啱 [－]

Jyutping ngaam1
Pinyin yán

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    正確
    correct; right
    • 噉做啱唔啱啊？
      噉做啱唔啱啊？
      gam2 zou6 ngaam4 m4 ngaam4 aa3?
      Is it correct to do it in this way?
    • 份卷第一題冇人做得啱。
      份卷第一题冇人做得啱。
      fan6 gyun2 dai6 jat1 tai4 mou5 jan4 zou6 dak1 ngaam1.
      No one can answer the first question of the paper.
    • 你計得唔啱喎。
      你计得唔啱㖞。
      nei5 gai3 dak1 m4 ngaam1 wo3.
      Your calculation is incorrect.
  2. 形容詞
    （​通常​以​「​咁​啱​」​嘅​形式​出現​）​巧合​；​湊巧
    (usually "咁啱"gam3 aam1) coincidental; happened to be
    • 我哋咁啱搭埋同一班機。
      我哋咁啱搭埋同一班机。
      ngo5 dei6 gam3 ngaam1 daap3 maai4 tung4 jat1 baan1 gei1.
      We happened to be on the same flight.
  3. 反義詞
    錯
  4. 動詞
    適合​；​鍾​意
    to suit; to be suitable for; to fit; to be to somebody's liking
    • 呢份工好啱我。
      呢份工好啱我。
      ni1 fan6 gung1 hou2 ngaam1 ngo5.
      This job suits me really well.
    • 打網球你啱唔啱㗎？
      打网球你啱唔啱㗎？
      daa2 mong5 kau4 nei5 ngaam1 m4 ngaam1 gaa3?
      Is tennis to your liking?
    • 你啱做空姐。
      你啱做空姐。
      nei5 ngaam1 zou6 hung1 ze2.
      You are suitable to be a stewardess.
    • 呢件衫唔啱着。
      呢件衫唔啱着。
      nei1 gin6 saam1 m4 ngaam1 zoek6.
      This top is not suitable for me.
    • 黃色就啱我心水喇。
      黄色就啱我心水喇。
      wong4 sik1 zau6 ngaam1 ngo5 sam1 seoi2 laa3.
      Yellow is my preference.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien, Malaysia, Min-Nan, Singapore
    by chance; coincidentally
  2. character, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien, Malaysia, Min-Nan, Singapore
    to fit; to be appropriate; to be suitable
    (syn.) 合适, 合適, 适合, 適合
    • 啱細路仔飲
      啱细路仔饮
      ngaam1 sai3 lou6 zai2 jam2
      suitable for consumption by children
  3. character, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien, Malaysia, Min-Nan, Singapore
    just now; a moment ago
    • 啱啱
      啱啱
      ngaam1 ngaam1
      just now; just
  4. character, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien, Malaysia, Min-Nan, Singapore
    correct, right
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. (Cant.) correct, right
  2. Cangjie Input
    RUMR
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 對 – 对
  2. 合適 – 合适
  3. 合意
  4. 湊巧 – 凑巧
  5. 剛好 – 刚好
  6. 剛 – 刚
  7. 才

啱 [－]

Jyutping aam1
Pinyin yán

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    正確
    correct; right
    • 噉做啱唔啱啊？
      噉做啱唔啱啊？
      gam2 zou6 ngaam4 m4 ngaam4 aa3?
      Is it correct to do it in this way?
    • 份卷第一題冇人做得啱。
      份卷第一题冇人做得啱。
      fan6 gyun2 dai6 jat1 tai4 mou5 jan4 zou6 dak1 ngaam1.
      No one can answer the first question of the paper.
    • 你計得唔啱喎。
      你计得唔啱㖞。
      nei5 gai3 dak1 m4 ngaam1 wo3.
      Your calculation is incorrect.
  2. 形容詞
    （​通常​以​「​咁​啱​」​嘅​形式​出現​）​巧合​；​湊巧
    (usually "咁啱"gam3 aam1) coincidental; happened to be
    • 我哋咁啱搭埋同一班機。
      我哋咁啱搭埋同一班机。
      ngo5 dei6 gam3 ngaam1 daap3 maai4 tung4 jat1 baan1 gei1.
      We happened to be on the same flight.
  3. 反義詞
    錯
  4. 動詞
    適合​；​鍾​意
    to suit; to be suitable for; to fit; to be to somebody's liking
    • 呢份工好啱我。
      呢份工好啱我。
      ni1 fan6 gung1 hou2 ngaam1 ngo5.
      This job suits me really well.
    • 打網球你啱唔啱㗎？
      打网球你啱唔啱㗎？
      daa2 mong5 kau4 nei5 ngaam1 m4 ngaam1 gaa3?
      Is tennis to your liking?
    • 你啱做空姐。
      你啱做空姐。
      nei5 ngaam1 zou6 hung1 ze2.
      You are suitable to be a stewardess.
    • 呢件衫唔啱着。
      呢件衫唔啱着。
      nei1 gin6 saam1 m4 ngaam1 zoek6.
      This top is not suitable for me.
    • 黃色就啱我心水喇。
      黄色就啱我心水喇。
      wong4 sik1 zau6 ngaam1 ngo5 sam1 seoi2 laa3.
      Yellow is my preference.

啱 [－]

Jyutping aam1
Pinyin yān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. correct/suitable/to suit sb/just now (Cantonese)/by chance/by coincidence

啱 [－]

Jyutping ngaam1
Pinyin yān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. correct
  2. suitable
  3. to suit sb
  4. just now (Cantonese)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. correct/suitable/to suit sb/just now (Cantonese)/by chance/by coincidence
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿 Paul 啱啱打咗电话比我。
    阿 Paul 啱啱打咗電話比我。
    aa3 P a u l ngaam1 ngaam1 daa2 zo2 din6 waa2 bei2 ngo5 。
    • Paul telephoned just now.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个符号啫系话个答案啱咗。
    呢個符號啫係話個答案啱咗。
    nei4 go3 fu4 hou6 ze1 hai6 waa2 go3 daap3 on3 ngaam1 zo2 。
    • The sign means that the answer is correct.
  3. Cantonese
    话唔定你啱嘅。
    話唔定你啱嘅。
    waa2 m4 ding6 nei5 ngaam1 ge3 。
    • You may be right about that.
  4. Cantonese
    啲雪啱啱喺个天度落落嚟，成座山都变咗做白色，真系好靓。
    啲雪啱啱喺個天度落落嚟，成座山都變咗做白色，真係好靚。
    di1 syut3 ngaam1 ngaam1 hai2 go3 tin1 dou6 lok6 lok6 lai4 ， sing4 zo6 saan1 dou1 bin3 zo2 zou6 baak6 sik1 ， zan1 hai6 hou2 leng3 。
    • The fresh snow looks beautiful on the hill.
    • The snow that fell recently has coloured the mountain white, it is truly beautiful.
  5. Cantonese
    佢返到嚟𠮶阵，我啱啱好写完封信。
    佢返到嚟嗰陣，我啱啱好寫完封信。
    keoi5 faan2 dou3 lai4 go2 zan6 ， ngo5 ngaam1 ngaam1 hou3 se2 jyun4 fung1 seon3 。
    • I had just written the letter when he came back.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢两个好啱偈。
    佢兩個好啱偈。
    keoi5 loeng5 go3 hou2 ngaam1 gai2
    • The two of them get along well.
  2. Cantonese
    地产商啱啱先知道游戏规则已经改变咗。
    地產商啱啱先知道遊戲規則已經改變咗。
    dei6 caan2 soeng1 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 zi1 dou3 jau4 hei3 kwai1 zak1 ji5 ging1 goi2 bin3 zo2.
    • Just now the real estate developer discovered that the rules had changed.
  3. Cantonese
    新一年嘅花市啱啱开始咗，又系时候去趁下墟买下花咁喇。
    新一年嘅花市啱啱開始咗，又係時候去趁下墟買下花咁喇。
    san1 jat1 nin4 ge3 faa1 si5 ngaam1 ngaam1 hoi1 ci2 zo2, jau6 hai6 si4 hau6 heoi3 can3 haa5 heoi1 maai5 haa5 faa1 gam2 laa3.
    • The new year's flower market has just begun. Let's go and crash the scene.
  4. Cantonese
    系我唔啱，系我唔着。你原谅我一次咁多吖。
    係我唔啱，係我唔着。你原諒我一次咁多吖。
    hai6 ngo5 m4 aam1, hai6 ngo5 m4 zoek6. nei5 jyun4 loeng6 ngo5 jat1 ci3 gam3 do1 aa1.
    • I'm wrong, I'm bad, but could you just forgive me once?
  5. Cantonese
    电视啱啱播𠮶套戏，啲嘟嘟声仲多过剩低啲对白。
    電視啱啱播嗰套戲，啲嘟嘟聲仲多過剩低啲對白。
    din6 si6 aam1 aam1 bo3 go2 tou3 hei3, di1 dut1 dut1 seng1 zung6 do1 gwo3 sing6 dai1 di1 deoi3 baak6.
    • The television show that aired just now had more censor beeps than the actual dialogue.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋啱啱仲讲紧中文，然后突然间转咗英文台。
    佢哋啱啱仲講緊中文，然後突然間轉咗英文台。
    keoi5 dei6 ngaam1 ngaam1 zung6 gong2 gan2 zung1 man2, jin4 hau6 dat6 jin4 gaan1 zyun3 zo2 jing4 man2 toi4.
  2. Cantonese
    我堂大佬啱啱去完旅行返嚟。
    我堂大佬啱啱去完旅行返嚟。
    ngo5 tong4 daai6 lou2 ngaam1 ngaam1 heoi3 jyun4 leoi5 hang4 faan1 lai4.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢啱啱走咗。
    佢啱啱走咗。
    keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 zau2 zo2.
    • He/she just left.
  2. Cantonese
    啱心水
    啱心水
    ngaam1 sam1 seoi2
    • to be satisfied with
  3. Cantonese
    佢哋啱啱走咗。
    佢哋啱啱走咗。
    keoi5 dei6 ngaam1 ngaam1 zau2 zo2.
    • They left just now.
    • They have just gone.
  4. Cantonese
    啱细路仔饮
    啱細路仔飲
    ngaam1 sai3 lou6 zai2 jam2
    • suitable for consumption by children
  5. Cantonese
    啱啱
    啱啱
    ngaam1 ngaam1
    • just now; just