鍾意 (zung1 ji3 | zhong1 yi4) : like; be fond of

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鍾意

zung1 ji3

zhong1 yi4

[v] like, be fond of; equivalent to Standard Chinese synonym:[國] 喜歡 | The Cantonese /zung1 ji3/ is also written as 中意, although that form has specific Mandarin senses more confined to love-related feelings. It is commonly miswritten as 鐘意.

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

鍾意 / 钟意

This word has been viewed 23019 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 9th Nov 2005 22:13 and last edited on 20th Jan 2017 04:31

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鍾 zung1 - concentrate (one's affections); (surname)
意 ji3 - wish; meaning; expect

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你鍾唔鍾意食花生㗎？粵
Do you like to eat peanuts?

我鍾意食薯條粵
I like to eat french fries

我乜都鍾意食粵
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我鍾意喺互聯網買嘢粵
I like to buy stuff on the internet. I like to shop online/on the internet.

佢乜嘢魚都鍾意食。粵
She likes to eat any kind of fish.
[In this sentence, 乜嘢都 somehow becomes "any kind of". ]

佢淨係鍾意著紅色裙,冇得解嘅。粵
She only loves to wear red dresses, which can't be explained why.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

中意 zung1 ji3 zhong4 yi4 = like; be to one's liking

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