夠秤 [够－]

Jyutping gau3 cing3
Pinyin gòu chèng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. noun; adult (age over 18 years old)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    達到​某活​動​嘅​最低​年齡​限制
    to come of age; to meet the minimum age requirement for an activity
    • 我啱啱好夠秤報馬拉松。
      我啱啱好够秤报马拉松。
      ngo5 ngaam1 ngaam1 hou2 gau3 cing3 bou3 maa5 laai1 cung4.
      I'm just old enough to participate in the marathon.
  2. 反義詞
    唔夠秤、未夠秤
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to be above the minimum required age; to come of age
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 夠分量 – 够分量
  2. 分量足
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你都几唔俾面㖞，求其揾几件花𡃁嚟同我开工？成班都未够秤！
    你都幾唔俾面喎，求其揾幾件花𡃁嚟同我開工？成班都未夠秤！
    • You really don't give a damn to me, how dare you find those green boys to work for me ? They are all under age !
  2. Cantonese
    我啱啱好够秤报马拉松。
    我啱啱好夠秤報馬拉松。
    ngo5 ngaam1 ngaam1 hou2 gau3 cing3 bou3 maa5 laai1 cung4.
    • I'm just old enough to participate in the marathon.
  3. Cantonese
    你而家先话自己未够秤？快啲落咗个仔佢啦。
    你而家先話自己未夠秤？快啲落咗個仔佢啦。
    nei5 ji4 gaa1 sin1 waa6 zi6 gei2 mei6 gau3 cing3? faai3 di1 lok6 zo2 go3 zai2 keoi5 laa1.
    • You have never told me that you are underage. We need to visit the abortion clinic.
  4. Cantonese
    袋橙唔够秤㖞。
    袋橙唔夠秤喎。
    doi6 caang2 m4 gau3 cing3 wo3.
    • There are not enough oranges in the bag (to meet the weight).
  5. Cantonese
    佢唔够秤入赌场。
    佢唔夠秤入賭場。
    keoi5 m4 gau3 cing3 jap6 dou2 coeng4.
    • He's too young to enter the casino.