啱啱 [－－]

Jyutping ngaam1 ngaam1
Pinyin yán yán

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    僅僅​；​正​正
    just; exactly
    • 啱啱超過一米
      啱啱超过一米
      ngaam1 ngaam1 ciu1 gwo3 jat1 mai5
      just over one metre
    • 上次見面到而家啱啱一年。
      上次见面到而家啱啱一年。
      soeng6 ci3 gin3 min6 dou3 ji4 gaa1 ngaam1 ngaam1 jat1 nin4
      It's exactly one year since we last met.
  2. 副詞
    剛剛​；​距離​而家過​咗​冇​耐
    just now; just a moment ago
    • 佢啱啱走咗。
      佢啱啱走咗。
      keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 zau2 zo2.
      She has just left.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
    barely
    (syn.) 刚刚, 剛剛
  2. adv, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
    by chance
  3. adv, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
    just; just now; a moment ago
    • 佢哋啱啱走咗。
      佢哋啱啱走咗。
      keoi5 dei6 ngaam1 ngaam1 zau2 zo2.
      They left just now.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 剛 – 刚
  2. 剛剛 – 刚刚
  3. 正好
  4. 剛好 – 刚好
  5. 剛才 – 刚才

啱啱 [－－]

Jyutping ngaam1 ngaam1
Pinyin yān yān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adverb) just right; just now
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
    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.
  3. 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.
  4. Cantonese
    佢啱啱先食完晏，无理由会肚饿。
    佢啱啱先食完晏，無理由會肚餓。
    keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 sik6 jyun4 ngaan3 ， mou4 lei5 jau4 wui5 tou5 ngo6 。
    • He cannot be hungry; he has just had lunch.
    • He can't be hungry. He's just had lunch.
    • He just had food; he cannot be hungry.
  5. Cantonese
    你啱啱先食完晚餐，无理由咁快就肚饿𠮶㖞。
    你啱啱先食完晚餐，無理由咁快就肚餓嗰喎。
    nei5 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 sik6 jyun4 maan5 caan1 ， mou4 lei5 jau4 gam3 faai3 zau6 tou5 ngo6 go2 wo5 。
    • You can't be hungry. You've just had dinner.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Cantonese
    个节目啱啱先开始。
    個節目啱啱先開始。
    go3 zit3 muk6 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 hoi1 ci2.
    • 節目才剛開始。
    • The show has just begun.
  5. Cantonese
    而家啲职位好发水，好多人啱啱毕业就做经理。
    而家啲職位好發水，好多人啱啱畢業就做經理。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 zik1 wai6 hou2 faat3 seoi2, hou2 do1 jan4 ngaam1 ngaam1 bat1 jip6 zau6 zou6 ging1 lei5.
    • Nowadays, job titles are so inflated that many become managers shortly after graduation.
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
    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.
  3. Cantonese
    啱啱
    啱啱
    ngaam1 ngaam1
    • just now; just
  4. Cantonese
    佢啱啱畀老师闹完，快啲氹返佢啦。
    佢啱啱畀老师闹完，快啲氹返佢啦。
    keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 bei2 lou5 si1 naau6 jyun4, faai3 di1 tam3 faan1 keoi5 laa1.
    • He just got scolded by the teacher. Go and comfort him.
  5. Cantonese
    条鱼啱啱喺条河度钓上嚟，仲系生嘅。
    条鱼啱啱喺条河度钓上嚟，仲系生嘅。
    tiu4 jyu2 ngaam1 ngaam1 hai2 tiu4 ho4 dou6 diu3 soeng5 lai4, zung6 hai6 saang1 ge3.
    • The fish was just caught with a hook and line from the river. It is still alive.