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Jyutping oi2
Pinyin nǎi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the creak of an oar

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Jyutping naai5
Pinyin nǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be
  2. thus
  3. so
  4. therefore
  5. then
  6. only
  7. thereupon
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to be/thus/so/therefore/then/only then/thereupon/namely/really/indeed/after all/you / your / his / her/even/such
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞

    to be
    • 失敗乃成功之母
      失败乃成功之母
      sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5
      Failure is the mother of success.
    • 入聲之所以短促急收藏,乃-p、-t、-k塞音韻尾所致。
      入声之所以短促急收藏,乃-p、-t、-k塞音韵尾所致。
      jap6 sing1 zi1 so2 ji5 dyun2 cuk1 gap1 sau1 cong4, naai5 -p, -t, -k sak1 jam1 wan5 mei5 so2 zi3.
      The briefness of the entering tones is caused by the stop codas -p, -t and -k.
  2. 語素
    你​嘅​;​佢​嘅​;​表示​第二​、​第三​人稱​單​數​嘅​領​屬​格
    your; his; her; similar to second or third person singular possessive adjectives
    • 乃父之風
      乃父之风
      naai5 fu6 zi1 fung1
      your / his / her father's style
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    be
    • 失敗乃成功之母
      失败乃成功之母
      shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ
      failure is the mother of success
  2. character, literary
    only then; not ... until
  3. character, literary
    you, your
  4. character, Shanghainese-Wu
    now
  5. character, literary
    but
  6. character, literary
    then; hence
  7. character, literary
    surprisingly; unexpectedly
  8. character, Internet, Mainland-China
    you (singular)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. then
  2. really, indeed
  3. as it turned out, after all
  4. namely
  5. Cangjie Input
    NHS
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2958
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #628
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    严格来说, 美乃滋是化学的东西。
    嚴格來說, 美乃滋是化學的東西。
    yán gé lái shuō , měi nǎi zī shì huà xué de dōng xī 。
    • The mayonnaise is pure chemistry.
  2. Mandarin
    我在母亲节送给我的妈妈一束康乃馨。
    我在母親節送給我的媽媽一束康乃馨。
    wǒ zài mǔ qīn jié sòng gěi wǒ de mā ma yī shù kāng nǎi xīn 。
    • I gave my mother carnations on Mother's Day.
  3. Mandarin
    落井下石乃人之天性。
    落井下石乃人之天性。
    luò jǐng xià shí nǎi rén zhī tiān xìng 。
    • The laugh is always on the loser.
  4. Mandarin
    我的教练说:"失败乃成功之母"。
    我的教練說:"失敗乃成功之母"。
    wǒ de jiào liàn shuō :" shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ "。
    • My coach said, "Failure teaches success."
  5. Mandarin
    犯错乃人之常情。
    犯錯乃人之常情。
    fàn cuò nǎi rén zhī cháng qíng 。
    • To err is human.
    • To err is to be human.
    • It is human to make mistakes.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    失败乃成功之母
    失敗乃成功之母
    sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5
    • Failure is the mother of success.
    • failure is the beginning of success
  2. Cantonese
    《楚留香》当时播映,乃系风靡全台,家家足不出户,夜晚条街冇人,据闻收视居高不下,纪录至今未破。
    《楚留香》當時播映,乃係風靡全臺,家家足不出户,夜晚條街冇人,據聞收視居高不下,紀錄至今未破。
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  3. Cantonese
    一般人视《铁塔凌云》、《啼笑姻缘》为广东流行曲嘅分水岭。粤语流行曲「史前史」乃系针对在此之前嘅历史。
    一般人視《鐵塔凌雲》、《啼笑姻緣》為廣東流行曲嘅分水嶺。粵語流行曲「史前史」乃係針對在此之前嘅歷史。
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    海底发掘到嘅物品估计乃系道光年代嘅遗物。
    海底發掘到嘅物品估計乃係道光年代嘅遺物。
    • X
  5. Cantonese
    入声之所以短促急收藏,乃-p、-t、-k塞音韵尾所致。
    入聲之所以短促急收藏,乃-p、-t、-k塞音韻尾所致。
    jap6 sing1 zi1 so2 ji5 dyun2 cuk1 gap1 sau1 cong4, naai5 -p, -t, -k sak1 jam1 wan5 mei5 so2 zi3.
    • The briefness of the entering tones is caused by the stop codas -p, -t and -k.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    吾乃九原吕奉先是也,何人出来与我大战三百回合。
    吾乃九原呂奉先是也,何人出來與我大戰三百回合。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    失败乃成功之母
    失敗乃成功之母
    shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ
    • failure is the mother of success
  2. Mandarin
    因为律法不是为义人设立的,乃是为不法和不服的,不虔诚和犯罪的,不圣洁和恋世俗的,弑父母和杀人的
    因為律法不是為義人設立的,乃是為不法和不服的,不虔誠和犯罪的,不聖潔和戀世俗的,弒父母和殺人的
    yīn wèi lǜ fǎ bù shì wèi yì rén shè lì de , nǎi shì wèi bù fǎ hé bù fú de , bù qián chéng hé fàn zuì de , bù shèng jié hé liàn shì sú de , shì fù mǔ hé shā rén de
    • Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers
  3. Mandarin
    失败乃成功之母。
    失敗乃成功之母。
    shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ .
    • Failure is the mother of success. (proverb)
  4. Mandarin
    袁绍当先赶来,不到五里,只听得山背后喊声大起,闪出一彪人马,为首三员大将,乃是刘玄德、关云长、张翼德。
    袁紹當先趕來,不到五里,只聽得山背後喊聲大起,閃出一彪人馬,為首三員大將,乃是劉玄德、關雲長、張翼德。
    yuán shào dāng xiān gǎn lái , bù dào wǔ lǐ , zhǐ tīng dé shān bèi hòu hǎn shēng dà qǐ , shǎn chū yī biāo rén mǎ , wèi shǒu sān yuán dà jiāng , nǎi shì liú xuán dé , guān yún cháng , zhāng yì dé .
    • Yuan Shao led the charge in pursuit of the enemy; he had not gone more than five li, when all one could hear was a roar of shouting voices from behind a hill. A group of men and horses came out of nowhere, with three generals in the lead. It was none other than Liu Xuande, Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide.
  5. Mandarin
    这等人不是从血气生的,不是从情欲生的,也不是从人意生的,乃是从神生的。
    這等人不是從血氣生的,不是從情慾生的,也不是從人意生的,乃是從神生的。
    zhè děng rén bù shì cóng xuè qì shēng de , bù shì cóng qíng yù shēng de , yě bù shì cóng rén yì shēng de , nǎi shì cóng shén shēng de .
    • Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.