久 [－]

Jyutping gau2
Pinyin jiǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (long) time
  2. (long) duration of time
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (long) time/(long) duration of time/old
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞、書面語
    好長​時間
    for a long time
    • 我哋好耐冇見喇。
      我哋好耐没见喇。
      ngo5 dei6 hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3 laa3.
      我們很久不見了。
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. long time (ago)
  2. time passage, grow late
  3. Cangjie Input
    NO
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你待了多久?
    你待瞭多久?
    nǐ dài liǎo duō jiǔ ?
    • How long did you stay?
  2. Mandarin
    你多久后需要它？
    你多久後需要它？
    nǐ duō jiǔ hòu xū yào tā ？
    • How soon do you need it?
  3. Mandarin
    我不想等那么久。
    我不想等那麼久。
    wǒ bù xiǎng děng nà me jiǔ 。
    • I don't want to wait that long.
  4. Mandarin
    你准备待多久？
    你準備待多久？
    nǐ zhǔn bèi dài duō jiǔ ？
    • How long will you stay here?
    • How long are you going to stay?
    • How long do you plan to stay?
    • How long are you planning to stay?
    • How long do you plan on staying?
    • How long do you plan to stay for?
    • How long do you intend to stay?
  5. Mandarin
    这本书我能借多久？
    這本書我能藉多久？
    zhè běn shū wǒ néng jí duō jiǔ ？
    • How long can I keep this book?
    • How long can I borrow this book?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    识朋友唔难，但系要段友谊长久就唔系咁易。
    識朋友唔難，但係要段友誼長久就唔係咁易。
    sik1 pang4 jau5 m4 naan4 ， daan6 hai6 jiu3 dyun6 jau5 ji4 coeng4 gau2 zau6 m4 hai6 gam3 ji6 。
    • It's easy to find friends; it's harder to keep them.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    Jasmin 思考良久，终于点点头。
    Jasmin 思考良久，終於點點頭。
    si1 haau2 loeng4 gau2, zung1 jyu1 dim2 dim2 tau4
    • Jasmin thought deeply for a long time and finally nodded her head.
  2. Cantonese
    天下合久必分，分久必合 结合 联合 合众生事
    天下合久必分，分久必合 結合 聯合 合眾生事
    yue:天下合久必分，分久必合 結合 聯合 合眾生事
    • x
  3. Cantonese
    久别重逢
    久別重逢
    gau2 bit6 cung4 fung4
    • to meet again after a long period of separation
    • to reunion after a long period of time
  4. Cantonese
    久休复出
    久休復出
    gau2 jau1 fuk6 ceot1
    • to be back into the public arena after a long rest
  5. Cantonese
    呢栋旧楼日久失修，已经连钢筋砖头都露埋出嚟。
    呢棟舊樓日久失修，已經連鋼筋磚頭都露埋出嚟。
    ni1 dung6 gau6 lau2 jat6 gau2 sat1 sau1, ji5 ging1 lin4 gong3 gang1 zyun1 tau4 dou1 lou6 maai4 ceot1 lai4.
    • This old building is so mismanaged that large pieces of concrete peel off and rusty steel bars are exposed.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    《金瓶梅》：今番遇了西门庆，风月久惯，本事高强的，如何不喜？
    《金瓶梅》：今番遇了西門慶，風月久慣，本事高強的，如何不喜？