先得 [－－]

Jyutping sin1 dak1
Pinyin xiān dé

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 才好
  2. 才行
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    先到先得。
    先到先得。
    xiān dào xiān dé 。
    • First come, first serve.
    • It's first come, first served.
  2. Mandarin
    有驾照者优先得到这个职位。
    有駕照者優先得到這個職位。
    yǒu jià zhào zhě yōu xiān dé dào zhè ge zhí wèi 。
    • Having a driver's license is an advantage for this job.
  3. Mandarin
    你首先得叫个律师。
    你首先得叫個律師。
    nǐ shǒu xiān dé jiào gè lǜ shī 。
    • The first thing you should do is call a lawyer.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好期望个个同你嘅意见一样先得㗎。
    唔好期望個個同你嘅意見一樣先得㗎。
    m4 hou3 kei4 mong6 go3 go3 tung4 nei5 ge3 ji3 gin3 jat1 joeng6 sin1 dak1 gaa3 。
    • Don't expect everyone to agree with you.
  2. Cantonese
    我视力好差，所以睇电子书啲字体要好大只先得。
    我視力好差，所以睇電子書啲字體要好大隻先得。
    ngo5 si6 lik6 hou2 caa1 ， so2 ji5 tai2 din6 zi2 syu1 di1 zi6 tai2 jiu3 hou3 daai6 zek3 sin1 dak1 。
    • Because of my bad eyesight, I can only read digital books with very large font sizes.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做人要有信心先得嘛！醒啲！记住！
    做人要有信心先得嘛！醒啲！記住！
    zou6 jan4 jiu3 jau5 seon3 sam1 sin1 dak1 maa5! sing2 di1! gei3 zyu6!
    • You gotta believe in yourself! Liven up! Remember that!
  2. Cantonese
    我第一次见佢𠮶阵，佢先得五岁。
    我第一次見佢嗰陣，佢先得五歲。
    ngo5 dai6 jat1 ci3 gin3 keoi5 go2 zan6, keoi5 sin1 dak1 ng5 seoi3.
    • 我第一次見他，他才五歲。
    • He was just five when I first met him.
  3. Cantonese
    佢话得先得。
    佢話得先得。
    keoi5 waa6 dak1 sin1 dak1.
    • He's got to say OK before it's possible.
  4. Cantonese
    你唔好净系顾住自己先得𠿪！
    你唔好淨係顧住自己先得𠿪！
    nei5 m4 hou2 zing6 hai6 gu3 zyu6 zi6 gei2 sin1 dak1 gaa2
    • You should not merely take care of yourself!
  5. Cantonese
    你要跟紧啲先得！
    你要跟緊啲先得！
    nei5 jiu3 gan1 gan2 di1 sin1 dak1!
    • You've got to follow up closely!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    细路，咪以为求其读两嘢笔记，考试就会合格先得㗎。
    细路，咪以为求其读两嘢笔记，考试就会合格先得㗎。
    sai3 lou6, mai5 ji5 wai4 kau4 kei4 duk6 loeng5 je5 bat1 gei3, haau2 si5 zau6 wui5 hap6 gaak3 sin1 dak1 gaa2.
    • Kid, don't think that casually skimming the notes will let you pass the exam.