一係 [－系]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (conjunction) neither; either or also; or, used when you want to make a suggestion, similar to the meaning of "what about…?" / "how about…"
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    俾提​議​嗰​陣​成​日​會​用​嘅​詞
    (a word frequently used when making suggestions) how about; what about; why not
    • 你一係聽日再嚟過啦。
      你一系听日再嚟过啦。
      nei5 jat1 hai6 ting1 jat6 zoi3 lai4 gwo3 laa1.
      Why not come again tomorrow?
    • 一係食壽司喇。
      一系食寿司喇。
      jat1 hai6 sik6 sau6 si1 laa3
      How about eating sushi?
  2. 近義詞
    不如
  3. 連詞
    連接​兩個​選項​，​而​兩個​選項​當中​必須​選擇​其中​一個​；​用​喺​選​項​前面
    either...or
    • 你一係就死，一係就投降。
      你一系就死，一系就投降。
      nei5 jat1 hai6 zau6 sei2, jat1 hai6 zau6 tau4 hong4.
      Either you die or surrender.
  4. 參看
    一唔係
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. conj, Cantonese
    either ... or ...
  2. conj, Cantonese
    how about; what about
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 要麼 – 要么
  2. 或者
  3. 還是 – 还是
  4. 要不
  5. 一是
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    一系你错，一系佢错。
    一係你錯，一係佢錯。
    jat1 hai6 nei5 co3 ， jat1 hai6 keoi5 co3 。
    • Either you or he is wrong.
  2. Cantonese
    一系阿Tom讲大话，一系Mary讲大话。
    一係阿Tom講大話，一係Mary講大話。
    jat1 hai6 aa3 Ｔ o m gong2 daai6 waa6 ， jat1 hai6 M a r y gong2 daai6 waa6 。
    • Either Tom is lying or Mary is lying.
  3. Cantonese
    阿Steve返过嘅工一系闷，一系人工低，一系又闷人工又低。
    阿Steve返過嘅工一係悶，一係人工低，一係又悶人工又低。
    aa3 S t e v e faan2 gwo3 ge3 gung1 jat1 hai6 mun6 ， jat1 hai6 jan4 gung1 dai1 ， jat1 hai6 jau6 mun6 jan4 gung1 jau6 dai1 。
    • All of Steve's jobs were boring or not well-paid or both.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今年嘅重阳节系星期日，所以星期一系补假。
    今年嘅重陽節係星期日，所以星期一係補假。
    gam1 nin4 ge3 cung4 joeng4 zit3 hai6 sing1 kei4 jat6, so2 ji5 sing1 kei4 jat1 hai6 bou2 gaa3.
    • As this year's Chung Yeung festival falls on a Sunday, there will be a deferred holiday on Monday.
  2. Cantonese
    你一系听日再嚟过啦。
    你一係聽日再嚟過啦。
    nei5 jat1 hai6 ting1 jat6 zoi3 lai4 gwo3 laa1.
    • Why not come again tomorrow?
  3. Cantonese
    一系食寿司喇。
    一係食壽司喇。
    jat1 hai6 sik6 sau6 si1 laa3
    • How about eating sushi?
  4. Cantonese
    你一系就死，一系就投降。
    你一係就死，一係就投降。
    nei5 jat1 hai6 zau6 sei2, jat1 hai6 zau6 tau4 hong4.
    • Either you die or surrender.
  5. Cantonese
    𠮶晚你唔知你到唔到？咩唔知啫，一系到一系唔到。
    嗰晚你唔知你到唔到？咩唔知啫，一係到一係唔到。
    go2 maan5 nei5 m4 zi1 nei5 dou3 m4 dou3? me1 m4 zi1 zek1, jat1 hai6 dou3 jat1 hai6 m4 dou3.
    • You're not sure whether you'll be there that night? Come on—either present or absent.