咁滯 (gam3 zai6 | ) : almost; nearly

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咁滯

gam3 zai6

almost; nearly; quite

Usually used in combination with adverbs that mean "all", "completely", etc | antonym: 乜滯

Level: 4 Google Frequency: 524

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

咁滯 / 咁滞

This word has been viewed 5874 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 10th Jan 2005 03:16 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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咁 gam3 - so; -ly
滯 zai6 - stagnant; sluggish; bloated; fatty

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飯熟晒咁滯粵
The rice is almost done.

工人嚟齊咁滯粵
Nearly all the workers have come.

佢啲錢差唔多輸晒咁滯。粵
He has almost lost all his money.
[差唔多 and 咁滯 are two apparently redundant adverbs that share the meaning of "almost". However, when used together, they function as two split constituents that form part of a discontinuous construction.]

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