幾耐 (gei2 noi6 | ) : how long (in period of time)

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幾耐

gei2 noi6

how long (in period of time). Std Chinese: 多久

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 37,600

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

幾耐

This word has been viewed 6560 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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幾 gei2 gei1 - how many; a few; -plus; nearly
耐 noi6 - endure; long time

1 compounds containing this word:

冇幾耐 - soon; in a while

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行路要幾耐呀? 粵
How long will it take to walk?

唔使幾耐，你就可以睇到一出精彩嘅好戲粵
In due course, you'll see a spectacular display.
[Lit. in good time, you then can see-arrive one [counter] brilliant [possessive particle] play. 不消多久=唔使幾耐]

我𠱓你幾耐你先肯著返條褲呀？粵
How long did I have to nag you before you agreed to put your pants back on?
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