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[1] late; delayed; belated [2] slow; dilatory; sluggish Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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遲啲 ci4 di1 = later 粵 遲幾日 ci4 gei2 jat6 = a few days later 粵 遲啲見 ci4 di1 gin3 = 'see you later' 粵 遲到 ci4 dou3 = to arrive late 遲早 ci4 zou2 = sooner or later 推遲 teoi1 ci4 = to postpone 遲緩 ci4 wun6 = slow; sluggish 遲疑 ci4 ji4 = to hesitate 延遲 jin4 ci4 = delay, latency 遲遲 ci4 ci4 = slow; (be) late (with a task, etc.) See all 21 compounds |
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Showing all 7 examples containing 遲
頭先總部𠹭我,所以遲咗 粵
Headquarters called me just now which is why I'm late. [Lit. Just now headquarters call me, therefore late-already]
佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。 粵
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset. [Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.] 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. |