咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa3
Pinyin zhā

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 咋呼.

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
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, ideophonic, obsolete, of speech
    suddenly; in an outburst

咋 [－]

Jyutping zaa3
Pinyin zé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. gnaw
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    to be loud; to shout; to cry
  2. character, obsolete
    to bite
  3. character
    Used in 㕭咋.

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 (Wiktionary)
  1. character, dialectal
    how
    (syn.) 咋麼, 咋麼個, 仰仔, 幾何, 怎, 何裡, 仰般形, 啷樣, 井幹, 麼樣, 何, 做呢, 啷, 仰子, 咋貌介, 仰脣, 咋的個, 點, 做呢物, 怎麼, 點樣, 哪能, 咋貌, 仰, 啷個, 咋底, 安難, 怎影, 咋作, 乜生, 仰般, 如何, 麼, 咋個, 障仔, 訾那能, 何什, 做物, 怎生, 怎樣, 采翹, 怎作, 咋樣兒, 怎其, 訾那, 按怎, 作乜, 怎怎, 咋, 在生, 仰來, 麼家, 哪樣, 捺亨
  2. character
    Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.
    • 仲有三個咋？
      仲有三个咋？
      zung6 jau5 saam1 go3 zaa4?
      Only have three left?
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. question-forming particle, why? how? what?
  2. to bite
  3. loud
  4. Cangjie Input
    RHS
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. …而已呀
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，所以先至冇回信俾你㗎咋。
    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 er 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
    我噉样做都系为咗保命㗎咋！
    我噉樣做都係為咗保命㗎咋！
    ngo5 gam2 joeng2 zou6 dou1 hai6 wai6 zo2 bou2 meng6 gaa3 zaa3!
    • I only did that to survive!
  2. Cantonese
    你唔好当正自己系人哋条仔至得𠿪，人哋当你系观音兵咋戆鸠仔。
    你唔好當正自己係人哋條仔至得𠿪，人哋當你係觀音兵咋戇鳩仔。
    nei5 m4 hou2 dong3 zing3 zi6 gei2 hai6 jan4 dei6 tiu4 zai2 zi3 dak1 gaa2, jan4 dei6 dong3 nei5 hai6 gun1 jam1 bing1 zaa3 ngong6 gau1 zai2.
    • Don't you think you're her boyfriend. You are just a friendzoned admirer subservient to her, you idiot.
  3. Cantonese
    我都搞佢唔掂，而家系噉出拖字诀先㗎咋。
    我都搞佢唔掂，而家係噉出拖字訣先㗎咋。
    ngo5 dou1 gaau2 keoi5 m4 dim6, ji4 gaa1 hai6 gam2 ceot1 to1 zi6 kyut3 gaa3 zaa3.
    • I can't deal with him but only keep him waiting.
  4. Cantonese
    其实我唔钟意电脑㗎，我当呢科系水泡咋！
    其實我唔鍾意電腦㗎，我當呢科係水泡咋！
    kei4 sat6 ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 din6 nou5 gaa3, ngo5 dong3 ni1 fo1 hai6 seoi2 pou5 zaa3!
    • Actually I don't like computers. I'm just thinking of it as an easy alternative!
  5. Cantonese
    你永远决定唔到人哋嘅生命点行㗎嘛，你净系可以决定到你自己点拣咋㖞。
    你永遠決定唔到人哋嘅生命點行㗎嘛，你淨係可以決定到你自己點揀咋喎。
    nei5 wing5 jyun5 kyut3 ding6 m4 dou2 jan4 dei6 ge3 sang1 ming6 dim2 haang4 gaa1 maa3, nei5 zing6 hai6 ho2 ji5 kyut3 ding6 dou2 nei5 zi6 gei2 dim2 gaan2 zaa3 wo4.
    • You can never decide how other people live their lives. You can only decide how you choose to live yours.
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冇，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!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    𪠳，好小事咋嘛。
    𪠳，好小事咋嘛。
    ce2, hou2 siu2 si6 zaa1 maa3.
    • Pfft, it's just a trivial thing.
  2. Cantonese
    仲有三个咋？
    仲有三個咋？
    zung6 jau5 saam1 go3 zaa4?
    • Only have three left?
  3. Cantonese
    呢度行六十咪㗎咋㖞。
    呢度行六十咪㗎咋㖞。
    nei1 dou6 haang4 luk6 sap6 mai1 gaa3 zaa3 wo3.
    • You should only be driving at 60 km/h.
  4. Cantonese
    得佢想去公园咋。
    得佢想去公园咋。
    dak1 keoi5 soeng2 heoi3 gung1 jyun2 zaa3.
    • Only he wants to go to the park.
  5. Cantonese
    佢玩紧你咋嘛，唔好理佢啦。
    佢玩紧你咋嘛，唔好理佢啦。
    keoi5 waan2 gan2 nei5 zaa1 maa3, m4 hou2 lei5 keoi5 laa1.
    • He's just teasing you; ignore him.