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[1] [粵] [v] to be; is; are [2] [粵] yes, it is; indeed; right; positive [3] [n] relation; relationship; consequence Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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定係 ding6 hai6 = or 粵 真係 zan1 hai6 = really 粵 但係 daan6 hai6 = but; however 粵 唔係 m4 hai6 = not be; am not; otherwise 粵 沒關係 mut6 gwaan1 hai6 = no relation to; never mind 國 係噉先 hai6 gam2 sin1 = that's it for now; that's all for now 粵 一係 jat1 hai6 = either/or 粵 即係 zik1 hai6 = exactly; precisely the case 粵 淨係 zing6 hai6 = only, merely 粵 係咩 hai6 me1 = really? is that true? 粵 See all 114 compounds (CantoDict reports 117 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 215 examples containing 係
我係今日返屋企㗎。 粵
I returned home only today. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
你係幾時返嚟㗎? 粵
Show all 215 examplesWhen are you coming back? [the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.] 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. |