佢 (keoi5 | qu2) : he; him; his; she; her; hers; it

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佢

keoi5

qu2

he; him; his; she; her; hers; it

Originally 渠.
[國]他

Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

佢

This word has been viewed 60941 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2013 22:10

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佢哋 keoi5 dei6 qu3 di4 = they; them 粵

佢嘅 keoi5 ge3 = his, her, hers, its 粵

佢哋嘅 keoi5 dei6 ge3 = their; theirs 粵

畀佢 bei2 keoi5 = give him/her; let him/her 粵

𥄫住佢 gap6 zyu6 keoi5 = watch after him 粵

佢哋自己 keoi5 dei6 zi6 gei2/1 qu2 di4 zi4 ji3 = themselves 粵

郁佢 juk1 keoi5 yu4 qu2 = beat him/her up! 粵

由得佢啦 jau4 dak1 keoi5 laa1 = to leave well alone; let him alone 粵

睬佢都傻 coi2 keoi5 dou1 so4 = to not allow one's dignity to be compromised (a form of refusal along the lines of, "keep dreaming") 粵

扠咗佢 caa5 zo2 keoi5 = crossing something off 粵
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佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？粵
Is he/she a local?

佢唔識用筷子㗎粵
He/she doesn't know how to use chopsticks.

佢真係好快粵
He is really fast.

你點解唔打電話畀佢，叫佢改第二日呢？粵
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?

佢返咗屋企嘞粵
He went home.
[The final particle 嘞 here indicates a change of situation.]

佢尐橙好甜。粵
His/her oranges are sweet.

佢啱啱走咗粵
He just left.
[Lit. He just now go already]

佢可以見到我 ?
He can see me

噉樣做為咗搵佢出嚟粵
This way is to find him out.

我同佢而家冇拍拖粵
I'm not dating her any more.
[Lit. I with her now don't have dating, i.e. we split up. 而家我同佢冇拍拖 is also valid.]

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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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