又 (jau6 | you4) : and; also; again; furthermore

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又

jau6

you4

[1] and; also; again; in addition to [2] moreover; furthermore [3] and (used in a mixed fraction such as one and three fourths)

Stroke count: 2

Level: 1

Radical: 又 (#29)

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

又

This word has been viewed 20510 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Oct 2012 23:38

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又係 jau6 hai6 you4 xi4 = again; yet another 粵

又平又靚 jau6 peng4 jau6 leng3 = it's cheap and looks good 粵

講開又講 gong2 hoi1 jau6 gong2 = by the way, incidentally 粵

又點話 jau6 dim2 waa6 = "so what's the problem?"

又試 jau6 si3 = again, once again

噉又唔同 gam2 jau6 m4 tung4 = it is different! 粵

手掌又係肉，手背又係肉 sau2 zoeng2 jau6 hai6 juk6,sau2 bui3 jau6 hai6 juk6 = difficulties on both sides 粵

玄之又玄 jyun4 zi1 jau6 jyun4 xuan2 zhi1 you4 xuan2 = the most mysterious of the mysterious

柳暗花明又一村 lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 jau6 jat1 cyun1 liu3 an4 hua1 ming2 you4 yi4 cun1 = there is always other avenues, other way out

欲言又止 juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2 = wanting to say something but stopping short of saying it
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就算係噉樣又點呀？粵
Even if that's the case, so what?
[Lit. even if is that way, then how [particle]?]

生果又甜又有營養。粵
Fruits are sweet and nutritious.
[Please note that "有" is missing from the audio by mistake.]

冬天通常又凍又落雪。粵
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.

我又發燒又頭痛粵
I have a temperature and headache.

點呀?又同女朋友嗌交咧? 粵
What's the matter? Bickering with your girlfriend again?

眨下眼又幾年粵
Several years flew by in the blink of an eye.

唯你又稟神噉做乜啫？粵
Why are you muttering to yourself?

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear?

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？粵
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

問佢嘢佢又唔答，答嚫哩就模稜兩可粵
He does not answer when asked; whenever he responds, they are vague.

就至講過又唔記得啦粵
Yet again you can’t remember what I’ve just said!

咪又係我呢條老鬼！粵
It's just me, the old guy!

掹拫條繩嚟但又唔好剒斷佢粵
Pull the string taut but do not yank till it snaps.

條路又攣捐又遠粵
It is a long and winding road.

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖粵
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

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