畀 (bei2 | bi4) : give to; confer; bestow

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畀

bei2

bi4

[v] [1] give to; confer; bestow [2] let; allow
[prep] to, by, have been

[粵] variant: 俾

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 田 (#102)

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

畀

This word has been viewed 24345 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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畀我 bei2 ngo5 = give me; let me 粵

畀你 bei2 nei5 = give you; let you 粵

畀佢 bei2 keoi5 = give him/her; let him/her 粵

畀稅 bei2 seoi3 = to pay tax, duties or tariff 粵

畀返 bei2 faan1 = give back 粵

返畀 faan1 bei2 = give back 粵

唔畀 m4 bei2 = do not allow 粵

畀心機 bei2 sam1 gei1 = to devote one's effort to... 粵

畀人歧視 bei2 jan4 kei4 si6 = being discriminated 粵

畀面 bei2 min6*2 = to give face to; to do somebody a favor 粵
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Showing 10 of 57 examples containing 畀

唔該，畀杯冰水呀。粵
Can I please have a glass of ice water?

你點解唔打電話畀佢，叫佢改第二日呢？粵
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?

我哼畀你聽粵
I'll hum it for you.
[Lit. I hum give you listen.]

我有樣嘢送畀你粵
I've got something to give you.

佢需要畀錢我粵
He must pay me money
[Lit. he must pay money me]

麻煩你翻譯呢句畀我聽粵
Would you mind translating this sentence for me?
[Lit. trouble you translate this sentence give me hear. [Marked as level 1 because this is a tremendously useful sentence for learners ;)]]

我唔想畀你哋見到粵
I don't want to let you see.
[Lit. I not want give you-[plural marker] see-arrive]

我send咗email畀你喇，你check啦！粵
I sent you an email, check it!
[This is a good example of typical office Cantonese. It's very normal to integrate the three English words above; using the "proper" Chinese words (電郵, 寄 and 睇) is not the most natural way of saying it.]

我介紹我男朋友畀你識粵
Let me introduce my boyfriend.
[lit. I introduce me boyfriend give you know.]

唔該畫個地圖畀我。粵
Please draw a map for me.

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