梗係 (gang2 hai6 | ) : of course

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梗係

gang2 hai6

of course [Var.] 更係 [華]: 當然

Level: 2
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

梗係

This word has been viewed 12122 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 1st Jan 2006 00:15 and last edited on 5th Oct 2009 16:34

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梗 gang2 - stiff; certainly
係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be

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今晚咁多餸；梗係食唔晒啦。粵
There's so much food tonight; of course I can't finish the lot.

佢咁醜，梗係追唔到女仔啦! 粵
He's so ugly, of course he can't get a girl(friend)!

今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back.
[Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]

靚女話要同你睇戲，你梗係𦧲飯應啦粵
A pretty girl is willing to catch a movie with you. Surely that is something you wished for.

佢梗係唔及得你叻啦！粵
He is definitely not as clever as you.

而家佢著緊草，梗係聯絡佢唔到啦粵
He is definitely uncontactable now since he is on the run.

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