剛纔 (gong1 coi4 | gang1 cai2) : a moment ago; just recently

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剛纔

gong1 coi4

gang1 cai2

a moment ago; just recently | [Var.] 剛才 [粵]: 求先, 頭先, 啱先

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,840,000

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

剛纔 / 刚才

This word has been viewed 3729 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 30th Aug 2005 16:57 and last edited on 19th May 2009 02:48

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Characters in this word:

剛 gong1 - hard; rigid; just; barely
纔 coi4 - a moment ago; only; not until

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你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

剛才 gong1 coi4 gang1 cai2 = just then 國

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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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