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Jyutping gei1
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (bound form) base; foundation
  2. (bound form) radical (chemistry)
  3. (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. homosexual
  2. base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)/(slang) gay/according to/basis/to describe a man with effeminate characteristics
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    英文​「​gay​」​嘅​音​譯​;​一般​專指​男​ ​同性​戀​,​不過​有​時​亦​都​包括​女​同性​戀
    homosexual; gay; usually used specifically for males but sometimes used for females
    • 我有好多朋友係基嘅,聽過好多佢哋遇到嘅問題。
      我有好多朋友系基嘅,听过好多佢哋遇到嘅问题。
      ngo5 jau5 hou2 do1 pang4 jau5 hai6 gei1 ge3, teng1 gwo3 hou2 do1 keoi5 dei6 jyu6 dou2 ge3 man6 tai4.
      I have many friends who are gay, and I have heard the many problems that they face.
    • 同成班麻甩佬去燒嘢食,一條女都冇,好基呀!
      同成班麻甩佬去烧嘢食,一条女都冇,好基呀!
      tung4 seng4 baan1 maa4 lat1 lou2 heoi3 siu1 je5 sik6, jat1 tiu4 neoi2 dou1 mou5, hou2 gei1 aa3!
      Going to a barbecue picnic with all guys and no girls! This party is a total sausagefest!
  2. 形容詞
    出自​部份​人​對​男​同性​戀​嘅​定型​,​亦​會​用​嚟​形容​男人​乸​型​、​冇​男人味
    due to common stereotypes of gay people, also used to describe men who are feminine or lack masculinity
    • 佢好基㗎,成日喺屋企做facial,又買好多護膚品。
      佢好基㗎,成日喺屋企做facial,又买好多护肤品。
      keoi5 hou2 gei1 gaa3, seng4 jat6 hai2 uk1 kei2 zou6 fei1 sou4, jau6 maai5 hou2 do1 wu6 fu1 ban2.
      He is such a girl. He does facial treatments at home all the time, and he buys a lot of skin care products.
  3. 參看
    gay
  4. 語素
    建築​物​嘅​底部
    base; foundation
    • 地基
      地基
      dei6 gei1
      foundation
    • 基石
      基石
      gei1 sek6
      cornerstone
  5. 語素
    事物​嘅​根本
    base
    • 根基
      根基
      gan1 gei1
      basis
    • 基礎
      基础
      gei1 co2
      foundation
    • 基數
      基数
      gei1 sou3
      cardinal numeral
    • 基層
      基层
      gei1 cang4
      basic level; primary level
  6. 語素
    化學​上​指​化合物​分子​中所​含​嘅​一部分​原子
    radical; base; group
    • 甲基乙炔
      甲基乙炔
      gaap3 gei1 jyut6 kyut3
      methyl acetylene
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, figuratively
    basis; foundation; base
  2. character, obsolete
    foot of a wall; foundation
  3. character
    a surname
  4. character
    cardinal; basic; capital; fundamental
  5. character, neologism, slang
    gay; homosexual
    (syn.) 姬, hehe
    • 搞基
      搞基
      gǎo jī
      to be gay; to engage in homosexual activities
    • 基友
      基友
      jī yǒu
      gay buddy
  6. character, obsolete
    to lay a foundation
  7. character
    radical; group
  8. character
    base of any building; foundations; basis
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. foundation, base
  2. Cangjie Input
    TCG
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级汉字表 #83
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #162
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    国际货币基金组织不考虑再借款给该国。
    國際貨幣基金組織不考慮再借款給該國。
    guó jì huò bì jī jīn zǔ zhī bù kǎo lǜ zài jiè kuǎn gěi gāi guó 。
    • The IMF ruled out any new loans to that country.
  2. Mandarin
    我不会想到有一天我会在维基百科查找“伟哥”。
    我不會想到有一天我會在維基百科查找“偉哥”。
    wǒ bù huì xiǎng dào yǒu yī tiān wǒ huì zài wéi jī bǎi kē chá zhǎo “ wěi gē ”。
    • I wouldn't have thought I would someday look up "Viagra" in Wikipedia.
  3. Mandarin
    这是建立在猜测的基础上。
    這是建立在猜測的基礎上。
    zhè shì jiàn lì zài cāi cè de jī chǔ shàng 。
    • It is founded on supposition.
  4. Mandarin
    基本上我赞同你的意见。
    基本上我贊同你的意見。
    jī běn shang wǒ zàn tóng nǐ de yì jiàn 。
    • Basically, I agree with your opinion.
  5. Mandarin
    天主教徒信奉耶稣基督。
    天主教徒信奉耶穌基督。
    tiān zhǔ jiào tú xìn fèng yē sū jī dū 。
    • Christians believe in Jesus Christ.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我系基佬。
    我係基佬。
    ngo5 hai6 gei1 lou2 。
    • I'm gay.
    • I am gay.
    • I'm a homosexual.
  2. Cantonese
    基辅系乌克兰嘅首都。
    基輔係烏克蘭嘅首都。
    gei1 fu6 hai6 wu1 hak1 laan4 ge3 sau2 dou1 。
    • Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.
  3. Cantonese
    佢系80基罗。
    佢係80基羅。
    keoi5 hai6 8 0 gei1 lo4 。
    • He weighs more than 80 kg.
    • She weighs more than 80 kg.
  4. Cantonese
    我谂喺语言呢个咁和平嘅领域入面都会有基本教义派同埋激进分子⋯⋯
    我諗喺語言呢個咁和平嘅領域入面都會有基本教義派同埋激進分子⋯⋯
    ngo5 nam2 hai2 jyu5 jin4 nei4 go3 gam3 wo4 ping4 ge3 ling5 wik6 jap6 min6 dou1 wui2 jau5 gei1 bun2 gaau3 ji6 paai3 tung4 maai4 gik1 zeon3 fan1 zi2 ⋯ ⋯
    • I guess that there are fundamentalists and radicals even in the relatively peaceful domain of language...
  5. Cantonese
    你住喺赫尔辛基边到㗎?
    你住喺赫爾辛基邊到㗎?
    nei5 zyu6 hai2 haak1 ji5 san1 gei1 bin1 dou3 gaa3 ?
    • Where in Helsinki do you live?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    教育基金
    教育基金
    gaau3 juk6 gei1 gam1
    • education fund
  2. Cantonese
    家族基金
    家族基金
    gaa1 zuk6 gei1 gam1
    • family (trust) fund
  3. Cantonese
    退休基金
    退休基金
    teoi3 jau1 gei1 gam1
    • retirement fund
  4. Cantonese
    债券基金
    債券基金
    zaai3 gyun3 gei1 gam1
    • bond fund
  5. Cantonese
    房地产信托基金
    房地產信託基金
    fong4 dei6 caan2 seon3 tok3 gei1 gam1
    • REIT, real estate investment trust
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    而家基本上伦敦市中心嘅一线地段豪宅,讲紧可能成十亿港纸(以上),即系好似香港山顶果啲豪宅咁。
    而家基本上倫敦市中心嘅一線地段豪宅,講緊可能成十億港紙(以上),即係好似香港山頂果啲豪宅咁。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    艾奇逊们的欺骗做法在中国还有一层薄薄的社会基础。
    艾奇遜們的欺騙做法在中國還有一層薄薄的社會基礎。
    ài qí xùn men de qī piàn zuò fǎ zài zhōng guó hái yǒu yī céng bó bó de shè huì jī chǔ .
    • The deceptive manoeuvres of the Achesons still have a flimsy social base in China.
  2. Mandarin
    打下基础
    打下基礎
    dǎ xià jī chǔ
    • to lay the foundation
    • to lay a foundation
  3. Mandarin
    《基于矩阵补全的自适应去雨雪算法》
    《基於矩陣補全的自適應去雨雪算法》
    “ jī yú jǔ zhèn bǔ quán de zì shì yìng qù yǔ xuě suàn fǎ ”
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    搞基
    搞基
    gǎo jī
    • to be gay; to engage in homosexual activities
  5. Mandarin
    基友
    基友
    jī yǒu
    • gay buddy