咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa5
Pinyin zǎ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 助詞
    放​喺​句​尾​，​用​嚟​表達​自己​啱​啱​發現​一樣​嘢​冇​想像​咁​多​、​咁​高​、​咁​強
    used at the end of sentence to express the speaker's realisation that something is not as much / many or high as one thought
    • 乜三個人咋？
      乜三个人咋？
      mat1 saam1 go3 jan2 zaa5?
      (From what you said / from what I just realised) Just three people!
    • 係噉咋？易過借火啦。
      系噉咋？易过借火啦。
      hai6 gam2 zaa5? ji6 gwo3 ze3 fo2 laa1.
      So that's it? A piece of cake.
  2. 參看
    𠾵

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa4
Pinyin zǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. final particle meaning 'merely / only' when used in a rhetorical question
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 助詞
    表示​程度​少過​、​低​過講​者​喺​對​方​陳​述​實​況​之前​嘅​預​期
    only; less or lower than what the speaker expects before the other states the reality
    • 一個月咋？
      一个月咋？
      jat1 go3 jyut6 zaa4?
      Only one month?
    • 噉咋？
      噉咋？
      gam2 zaa4?
      Just like that?
  2. 參看
    喳

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaak6
Pinyin zǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dialectal equivalent of 怎么zěnme [怎么], why / how / what/to bite/to hold between the teeth/to yell/final particle meaning 'merely / only' when used in a statement

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaak3
Pinyin zǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dialectal equivalent of 怎么zěnme [怎么], why / how / what/to bite/to hold between the teeth/to yell/final particle meaning 'merely / only' when used in a statement

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa1
Pinyin zǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dialectal equivalent of 怎么zěnme [怎么], why / how / what/to bite/to hold between the teeth/to yell/final particle meaning 'merely / only' when used in a statement

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa3
Pinyin zhà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. loud noise
  2. shout
  3. suddenly

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa3
Pinyin zé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. gnaw

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa3
Pinyin zǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. that's it; it's just (Cantonese)
  2. dialectal equivalent of 怎么zěnme [怎么], why / how / what/to bite/to hold between the teeth/to yell/final particle meaning 'merely / only' when used in a statement
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 助詞
    只會用​係​句​尾​；​表示​只​係​、​淨​係​；​數量​、​程度​等等​冇​預計​咁​多​咁​高
    (used only as a sentence-final particle) only; just; (of quantities, degrees, etc.) not as much/high as expected
    • 我講笑咋。
      我讲笑咋。
      ngo5 gong2 siu3 zaa3.
      I am just joking.
    • 差少少咋。
      差少少咋。
      caa1 siu2 siu2 zaa3.
      Only a bit left.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. …而已呀
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. question-forming particle, why? how? what?
  2. to bite
  3. loud
  4. Cangjie Input
    RHS
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    有人叫我嚟，我先嚟咋。
    有人叫我嚟，我先嚟咋。
    jau5 jan4 giu3 ngo5 lai4 ， ngo5 sin1 lai4 zaa3 。
    • It's because I was asked to come that I'm here.
  2. Cantonese
    咩话？而家先十一点咋？仲有成粒钟先食饭㖞。
    咩話？而家先十一點咋？仲有成粒鐘先食飯喎。
    me1 waa2 ？ ji4 gaa1 sin1 sap6 jat1 dim2 zaa3 ？ zung6 jau5 sing4 lap1 zung1 sin1 sik6 faan6 wo5 。
    • What? It's only eleven? We still have an hour to go before lunch.
  3. Cantonese
    我系因为忙得济，所以先至没回信俾你㗎咋。
    我係因為忙得濟，所以先至冇回信俾你㗎咋。
    ngo5 hai6 jan1 wai6 mong4 dak1 zai3 ， so2 ji5 sin1 zi3 mou5 wui4 seon3 bei2 nei5 gaa3 zaa3 。
    • I didn't answer your letter, because I was busy.
  4. Cantonese
    点先知个病人系咪喺度咋病呀？
    點先知個病人係咪喺度咋病呀？
    dim2 sin1 zi1 go3 beng6 jan4 hai6 mi1 hai2 dou6 zaa3 beng6 aa3 ？
    • How do you know that the patient is not feigning illness?
  5. Cantonese
    剩低两日咋。
    剩低兩日咋。
    zing6 dai1 loeng5 jat6 zaa3 。
    • There are only two days left.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    夏天过得咋样啊？
    夏天過得咋樣啊？
    xià tiān guò dé zǎ yàng a ？
    • How was your summer?
  2. Mandarin
    最近咋样？
    最近咋樣？
    zuì jìn zǎ yàng ？
    • How've ya' been lately?
  3. Mandarin
    你咋花这笔钱嘞
    你咋花這筆錢嘞
    nǐ zǎ huā zhè bǐ qián lei
    • What do you plan on doing with the money?
  4. Mandarin
    他歌儿唱得不咋地。
    他歌兒唱得不咋地。
    tā gē ér chàng dé bù zǎ de 。
    • He cannot sing well.
    • He can't sing well.
  5. Mandarin
    你今天心情咋样？
    你今天心情咋樣？
    nǐ jīn tiān xīn qíng zǎ yàng ？
    • How do you feel today?
    • How're you doing today?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢同你玩㗎咋。
    佢同你玩㗎咋。
    keoi5 tung4 nei5 waan2 gaa3 zaa3.
    • He is just kidding.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋唔系有好多时间咋。
    我哋唔係有好多時間咋。
    ngo5 dei6 m4 hai6 jau5 hou2 do1 si4 gaan3 zaa3.
    • We don't have much time.
  3. Cantonese
    咪听佢讲呀，佢想要你啲钱咋。
    咪聽佢講呀，佢想要你啲錢咋。
    mai5 teng1 keoi5 gong2 aa3, keoi5 soeng2 jiu3 nei5 di1 cin2 zaa3.
    • Don't listen to her! She only wants your money!
  4. Cantonese
    我用咗六嚿几先扑到张飞咋。
    我用咗六嚿幾先撲到張飛咋。
    ngo5 jung6 zo2 luk6 gau6 gei2 sin1 pok3 dou2 zoeng1 fei1 zaa3.
    • I spent up to 600 dollars and more buying the ticket.
  5. Cantonese
    今朝揸咗三转咋，没乜人上车啊。
    今朝揸咗三轉咋，冇乜人上車啊。
    gam1 ziu1 zaa1 zo2 saam1 zyun3 zaa3, mou5 mat1 jan4 soeng5 ce1 aa3.
    • I've driven for only 3 turns this morning. Not many people have taken the rides.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    咋；咋嘛
    咋；咋嘛
    zaa5; zaa6 maa5
  2. Cantonese
    佢以为自己可以做到条女嘅男朋友，其实畀人玩到一栋都没，人哋当佢狗公咋。
    佢以為自己可以做到條女嘅男朋友，其實畀人玩到一棟都冇，人哋當佢狗公咋。
    keoi5 ji5 wai4 zi6 gei2 ho2 ji5 zou6 dou2 tiu4 neoi2 ge3 naam4 pang4 jau5, kei4 sat6 bei2 jan4 waan2 dou3 jat1 dung6 dou1 mou5, jan4 dei6 dong3 keoi5 gau2 gung1 zaa3.
  3. 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。
  4. Cantonese
    傻瓜，我哋呃你咋！
    傻瓜，我哋呃你咋！
    so4 gwaa1, ngo5 dei6 aak1 nei5 zaa3!