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Jyutping ji1 kaau3
Pinyin yī kào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to rely on sth (for support etc)
  2. to depend on
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    借助​其他人​嘅​力量​嚟​幫助​自己
    to rely on somebody, to depend on, to count on
    • 互相依靠
      互相依靠
      wu6 soeng1 ji1 kaau3
      to rely on each other
    • 現代女性唔需要依靠男人生活。
      现代女性唔需要依靠男人生活。
      jin6 doi6 neoi5 sing3 m4 seoi1 jiu3 ji1 kaau3 naam4 jan2 sang1 wut6.
      A modern woman no longer depends upon men for a living.
  2. 名詞
    外​在​嘅​幫​助​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    support; backing; assurance
    • 生活有依靠
      生活有依靠
      sang1 wut6 jau5 ji1 kaau3
      to have assurance in one's life
    • 有啲依靠
      有啲依靠
      jau5 di1 ji1 kaau3
      to have some kind of back-up (something to rely upon)
    • 結婚係想老咗有個依靠。
      结婚系想老咗有个依靠。
      git3 fan1 hai6 soeng2 lou5 zo2 jau5 go3 ji1 kaau3.
      Getting married is because one wants some kind of support when one gets old.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我没什么可依靠的了。
    我沒什麼可依靠的瞭。
    wǒ méi shén me kě yī kào de liǎo 。
    • I have nothing to fall back on.
  2. Mandarin
    他经济上依靠他的太太。
    他經濟上依靠他的太太。
    tā jīng jì shàng yī kào tā de tài tai 。
    • He relies on his wife financially.
    • He's financially dependent on his wife.
  3. Mandarin
    日本的石油依靠进口。
    日本的石油依靠進口。
    rì běn de shí yóu yī kào jìn kǒu 。
    • Japan depends on other countries for oil.
  4. Mandarin
    现在她没了工作,我们再不能依靠她了。
    現在她沒了工作,我們再不能依靠她了。
    xiàn zài tā méi le gōng zuò , wǒ men zài bù néng yī kào tā le 。
    • Now that she has quit her job, we can't depend on her.
  5. Mandarin
    这个岛的经济依靠的是渔业。
    這個島的經濟依靠的是漁業。
    zhè gè dǎo de jīng jì yī kào de shì yú yè 。
    • The economy of the island is dependent on the fishing industry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    互相依靠
    互相依靠
    wu6 soeng1 ji1 kaau3
    • to rely on each other
  2. Cantonese
    现代女性唔需要依靠男人生活。
    現代女性唔需要依靠男人生活。
    jin6 doi6 neoi5 sing3 m4 seoi1 jiu3 ji1 kaau3 naam4 jan2 sang1 wut6.
    • A modern woman no longer depends upon men for a living.
  3. Cantonese
    生活有依靠
    生活有依靠
    sang1 wut6 jau5 ji1 kaau3
    • to have assurance in one's life
  4. Cantonese
    有啲依靠
    有啲依靠
    jau5 di1 ji1 kaau3
    • to have some kind of back-up (something to rely upon)
  5. Cantonese
    结婚系想老咗有个依靠。
    結婚係想老咗有個依靠。
    git3 fan1 hai6 soeng2 lou5 zo2 jau5 go3 ji1 kaau3.
    • Getting married is because one wants some kind of support when one gets old.