或 (waak6 | huo4) : or; perhaps; someone; slightly

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或

waak6

huo4

[1] [conj] or; either .. or ..
[2] [adv] perhaps; maybe; probably
[3] [pron] [literary] someone; some people
[4] [adv] slightly; a little bit

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 戈 (#62)

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

或

This word has been viewed 8010 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Feb 2014 13:00

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或者 waak6 ze2 huo4 zhe3 = or; perhaps; maybe; otherwise

或許 waak6 heoi2 huo4 xu3 = perhaps, maybe 國

抑或 jik1 waak6 yi4 huo4 = or

或是 waak6 si6 huo4 shi4 = [conj] either X or Y 國

或多或少 waak6 do1 waak6 siu2 huo4 duo1 huo4 shao3 = more or less

不可或缺 bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3 bu4 ke3 huo4 que1 = indispensable; essential; necessary 國

或同或異 waak6 tung4 waak6 ji6 huo4 tong2 huo4 yi4 = similarities and differences

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我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。粵
We can go to the library or perhaps go home.

我或者畀現金或者簽咭。粵
Ｍaybe I'll pay by cash, or maybe I'll pay by card.
[Lit. I maybe give cash maybe sign card]

不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。國
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.

或者呢個係佢褻瀆神明應得嘅報應粵
This probably is the punishment he gets for blaspheming against the deities.

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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