就係 (zau6 hai6 | jiu4 xi4) : exactly; even if

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就係

zau6 hai6

jiu4 xi4

[1] [adv] exactly; precisely; just like | [國] 就是, 便是
[2] [conj] even if; even | [國] 即使, 即便

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Level: 2 Google Frequency: 341,000

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

就係

This word has been viewed 5489 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 15th Aug 2005 17:12 and last edited on 19th Feb 2012 02:56

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就 zau6 - right away; only; approach; comply with
係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be

3 compounds containing this word:

反轉豬肚就係屎 - to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute
過咗海就係神仙 - to not care about what method is used to reach the target
就係咁多 - [1] it's just that much; [2] that's it for now

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我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬粵
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten.
[Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.]

你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸粵
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty.
[Lit. you want study do business, number one [counter] thing is-exactly study wickedness]

呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎粵
These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.

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