只係 [－系]

Jyutping zek3 hai6
Pinyin zhǐ xì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Cantonese
    only; merely; just
    (syn.) 则是, 仅仅, 孤單, 僅僅, 单纯, 俪是, 則是, 只是, 孤单, 干焦, 單純, 孤啊, 徒然, 只, 儷是

只係 [－系]

Jyutping zi2 hai6
Pinyin zhǐ xì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. only (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    僅僅​；​形容​程度​低​、​數量​少​、​微不足道
    only; merely; just
    • 我只係去過一次大陸。
      我只系去过一次大陆。
      ngo5 zi2 hai6 heoi3 gwo3 jat1 ci3 daai6 luk6.
      I have only been to Mainland China once.
    • 我只係識少少啫。
      我只系识少少啫。
      ngo5 zi2 hai6 sik1 siu2 siu2 ze1
      I only know a little.
  2. 參看
    祇係
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 只是
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个只系问题嘅冰山一角。
    呢個只係問題嘅冰山一角。
    nei4 go3 zek3 hai6 man6 tai4 ge3 bing1 saan1 jat1 gok3 。
    • This is just a symptom of a much bigger problem.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    选举咁多花边，你点知人哋系咪只系做场戏俾你睇啫。
    選舉咁多花邊，你點知人哋係咪只係做場戲俾你睇啫。
    syun2 geoi2 gam3 do1 faa1 bin1, nei5 dim2 zi1 jan4 dei6 hai6 mai6 zi2 hai6 zou6 coeng4 hei3 bei2 nei5 tai2 ze1
    • There is so much gossip going around in this election. How could you know whether people are making a mountain out of a molehill?
  2. Cantonese
    佢只系挂名经理，实际上佢冇实权㗎。
    佢只係掛名經理，實際上佢冇實權㗎。
    keoi5 zi2 hai6 gwaa3 meng2 ging1 lei5, sat6 zai3 soeng6 keoi5 mou5 sat6 kyun4 gaa3.
    • He works as the manager only in title. In fact he does not have the authority.
  3. Cantonese
    佢咁做只系为咗佢嘅利益。
    佢咁做只係為咗佢嘅利益。
    keoi5 gam2 zou6 zi2 hai6 wai6 zo2 keoi5 ge3 lei6 jik1.
    • He did that because of his own benefit.
  4. Cantonese
    我只系保障自己嘅利益，有咩错呀？
    我只係保障自己嘅利益，有咩錯呀？
    ngo5 zi2 hai6 bou2 zoeng3 zi6 gei2 ge3 lei6 jik1, jau5 me1 co3 aa3?
    • I am only protecting my own benefits, what's wrong with that?
  5. Cantonese
    呢个只系故事嘅开端。
    呢個只係故事嘅開端。
    nei1 go3 zi2 hai6 gu3 si6 ge3 hoi1 dyun1.
    • This is only the beginning of story.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个主席无乜本事，佢只系北京𠮶边啲扯线公仔。
    呢個主席無乜本事，佢只係北京嗰邊啲扯線公仔。