係要 [系－]

Jyutping hai6 jiu3
Pinyin xì yào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. need to; want to
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 只有
  2. 只好
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    真系要睇吓几时㖞。
    真係要睇吓幾時喎。
    zan1 hai6 jiu3 tai2 haak3 gei2 si4 wo5 。
    • It really depends on when.
  2. Cantonese
    我嘅人生目标系要成为一个作家。
    我嘅人生目標係要成為一個作家。
    ngo5 ge3 jan4 sang1 muk6 biu1 hai6 jiu3 sing4 wai4 jat1 go3 zok3 gaa1 。
    • My goal in life is to be a novelist.
  3. Cantonese
    医护人员嘅工作就系要帮助𠮶啲有需要嘅人士。
    醫護人員嘅工作就係要幫助嗰啲有需要嘅人士。
    ji1 wu6 jan4 jyun4 ge3 gung1 zok3 zau6 hai6 jiu3 bong1 zo6 go2 di1 jau5 seoi1 jiu3 ge3 jan4 si6 。
    • Health workers aid people in need.
  4. Cantonese
    我唔系要你道歉，我要你解释。
    我唔係要你道歉，我要你解釋。
    ngo5 m4 hai6 jiu3 nei5 dou6 hip3 ， ngo5 jiu3 nei5 gaai2 sik1 。
    • I don't want an apology. I want an explanation.
  5. 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
    唔好咁激气！细路仔系要慢慢教㗎。
    唔好咁激氣！細路仔係要慢慢教㗎。
    m4 hou2 gam3 gik1 hei3! sai3 lou6 zai2 hai6 jiu3 maan6 maan2 gaau3 gaa3.
    • Don't be so angry. Children should be taught with patience.
  2. Cantonese
    佢上网上得多，跟住𠮶啲同温层就系要斗mean吖嘛，越mean就越有成功感。
    佢上網上得多，跟住嗰啲同温層就係要鬥mean吖嘛，越mean就越有成功感。
    keoi5 soeng5 mong5 soeng5 dak1 do1, gan1 zyu6 go2 di1 tung4 wan1 cang4 zau6 hai6 jiu3 dau3 min1 aa1 maa3, jyut6 min1 zau6 jyut6 jau5 sing4 gung1 gam2.
    • He surfs the web a lot and his online social group likes to compete how mean each person can get. The meaner you become, the more sense of success you get.
  3. Cantonese
    鬼叫你做错咩，系要低声下气去求佢原谅㗎喇。
    鬼叫你做錯咩，係要低聲下氣去求佢原諒㗎喇。
    gwai2 giu3 nei5 zou6 co3 me1, hai6 jiu3 dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3 heoi3 kau4 keoi5 jyun4 loeng6 gaa3 laa3.
    • You were wrong, so just keep your head down and apologize.
  4. Cantonese
    支持者系要游说争取㗎，票唔系屌返嚟㗎。
    支持者係要遊説爭取㗎，票唔係屌返嚟㗎。
    zi1 ci4 ze2 hai6 jiu3 jau4 seoi3 zang1 ceoi2 gaa3, piu3 m4 hai6 diu2 faan1 lai4 gaa3.
    • Supporters are to be persuaded and won over. Votes do not come by indiscriminate criticism.
  5. Cantonese
    大家今晚咁高兴，真系要贺一贺佢喇！
    大家今晚咁高興，真係要賀一賀佢喇！
    daai6 gaa1 gam1 maan1 gam3 gou1 hing3, zan1 hai6 jiu3 ho6 jat1 ho6 keoi5 laa3!
    • We are so happy tonight, there should be some celebration!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你好好地作文唔得嘅？硬系要写「我的梦想是做宇宙怪兽」？
    你好好地作文唔得嘅？硬係要寫「我的夢想是做宇宙怪獸」？
  2. Cantonese
    我赞成同工不同酬，但机构成个lump sum嘅人工唔可以少，即是唔系要嚟畀机构悭钱。
    我贊成同工不同酬，但機構成個lump sum嘅人工唔可以少，即是唔係要嚟畀機構慳錢。
    yue:我贊成同工不同酬，但機構成個lump sum嘅人工唔可以少，即是唔係要嚟畀機構慳錢。