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  go3   jyutping
  ge4   pinyin
[1] [classifier] unit; piece (see Note)
[2] [adj] individual; single

Note: is the most generic classifier in both Cantonese and Mandarin. It can take the place of many classifiers, and is handy to use if one does not know the classifier that is specific to a particular noun.
adjectiveAdditional PoS: classifier
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Stroke count: 10
Level: 1
Radical: (#9)

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

This word has been viewed 39988 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jul 2011 11:34

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detail  bin1 go3  bian1 ge4 = which; who
detail  mui5 go3  mei3 ge4 = each; apiece
detail  ni1 go3  ni1 ge4 = this
detail  jat1 go3  yi1 ge4 = a, an, the, one, etc.
detail  haa6 go3 jyut6  xia4 ge4 yue4 = next month
detail  gei2 go3  ji3 ge5 = several
detail  saam1 go3 jyut6   = trimester, three months
detail  go3 zi6   = each
detail  gam1 go3 jyut6   = this month
detail  go2 go3  ge4 ge4 = that one
See all 157 compounds (CantoDict reports 169 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 158 examples containing 個
detail audio 中文老師好好
My Chinese teacher is a very nice person.
detail audio 一個星期
There are seven days in a week.
detail audio 下個星期香港
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797]
detail audio 而家幾點鐘? 而家三點三個字
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.
detail audio 你嘅教師邊個
Who is your teacher?
detail audio 唔該一號拎走
Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.
[scenario: in McDonald's]
detail audio 足球十一個人
A football team consists of eleven members.
detail audio 嗰個女仔可愛
That girl is so cute.
detail 蘋果
This is an apple
detail 唔係蘋果
This is not an apple
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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