幾個鐘 [几个钟]

Jyutping gei2 go3 zung1
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. several hours
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋一粒饭都冇落过肚，一路做咗几个钟头。
    我哋一粒飯都冇落過肚，一路做咗幾個鐘頭。
    ngo5 dei2 jat1 lap1 faan6 dou1 mou5 lok6 gwo3 tou5 ， jat1 lou6 zou6 zo2 gei2 go3 zung1 tau4 。
    • We kept on working for hours without eating anything.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢每晚都同女朋友煲几个钟电话粥㗎。
    佢每晚都同女朋友煲幾個鐘電話粥㗎。
    keoi5 mui5 maan5 dou1 tung4 neoi5 pang4 jau5 bou1 gei2 go3 zung1 din6 waa2 zuk1 gaa3.
    • He spends hours chatting with his girlfriend on the phone every night.
  2. Cantonese
    为咗赶起呢份计划书，我哋已经连续踩咗十几个钟冇抖过。
    為咗趕起呢份計劃書，我哋已經連續踩咗十幾個鐘冇抖過。
    wai6 zo2 gon2 hei2 ni1 fan6 gai3 waak6 syu1, ngo5 dei6 ji5 ging1 lin4 zuk6 caai2 zo2 sap6 gei2 go3 zung1 mou5 tau2 gwo3.
    • To finish the proposal on time, we worked non-stop for ten-something hours.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋已经写咗几个钟论文，不如一齐饮吓咖啡回一回气先。
    我哋已經寫咗幾個鐘論文，不如一齊飲吓咖啡回一回氣先。
    ngo5 dei6 ji5 ging1 se2 zo2 gei2 go3 zung1 leon6 man2, bat1 jyu4 jat1 cai4 jam2 haa5 gaa3 fe1 wui4 jat1 wui4 hei3 sin1.
    • We've been writing our essays for hours already. Let's take a break and have some coffee for now.
  4. Cantonese
    鲸鱼能够一口气潜水潜几个钟。
    鯨魚能夠一口氣潛水潛幾個鐘。
    king4 jyu4 nang4 gau3 jat1 hau5 hei3 cim4 seoi2 cim4 gei2 go3 zung1
    • Whales can dive for several hours on a single breath.
  5. Cantonese
    佢已经连续做咗三十几个钟头未瞓过，可以称之为「铁人」。
    佢已經連續做咗三十幾個鐘頭未瞓過，可以稱之為「鐵人」。
    keoi5 ji5 ging1 lin4 zuk6 zou6 zo2 saam1 sap6 gei2 go3 zung1 tau4 mei6 fan3 gwo3, ho2 ji5 cing1 zi1 wai4 tit3 jan4.
    • He has been working for over thirty hours without sleeping. He can be referred as an "iron man".