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一定要

jat1 ding6 jiu3

yi1 ding4 yao4

must

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,430,000

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

一定要

This word was added by bybell on 17th Aug 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
定 deng6 ding6 ding4 - decide, fix; definite, sure
要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want

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我一定要睇電視粵 edit
I must watch TV!
[(spoken by someone obviously addicted to TV!)]

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