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  gaai3   jyutping
  jie4   pinyin
[1] [v] lie between; be situated between; interpose
[2] [v] introduce briefly; give a brief introduction
[3] [n] thing or person that lies in between
[4] [v] keep in mind; take seriously
[5] [n] shell; armour; shelled aquatic animal
[6] [classifier] a (soldier); an (intellectual)

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: nounclassifier
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Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 8600 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Feb 2014 14:16

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detail  gaai3 siu6  jie4 shao4 = to introduce; introduction
detail  gaai3 ci4  jie4 ci2 = (lang.) preposition
detail  gaai3 hai6 ci4  jie4 xi4 ci2 = preposition
detail  gaan2 dyun2 gaai3 siu6  jian3 duan3 jie4 shao4 = brief introduction
detail  gaan2 jiu3 gaai3 siu6  jian3 yao4 jie4 shao4 = brief introduction
detail  gaan2 gaai3  jian3 jie4 = brief introduction; summary
detail  gaai3 jap6  jie4 ru4 = to get involved, to intervene
detail  gaai3 ji3  jie4 yi4 = to mind; to take offence
detail  mui4 gaai3  mei2 jie4 = intermediary; vehicle; medium
detail  gaan1 gaai3   = mediation
See all 47 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 介
detail 介紹男朋友畀你
Let me introduce my boyfriend.
[lit. I introduce me boyfriend give you know.]
detail audio 唔介意!?
Don't you mind it!?
detail 唔介意
Chan won't mind waiting a bit longer.
[The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.]
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