幾咁 (gei2 gam3 | ) : how (followed by an adjective)

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幾咁

gei2 gam3

how (followed by an adjective):
幾咁 is used as an exclamation to emphasize the adjective followed after.

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

幾咁

This word has been viewed 1571 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 7th Nov 2005 00:22 and last edited on 12th Nov 2009 14:35

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Characters in this word:

幾 gei2 gei1 - how many; a few; -plus; nearly
咁 gam3 - so; -ly

1 compounds containing this word:

幾咁閒 - no big deal; how tranquil; how leisurely;

Showing 1 example containing 幾咁

佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

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Decimal representation of this word: 幾咁

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