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[1] [v] count; compute; calculate [2] [v] plan; scheme; devise [3] [n] idea; stratagem; plot [4] [n] meter; gauge; measuring device Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 9
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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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計劃 gai3 waak6 = plan; programme; map out 計數 gai3 sou3 = to calculate; [slang] to get even with someone 粵 計算 gai3 syun3 = to calculate 一人計短,二人計長 jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4 = two heads are better than one 粵 一日之計在於晨 jat1 jat6 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 san4 = planning for the whole day will be done in the morning 一年之計在於春 jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1 = planning for the year will be done in spring 生計 sang1 gai3 = livelihood 會計 wui6/kui2 gai3 = accounting (kui2: formal pronunciation) 計算機 gai3 syun3 gei1 = [1] calculator [2] computer 計算器 gai3 syun3 hei3 = (Mainland PRC) calculator 國 See all 152 compounds (CantoDict reports 175 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 9 examples containing 計
食完飯先至計啦 粵
I'll have dinner first and then sort it out! [Lit. eat-finish-rice only-then do. Std. Chinese: 吃完飯再計算吧]
呢壇嘢要從長計議,小心駛得晚年船呀 粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
你有張良計,我有過牆梯
Yours is a good idea, but mine is an even better plan. [is an expression. 張良 was a famous master strategist. lit: You may have 張良's plan, but I have an escalade (a rampart-scaling ladder)]
小榮真係扭計,成日都冇心機學嘢 粵
Siu Wing's always kicking up a fuss about studying, he never has any motivation. [Lit. Siu Wing really unwilling-to-do-work, all-day also no-heart study things. (This is a good example of a phrase that's really tricky to translate directly.)]
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. 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. |