或者 (waak6 ze2 | huo4 zhe3) : or; perhaps; maybe; otherwise

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或者

waak6 ze2

huo4 zhe3

or; perhaps; maybe; otherwise (used in disjunctive "either... or..." statements) - contrast with 定係, which is used in questions giving a choice.

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

或者

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

或 waak6 - perhaps, maybe, probably
者 ze2 - he who; those who

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我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。粵
We can go to the library or perhaps go home.

我或者畀現金或者簽卡粵
Ｍaybe I'll pay by cash, or maybe I'll pay by card.
[Lit. I maybe give cash maybe sign card]

佢成日掛住去浦，唔想返學或者上堂粵
He'd rather go out to drink and smoke than go to school or classes
[Lit. He always miss go play, not want return school or attend-class Less idiomatically: He misses going out, he doesn't want to go to school or classes 浦 is similar to 玩 but less wholesome.]

或者呢個係佢褻瀆神明應得嘅報應粵
This probably is the punishment he gets for blaspheming against the deities.

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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