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Jyutping lei4 gaa3
Pinyin lí 㗎5

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)

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Jyutping lai2 gaa2
Pinyin lí jià

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a phrase to strengthen/ emphasize a claim or a question
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢由杭州嚟㗎。
    佢由杭州嚟㗎。
    keoi5 jau4 hong4 zau1 lai4 gaa3 。
    • He comes from Hangzhou.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个乜野嚟㗎。
    呢個乜野嚟㗎。
    nei4 go3 me1 je5 lai4 gaa3 。
    • What is that?
  3. Cantonese
    企喺窗口𠮶个系咪你哋经理嚟㗎?
    企喺窗口嗰個係咪你哋經理嚟㗎?
    kei5 hai2 coeng1 hau2 go2 go3 hai6 mi1 nei5 dei2 ging1 lei5 lai4 gaa3 ?
    • Is that your manager standing near the window?
  4. Cantonese
    佢好快就会嚟㗎喇。
    佢好快就會嚟㗎喇。
    keoi5 hou3 faai3 zau6 wui2 lai4 gaa3 laa3 。
    • He will come soon.
  5. Cantonese
    「啲字母冚办烂左右掉转晒嘅!」「梗系唔系啦,呢啲系俄文嚟㗎,俄文啲字母就系咁写㗎喇。」
    「啲字母冚辦爛左右掉轉晒嘅!」「梗係唔係啦,呢啲係俄文嚟㗎,俄文啲字母就係咁寫㗎喇。」
    「 di1 zi6 mou5 ham6 baan6 laan6 zo2 jau6 diu6 zyun3 saai3 ge3 ! 」 「 gang2 hai6 m4 hai6 laa1 , nei4 di1 hai6 ngo4 man2 lai4 gaa3 , ngo4 man2 di1 zi6 mou5 zau6 hai6 gam3 se2 gaa3 laa3 。 」
    • "Those letters are all the wrong way around!" "No, it's supposed to be like that, it's Russian."
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    报得名嘅人,我都预咗嚟㗎喇。
    報得名嘅人,我都預咗嚟㗎喇。
    bou3 dak1 meng2 ge3 jan4, ngo5 dou1 jyu6 zo2 lai4 gaa3 laa3.
    • For people who have gone so far as to have registered. I will expect them to come.
  2. Cantonese
    头先咩声嚟㗎?快啲启动保安系统。
    頭先咩聲嚟㗎?快啲啓動保安系統。
    tau4 sin1 me1 seng1 lai4 gaa3? faai3 di1 kai2 dung6 bou2 on1 hai6 tung2.
    • Did you hear that? Quick, start the security system.
  3. Cantonese
    中秋节食月饼一向都系传统活动嚟㗎!
    中秋節食月餅一向都係傳統活動嚟㗎!
    zung1 cau1 zit3 sik6 jyut6 beng2 jat1 hoeng3 dou1 hai6 cyun4 tung2 wut6 dung6 lai4 gaa2
    • Eating mooncakes during the mid-autumn festival is a traditional activity.
  4. Cantonese
    佢无论做咗咩都好,佢假假地都系你先生嚟㗎,你唔可以咁无礼貌。
    佢無論做咗咩都好,佢假假地都係你先生嚟㗎,你唔可以咁無禮貌。
    keoi5 mou4 leon6 zou6 zo2 me1 dou1 hou2, keoi5 gaa2 gaa2 dei2 dou1 hai6 nei5 sin1 saang1 lai4 gaa3, nei5 m4 ho2 ji5 gam3 mou5 lai5 maau6.
    • Whatever he has done, he is still your teacher. Give him some respect.
  5. Cantonese
    头先咁细声讲嘢你都听到,你真系顺风耳嚟㗎㖞!
    頭先咁細聲講嘢你都聽到,你真係順風耳嚟㗎喎!
    tau4 sin1 gam3 sai3 seng1 gong2 je5 nei5 dou1 teng1 dou2, nei5 zan1 hai6 seon6 fung1 ji5 lai4 gaa3 wo5
    • You heard that very faint talking just now. You really do have eagle ears!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢到底系咩人嚟㗎?
    佢到底系咩人嚟㗎?
    keoi5 dou3 dai2 hai6 me1 jan4 lai4 gaa3?
    • Exactly what kind of person is he?
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶个人系边个嚟㗎?
    嗰个人系边个嚟㗎?
    go2 go3 jan2 hai6 bin1 go3 lai4 gaa3?
    • Who is that person?
  3. Cantonese
    呢只系公定系乸嚟㗎?
    呢只系公定系乸嚟㗎?
    nei1 zek3 hai6 gung1 ding6 hai6 naa2 lai4 gaa3?
    • Is this male or female?
  4. Cantonese
    我系仔嚟㗎㖞。
    我系仔嚟㗎㖞。
    ngo5 hai6 zai2 lai4 gaa3 wo3.
    • I'm a guy, though.
  5. Cantonese
    住响你屋企个陈先生系边度人嚟㗎?
    住响你屋企个陈先生系边度人嚟㗎?
    zyu6 hoeng2 nei5 uk1 kei5 go3 can4 sin1 saang1 hai6 bin1 dou6 jan4 lai4 gaa3?
    • Where is that Mr. Chan who lives at your house from?