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Jyutping hou2 gei2 nin4
Pinyin hǎo jǐ nián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. several years
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    学外语要花好几年的时间才能学得精通。
    學外語要花好幾年的時間才能學得精通。
    xué wài yǔ yào huā hǎo jǐ nián de shí jiān cái néng xué dé jīng tōng 。
    • It takes years to master a foreign language.
  2. Mandarin
    那是好几年前。
    那是好幾年前。
    nà shi hǎo jǐ nián qián 。
    • That was years ago.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个烛光晚会取消咗好几年喇。
    嗰個燭光晚會取消咗好幾年喇。
    go2 go3 zuk1 gwong1 maan5 wui2 ceoi2 siu1 zo2 hou2 gei2 nin4 laa3.
    • The candlelight vigil has been cancelled for a few years.
  2. Cantonese
    佢系我嘅合伙人,我哋合作咗好几年。
    佢係我嘅合夥人,我哋合作咗好幾年。
    keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ge3 hap6 fo2 jan4, ngo5 dei6 hap6 zok3 zo2 hou2 gei2 nin4.
    • He is my business partner. We've been cooperating for several years.