

乜你咁鮓架, 行快啲得嘛? 粵
How come you're so puny! Can't you walk slightly faster?

點解中國會有咁多方言嘅？粵
Why are there so many "dialects" in China?

咁重要嘅嘢，而家先至同我講粵
Why has he left telling me such an important thing until now?
[Lit. so important [possessive particle] thing, now only with me say?]

你竟然剩咁精緻嘅嘢粵
I'd never have guessed you could make something so exquisite!
[Lit. you unexpectedly make so exquisite [possessive particle] thing.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 咁
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