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定係
  ding6 hai6   jyutping
or (used in questions giving a choice; Standard Chinese: 抑或, 還是) - often abbreviated to just ; contrast with 或者, which is used in disjunctive statements.


Level: 1   Google Frequency: 70,700

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

This word has been viewed 14771 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 7th Apr 2011 09:44
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Characters in this word:

 ding6 deng6  -  stable; decide; surely; order; deposit
 hai6  -  yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be

Showing all 5 examples containing 定係
detail audio 牛肉定係豬肉
Do you want to eat beef or pork?
detail audio 定係食飯
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
detail audio 我哋聖誕樹定係?
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?
detail 究竟定係  ?! 
Actually, does chicken come first or egg first?
detail 攞景定係贈興
You are mocking us or being sarcastic!
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