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Jyutping ji1 gaa1
Pinyin yī jiā

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. now; currently
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    呢​一刻​;​呢​個​時候
    now; at present; at this moment
    • 你而家去邊?
      你而家去边?
      nei5 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 bin1?
      Where are you going now?
  2. 名詞
    今時​今日
    nowadays
    • 而家嘅社會比以前開放。
      而家嘅社会比以前开放。
      ji4 gaa1 ge3 se5 wui2 bei2 ji5 cin4 hoi1 fong3.
      The society has become more open nowadays.
  3. 近義詞
    家下、家陣、現在
  4. 參看
    而家
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Min-Dong
    paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
    (syn.) 叔伯, 咉叔, 叔仔, 叔叔啊, 達達, 小伯, 滿滿, 阿屋, 爸爸, 爹, 叔牯, 阿爸, 吾叔, 叔叔, 叔, 叔叔兒, 爺叔, 尼叔, 阿家, 俺叔, 叔父, 叔爺, 叔佬, 阿爹, 叔哩, 季父, 叔老子, 小爸爸, 爸, 家叔, 叔子, 小叔, 爺, 阿爺, 小伯伯, 叔唧, 阿叔, 達達兒, 嬌嬌, 伯兒, 伯伯, 叔爹, 老老, 阿婢, 叔爸, 依家, 好叔, 阿大, 叔兒, 育育, 叔公, 小爹, 滿滿 rural, 家家, 爺爺, 達, 達達 Hui
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好意思,依家几点?
    唔好意思,依家幾點?
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 , ji1 gaa1 gei2 dim2 ?
    • Excuse me, what time is it?
  2. Cantonese
    厕所依家有人用紧。
    廁所依家有人用緊。
    ci3 so2 ji1 gaa1 jau5 jan4 jung6 gan2 。
    • The bathroom is occupied now.
  3. Cantonese
    真系唔好彩,我买唔起我所有依家要嘅嘢。
    真係唔好彩,我買唔起我所有依家要嘅嘢。
    zan1 hai6 m4 hou2 coi2 , ngo5 maai5 m4 hei2 ngo5 so2 jau5 ji1 gaa1 jiu3 ge3 je5 。
    • Unfortunately, I can't afford to buy everything I need right now.
  4. Cantonese
    如果你依家喺度同我一齐就好喇。
    如果你依家喺度同我一齊就好喇。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 ji1 gaa1 hai2 dou6 tung4 ngo5 jat1 cai4 zau6 hou3 laa3 。
    • I wish you were here with me now.
  5. Cantonese
    我好想你依家喺度陪我。
    我好想你依家喺度陪我。
    ngo5 hou2 soeng2 nei5 ji1 gaa1 hai2 dou6 pui4 ngo5 。
    • I wish you were here with me now.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我同佢嗌咗场交,到依家都仲未和解。
    我同佢嗌咗場交,到依家都仲未和解。
    ngo5 tung4 keoi5 aai3 zo2 coeng4 gaau1, dou3 ji1 gaa1 dou1 zung6 mei6 wo4 gaai2.
    • I had an argument with him, and we still haven't made up yet.
  2. Cantonese
    我依家构思紧一部电影嘅大纲。
    我依家構思緊一部電影嘅大綱。
    ngo5 ji1 gaa1 kau3 si1 gan2 jat1 bou6 din6 jing2 ge3 daai6 gong1.
    • I am working out the plot of a movie.
  3. Cantonese
    依家库房水浸,财爷唔应该做守财奴,要将盈余还富于民。
    依家庫房水浸,財爺唔應該做守財奴,要將盈餘還富於民。
    ji1 gaa1 fu3 fong4 seoi2 zam3, coi4 je4 m4 jing1 goi1 zou6 sau2 coi4 nou4, jiu3 zoeng1 jing4 jyu4 waan4 fu3 jyu1 man4.
    • Since the Government's coffers are now outpouring, the Financial Secretary should not remain a miser; instead, he should return the revenue to the people.
  4. Cantonese
    我依家就抰晒你啲衰嘢出嚟俾人睇!
    我依家就抰晒你啲衰嘢出嚟俾人睇!
    ngo5 ji1 gaa1 zau6 joeng2 saai3 nei5 di1 seoi1 je5 ceot1 lei4 bei2 jan4 tai2!
    • I now lay bare all your dirty history to everyone!
  5. Cantonese
    新界原居民过咗咁多年,依家先至知原来套丁系犯法。
    新界原居民過咗咁多年,依家先至知原來套丁係犯法。
    san1 gaai3 jyun4 geoi1 man4 gwo3 zo2 gam3 do1 nin4, ji1 gaa1 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 tou3 ding1 hai6 faan6 faat3
    • New Territories indigenous work as a norm for all those years, and they only know recently that transferring the "Male Indigenous's Right" is actually illegal.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    石油价已经好高,加上依家个势,一定会急跌。
    石油價已經好高,加上依家個勢,一定會急跌。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    当然,May姐会觉得,上次你班友想迫宫,点知人数唔够就失败咗,依家就用大是大非的脱欧事件夹佢走,可恶也。
    当然,May姐会觉得,上次你班友想迫宫,点知人数唔够就失败咗,依家就用大是大非的脱欧事件夹佢走,可恶也。
    dong1 jin2, May ze2 wui5 gok3 dak1, soeng6 ci3 nei5 baan1 jau2 soeng2 baak1 gung1, dim2 zi1 jan4 sou3 m4 gau3 zau6 sat1 baai6 zo2, ji1 gaa1 zau6 jung6 daai6 si6 daai6 fei1 dik1 tyut3 au1 si6 gin6 gep6 keoi5 zau2, ho2 ok3 jaa5.
    • Of course, [Theresa] May would think that it is something abominable, when last time these folks tried to force her to resign, which failed somehow because of not enough people [supporting], and this time they're trying to remove her [from her position as Prime Minister] using the controversial Brexit topic as a reason.
  2. Cantonese
    “好似啲武侠小说啲剑咁插住要指定嘅人先掹到,等我依家去试试先”
    “好似啲武侠小说啲剑咁插住要指定嘅人先掹到,等我依家去试试先”
    “hou2 ci5 di1 mou5 haap6 siu2 syut3 di1 gim3 gam2 caap3 zyu6 jiu3 zi2 ding6 ge3 jan4 sin1 mang1 dou2, dang2 ngo5 ji1 gaa1 heoi3 si3 si3 sin1”
    • "It's like those wuxia novels where the sword is stuck and only the chosen one can pull it out; let me go try right now"
  3. Cantonese
    我依家奉旨要煮嘢畀你食呀?
    我依家奉旨要煮嘢畀你食呀?
    ngo5 ji1 gaa1 fung6 zi2 jiu3 zyu2 je5 bei2 nei5 sik6 aa4?
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    依家识朋友方便好多,又可以执相,有好多花臣,不过虚拟世界始终不及以前好,以前可以面对面交谈,感觉直接好多,更真实。
    依家识朋友方便好多,又可以执相,有好多花臣,不过虚拟世界始终不及以前好,以前可以面对面交谈,感觉直接好多,更真实。
    ji1 gaa1 sik1 pang4 jau5 fong1 bin6 hou2 do1, jau6 ho2 ji5 zap1 soeng2, jau5 hou2 do1 faa1 san2, bat1 gwo3 heoi1 ji5 sai3 gaai3 ci2 zung1 bat1 gap6 ji5 cin4 hou2, ji5 cin4 ho2 ji5 min6 deoi3 min6 gaau1 taam4, gam2 gok3 zik6 zip3 hou2 do1, gang3 zan1 sat6.
    • It's much easier to meet new friends now. You can edit photos, and there are many tricks, but the virtual world is still not as good as before. Before, you could talk face to face. It felt much more direct and real.
  5. Cantonese
    依家六月,荔枝当造。
    依家六月,荔枝当造。
    ji1 gaa1 luk6 jyut6, lai6 zi1 dong1 zou6.
    • It's now June and lychees are in season.