係講 [系讲]

Jyutping hai6 gong2
Pinyin xì jiǎng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. conj, Hakka
    if; supposing
    (syn.) 若還, 誠, 欲, 欲是, 若欲是, 若係講, 若是, 要是, 要此, 向使, 準假, 係話, 要, 令, 誠使, 若然, 若係, 倘倘, 設若, 準若講, 係若, 倘或, 設令, 若果, 假令, 若然之, 向令, 苟, 如, 係準, 係準講, 準講, 若準, 倘此, 如果, 假詐, 是得, 假使間, 若, 係講, 若講, 假, 假若, 儷是, 倘使, 可比, 倘, 假如, 假設, 倘若, 儻, 假比, 當使, 假若是, 倘然, 來是, 向, 使, 設使, 假使
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你系唔系讲世界语㗎？
    你係唔係講世界語㗎？
    nei5 hai6 m4 hai6 gong2 sai3 gaai3 jyu5 gaa3 ？
    • You speak Esperanto, right?
  2. Cantonese
    啲人成日话唔好乱咁信啲谣言，但系讲就容易做就难。
    啲人成日話唔好亂咁信啲謠言，但係講就容易做就難。
    di1 jan4 sing4 jat6 waa2 m4 hou3 lyun6 gam3 seon3 di1 jiu4 jin4 ， daan6 hai6 gong2 zau6 jung4 ji6 zou6 zau6 naan4 。
    • They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.
  3. Cantonese
    佢永远都系讲第一句。
    佢永遠都係講第一句。
    keoi5 wing5 jyun5 dou1 hai6 gong2 dai6 jat1 geoi3 。
    • He always has the first word.
  4. Cantonese
    我喺学校读咗六年英文，但系都唔系讲得好好。
    我喺學校讀咗六年英文，但係都唔係講得好好。
    ngo5 hai2 hok6 haau6 duk6 zo2 luk6 nin4 jing1 man4 ， daan6 hai6 dou1 m4 hai6 gong2 dak1 hou2 hou2 。
    • Even though I studied English for 6 years in school, I'm not good at speaking it.
  5. Cantonese
    故事嘅教训系讲大话系唔啱嘅。
    故事嘅教訓係講大話係唔啱嘅。
    gu3 si6 ge3 gaau3 fan3 hai6 gong2 daai6 waa6 hai6 m4 ngaam1 ge3 。
    • The moral of the story is that it's wrong to lie.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺英国读咗咁多年书，英文梗系讲得好㗎啦。
    佢喺英國讀咗咁多年書，英文梗係講得好㗎啦。
    keoi5 hai2 jing1 gwok3 duk6 zo2 gam3 do1 nin4 syu1, jing1 man2 gang2 hai6 gong2 dak1 hou2 gaa3 laa1.
    • He has studied in Britain for so many years, of course he speaks good English.
  2. Cantonese
    今日开会就系讲下呢年公司嘅发展方向。
    今日開會就係講下呢年公司嘅發展方向。
    gam1 jat6 hoi1 wui2 zau6 hai6 gong2 haa5 ni1 nin4 gung1 si1 ge3 faat3 zin2 fong1 hoeng3.
    • Today's meeting is about the direction of the company's development in the coming year.
  3. Cantonese
    本书都系讲紧上堂教过嘅嘢，佢都已经熟晒，所以话咁快就秒咗。
    本書都係講緊上堂教過嘅嘢，佢都已經熟晒，所以話咁快就秒咗。
    bun2 syu1 dou1 hai6 gong2 gan2 soeng5 tong4 gaau3 gwo3 ge3 je5, keoi5 dou1 ji5 ging1 suk6 saai3, so2 ji5 waa6 gam3 faai3 zau6 miu5 zo2.
    • The book is about the stuff taught in class. He's already familiar with it, so he finished the book in no time.
  4. Cantonese
    佢呢啲百万富豪打跛脚唔使忧，梗系讲得出啲咩金钱唔系万能呢啲咁奢侈嘅豪言啦。
    佢呢啲百萬富豪打跛腳唔使憂，梗係講得出啲咩金錢唔係萬能呢啲咁奢侈嘅豪言啦。
    keoi5 ni1 di1 baak3 maan6 fu3 hou4 daa2 bai1 goek3 m4 sai2 jau1, gang2 hai6 gong2 dak1 ceot1 di1 me1 gam1 cin4 m4 hai6 maan6 nang4 ni1 di1 gam3 ce1 ci2 ge3 hou4 jin4 laa1
    • He's a millionaire. Of course he'd be one to say things like, "money isn't everything."
  5. Cantonese
    你系咪搭错线啊？我哋都唔系讲紧呢样嘢。
    你係咪搭錯線啊？我哋都唔係講緊呢樣嘢。
    nei5 hai6 mai6 daap3 co3 sin3 aa3? ngo5 dei5 dou1 m4 hai6 gong2 gan2 ni1 joeng6 je5.
    • Are you sure you're with us? We aren't talking about that right now.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    今日，所有嘢已经水涨船高，过往一套已经无用或者变成接火棒游戏，你拎五六百万出嚟系讲紧买公屋咋。
    今日，所有嘢已經水漲船高，過往一套已經無用或者變成接火棒遊戲，你拎五六百萬出嚟係講緊買公屋咋。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    有啲似中森明菜 唔系讲假 [Cantonese, trad.]有啲似中森明菜 唔系讲假
    有啲似中森明菜 唔係講假 [Cantonese, trad.]有啲似中森明菜 唔系讲假
    jau5 di1 ci5 zung1 sam1 ming4 coi3, m4 hai6 gong2 gaa2
    • She looked quite like Akina Nakamori; I kid you not