差啲 [－－]

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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese
    almost, nearly
    (syn.) 差一點, 臨臨仔, 险介乎, 差点咖子, 临临仔, 差點咖子, 急下烏, 差小可, 爭滴滴兒, 险些, 争啲, 爭啲, 争滴滴儿, 争差点儿, 差點, 差小可仔, 差无偌, 爭差點兒, 險些, 急下乌, 差点, 差一点, 争点儿, 差淡薄, 爭點兒, 險險, 差無偌, 险, 争些, 险险, 爭些, 險, 差淡薄仔, 險介乎

差啲 [－－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    好​接近​；​爭少少​；​就​快
    nearly; almost
    • 頭先爭啲仆親。
      头先争啲仆亲。
      tau4 sin1 zaang1 di1 puk1 can1.
      Just now I nearly tripped and fell over.
    • 你爭啲就攞到冠軍喇！
      你争啲就攞到冠军喇！
      nei5 zaang1 di1 zau6 lo2 dou2 gun3 gwan1 laa3!
      You almost won the champion!
    • 我差啲瞓着。
      我差啲瞓着。
      ngo5 caa1 di1 fan3 zoek6.
      I almost fell asleep.
  2. 參看
    爭啲
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 差一點 – 差一点

差啲 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    杀死一个人差啲，定系由得五个人死差啲？
    殺死一個人差啲，定係由得五個人死差啲？
    saat3 sei2 jat1 go3 jan4 caa1 di1 ， ding6 hai6 jau4 dak1 ng5 go3 jan4 sei2 caai1 di1 ？
    • Which is worse, killing one person or letting five people die?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢对住个仔起势噉闹，差啲吓死个老师。
    佢對住個仔起勢噉鬧，差啲嚇死個老師。
    keoi5 deoi3 zyu6 go3 zai2 hei2 sai3 gam2 naau6, caa1 di1 haak3 sei2 go3 lou5 si1.
    • She kept yelling at her son, which almost scared the teacher to death.
  2. Cantonese
    求先架小巴真系攞胆，突然转出嚟差啲撞死我。
    求先架小巴真係攞膽，突然轉出嚟差啲撞死我。
    kau4 sin1 gaa3 siu2 baa1 zan1 hai6 lo2 daam2, dat6 jin4 zyun3 ceot1 lei4 caa1 di1 zong6 sei2 ngo5.
    • That van gave me a fright just then when it suddenly turned the corner and nearly hit me.
  3. Cantonese
    头先差啲畀架的士揩亲。
    頭先差啲畀架的士揩親。
    tau4 sin1 caa1 di1 bei2 gaa3 dik1 si2 haai1 can1.
    • I was almost grazed by the taxi just now.
  4. Cantonese
    你盲㗎？差啲撞到我啊！
    你盲㗎？差啲撞到我啊！
    nei5 maang4 gaa4? caa1 di1 zong6 dou3 ngo5 aa3!
    • Are you blind? You almost hit me!
  5. Cantonese
    好彩你提醒我咋！我差啲唔记得咗添。
    好彩你提醒我咋！我差啲唔記得咗添。
    hou2 coi2 nei5 tai4 seng2 ngo5 zaa3! ngo5 caa1 di1 m4 gei3 dak1 zo2 tim1.
    • Good thing you reminded me! I almost forgot.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    条戆鸠行路唔带眼，差啲撞到个大肚婆。
    条戆鸠行路唔带眼，差啲撞到个大肚婆。
    tiu4 ngong6 gau1 haang4 lou6 m4 daai3 ngaan5, caa1 di1 zong6 dou2 go3 daai6 tou5 po2.
    • That dumbass walked incautiously and almost bumped into a pregnant woman.
  2. Cantonese
    差啲冇咗条命
    差啲冇咗条命
    caa1 di1 mou5 zo2 tiu4 meng6
    • nearly lost one's life