求其 (kau4 kei4 | ) : casual; careless

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求其

kau4 kei4

[1] casual; to do as one pleases; it would be okay whatsoever (the situation can be dealt with); as long as
[2] careless; slipshod

Cantonese synonym: 是但. Mandarin equivalent: 隨便
Also reduplicated: 求求其其

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Level: 2 Google Frequency: 277,000

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

求其

This word has been viewed 9246 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 3rd Oct 2004 04:09 and last edited on 22nd Mar 2009 22:10

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Characters in this word:

求 kau4 - request; seek; demand
其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her

2 compounds containing this word:

求求其其 - being sketchy, careless
退而求其次 - next best thing

Showing 1 example containing 求其

我唔理個房幾細, 求其有張床就得喇粵
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

求祈 kau4 kei4 = careless; casually 粵

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