不久 (bat1 gau2 | bu4 jiu3) : before long

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不久

bat1 gau2

bu4 jiu3

before long; soon after; not long after | Cant.: 冇幾耐

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,690,000

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

不久

This word has been viewed 2592 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 19th Nov 2004 17:29 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

不 bat1 - not; no; un-
久 gau2 - long; for a long time

5 compounds containing this word:

久不久 - now and then; occasionally
不久以後 - mañana
前不久 - not long before
命不久矣 - about to die; near the end of its life
不久嘅將來 - in the non-distant future; soon; not too far down the road

Showing 1 example containing 不久

佢當時好慌，以為自己命不久矣粵
Thinking that her end was near, she panicked.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

不苟 bat1 gau2 bu4 gou3 = not lax; not casual; careful; conscientious 國

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