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等一下
dang2 jat1 haa5 |
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wait a while; wait a moment | Mand. also: 等一會兒 | Cant.: 等一陣 | Note: Often written by HK print media as '等一吓' where '吓' is a coined character for the purpose of the pronunciation /haa5/ in the mistaken belief that '下' can only be pronounced /haa6/. To add to the confusion, '吓' is also the official simplified version of '嚇'. Level: 2 Google Frequency: 937,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:等 dang2 ting3 ting2 dei6 - wait; allow; rank; equal; etc.; plur.; type一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little 下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:等一吓 dang2 jat1 haa5 = wait a while/moment 粵 Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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