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[1] [adj] many; much; several | [antonym] 少 [2] [adj] more; more than; odd; over [3] [adj] excessive; unnecessary [4] [adv] much better; much more; far more [5] [adv] how; what; to what extent Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 6
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Radical: 夕 (#36)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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多謝 do1 ze6 = many thanks 咁多 gam3 do1 = so much 粵 很多 han2 do1 = a lot; much; many 國 好多 hou2 do1 = a lot; much; many 粵 多多 do1 do1 = many 多好 do1 hou2 = very good 唔使多謝 m4 sai2 do1 ze6 = you're welcome; don't mention it 粵 多色 do1 sik1 = multicolor, multi-color 幾多錢 gei2 do1 cin4*2 = how much? 粵 多士 do1 si6*2 = toast 粵 See all 295 compounds (CantoDict reports 314 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 60 examples containing 多
太多嘢食喇! 粵
Too much food! [If it is obvious that food is being talked about, the more general 太多嘢喇! would probably be preferred.]
今日幾多號? 粵
What is the date (of today)? [The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。]
其實我哋諗多咗 粵
Actually, we're thinking about this too much. [Lit. actually we think too-much Note: if you ask someone a simple question and they waste time running through every possible eventuality, this is a good phrase to bust out.]
玫瑰花好多簕。 粵
Roses are full of thorns. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,135492,135495#msg-135495]
返學可以識到好多同學仔。 粵
Going to school can get to know a lot of classmates. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131529,131533#msg-131533]
有好多頂頭盔畀你揀 粵
There are lots of helmets for you to choose. [Lit. have many [counter] helmets give you choose. Note: the counter is optional. 有好多頭盔畀你揀 is okay too.]
呢一首好聽過你嗰隻好多呀 粵
This song is much nicer to listen to than yours! [Lit. This one [counter for songs] good-listen surpass yours [particle] lots]
你哋呢,係咪有好多男朋友㗎 粵
You must be popular with the boys! [Lit. you [plural] [clause delimiter], is-or-is-it-not have many boyfriend [particle]]
香港先進過中國好多 粵
Hong Kong is much more advanced than China. [Lit. Hong Kong advance surpass China a lot (n.b. this is only intended to illustrate Cantonese comparatives and is not necessarily accurate!)]
唔好嘈住我啦,唔知有幾多嘢做 粵 ?!
Don't disturb me, I'm up to my eyes in work. [Lit. don't disturb me, don't know how-much work [to] do.]
呢杯鮮奶有好多鈣質 粵
There's a lot of calcium in this glass of milk. [Lit. this glass milk have many calcium]
陳仔唔介意等多陣。 粵
Chan won't mind waiting a bit longer. [The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.]
佢喺多倫多住咗十年喇。 粵
He has lived in Toronto for ten years. [喇 means "by now" in the sentence, indicating sth in the present. Cutting off 喇, the sentence would mean "He lived in Toronto for ten years", indicating sth of the past.]
請注意,地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食,請保持車廂清潔衛生,多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you! [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]
真係要多謝你雪中送炭我哋先至會捱過難關 粵
We really must thank you for giving us (the money, food, material needs etc) so that we can make it through the hard times.
我以為有個攝影師做男朋友,佢一定會幫我影好多靚相,殊不知佢一張相都冇幫我影過。 粵
I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me.
同咁多對手競爭,點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢 粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?
今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿,舞蹈家非常有水準! 粵
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!
如果你真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話,你就一定要聽多啲香港台 粵
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio. [Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]
突然間食咁多芒果,我覺得佢好𠺫𠵇 粵
I think he's very strange, suddenly eating all those mangoes like that. [Lit. suddenly eat so many mangoes, I think he very strange.]
好處多到講唔晒。 粵
The advantages are too numerous to mention. [Cantonese verbs and adjectives are often followed by various types of particle. Here, 到、唔 and 晒 are extent, potential and quantifying particles respectively. ]
結賬嗰陣時,計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘,七除八扣,唔賺得幾多咋 粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
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錢差唔多輸晒咁滯。 粵
He has almost lost all his money. [差唔多 and 咁滯 are two apparently redundant adverbs that share the meaning of "almost". However, when used together, they function as two split constituents that form part of a discontinuous construction.] 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. |