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真係

zan1 hai6

really | 真，真是，真的是 in Mandarin

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 463,000

真係

真 zan1 zhen1 - true; real; factual
係 hai6 xi4 - yes, it is; are

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佢真係好快粵 edit
He is really fast.

我真係唔明白佢點解噉樣做嘅。粵 edit
I really don't understand why he does it this way.

你今日嘅打扮真係潮爆！粵 edit
You look really fashionable today!
[Your style is very up to date.]

佢噉眼高手低真係嘥咗；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵 ?! edit
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦粵 edit
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.

我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲粵 edit
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.

你真係嚟得著時粵 edit
You came at the right time

你真係嚟得唔著時粵 edit
You come at a bad time.

真係要多謝你雪中送炭我哋先至會捱過難關粵 edit
We really must thank you for giving us (the money, food, material needs etc) so that we can make it through the hard times.

呢幾百文真係及時雨囉粵 edit
This few hundred dollars is really great help at the right time.
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This word was added by aaron on 10th Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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