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-- [jp:] dang2; ting3 | -- NB. In Cantonese, when the pronunciation used is [ting3], 聽 will be the more frequently used character, as many speakers do not associate 等 with a colloquial pronunciation of [ting3]. [1] [v] wait for; wait until; await [2] [v] [粵] let; allow | [國:] 聽 -- [jp:] dang2 [3] [n] grade; rank; class [4] [adj] equal; same [5] plural number [6] etcetera; and so on; and the like -- [jp:] ting2 [7] [measure] sort; kind; type | -- NB. In Cantonese, 停 is the more frequently used character, as many speakers do not associate 等 with a colloquial pronunciation of [ting2]. -- [jp:] dei6; {Conservative/Archaic:} dang2 [8] [粵] -- a less frequently used representation than 哋 or 地 as an adjunct to a pronoun or noun to indicate plurality. | 等 is possibly etymologically correct, but many speakers do not associate it with a colloquial pronunciation of [dei6].  Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 竹 (#118)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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等不及
dang2 bat1 kap6 = cannot wait 國
等於
dang2 jyu1 = to be equal to; equals
頭等
tau4 dang2 = first class
等我
dang2 ngo5 = [1] wait for me; [2] let me
等等
dang2 dang2 = et cetera, etc; wait a minute
等到
dang2 dou3 = wait until; waited until
等一下
dang2 jat1 haa5 = wait a while; wait a moment
等下
dang2 haa5 = contraction of '等一下' - wait a moment
等一會兒
dang2 jat1 wui6 ji4 = wait a moment; wait awhile 國
呢等人
ni1 ting2 jan4 = this kind of people 粵See all 101 compounds (CantoDict reports 106 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 22 examples containing 等
四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five. [Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]
點解一加一等於「王」？ 粵
why does one plus one equal '王'? [This is a well known riddle, the character 王 being composed of two 一 characters at the top and bottom with a + in the middle!]
佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友 粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend. [Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend]
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.]
佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票 粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone. [頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]
我等陣想去銀行幫人哋入票 粵
I'll want to go to the bank to cash a cheque for someone soon. [Shouldn't be parsed as 我等 陣(我哋) but as 我 等陣]
租金係,等我諗諗先,噢係嘞,總共萬一文。 粵
The rent is, just let me get it right, oh yes, 11,000 dollars altogether. [The speaker uses some discourse markers to make a reply.]
等到差佬來，蚊都瞓啦！ 粵 ?!
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep
等到你返嚟嗰陣﹐佢已經走咗三日喇。 粵
By the time you return, he will have already been gone for three days. [咗 (have been) is a perfective marker in a future tense sentence here.]
我等陣去佢間舖頭打墩﹐傾吓偈同消磨吓時間。 粵
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time. 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. |
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