啲 (di1 dit1 | di4) : a few, a bit

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啲

di1 dit1

di4

[1] [Cantonese, Hakka] a few; bit [2] [Cantonese] used as a prefix to countable nouns to denote the plural number, similar in meaning to the English "some" [3] [Cantonese] used as the English definite article "the" when follow by uncountable nouns or countable nouns in the plural number [4] [Cantonese] used as a suffix to adjectives to denote the comparative
[Var.] 尐, D

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

啲

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Oct 2009 15:34

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一啲 jat1 di1 = some, a little 粵

呢啲 ni1 di1 ni1 di4 = these 粵

嗰啲 go2 di1 ge4 di4 = those 粵

早啲 zou2 di1 = earlier 粵

快啲 faai3 di1 kuai4 di4 = faster 粵

啲咁多 di1 gam3 do1 = a little bit 粵

多啲 do1 di1 = more 粵

爭啲 zaang1 di1 = almost 粵

少啲 siu2 di1 = less; fewer 粵

遲啲 ci4 di1 = later 粵
See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 42 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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嗰間餐廳啲嘢好好食㗎！粵
The food at that restaurant is excellent!

你啲頭髮好滑呀！粵
Your hair is so smooth!

上星期日我同啲朋友一齊食晚飯。粵
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.

快啲綁鞋帶粵
Quickly tie up your laces!
[Lit. faster tie shoelace]

啲麵包變咗形粵
The bread is squashed.
[Lit. the bread change-already shape. 變形 is a verb-noun pair, much like 食飯 or 洗手.]

啲錢喺保險箱裡便粵
The money's in the safe.
[Lit. the money at safe inside]

過來呀，我有啲嘢想同你講呀。粵
Come over here, I've got something I want to discuss with you.

記住飲多啲牛奶呀！粵
Remember to drink more milk!

你中意啲乜嘢呀? 粵
What do you like?

我啲廣東話好到你唔信呀！粵
My Cantonese is better than you think!
[bragging]

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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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