得返 [－－]

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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to only have something left
    • 而家得返我喺屋企。
      而家得返我喺屋企。
      ji4 gaa1 dak1 faan1 ngo5 hai2 uk1 kei5.
      Right now I'm the only left at home.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    会唔会好耐先好得返㗎？
    會唔會好耐先好得返㗎？
    wui2 m4 wui2 hou3 noi6 sin1 hou3 dak1 faan2 gaa3 ？
    • Will it take long to recover?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢度得返五个人。
    呢度得返五個人。
    ni1 dou6 dak1 faan1 ng5 go3 jan4.
    • There are only five people left here.
  2. Cantonese
    得返半个钟就开考喇，飞的返学校啦！
    得返半個鐘就開考喇，飛的返學校啦！
    dak1 faan1 bun3 go3 zung1 zau6 hoi1 haau2 laa3, fei1 dik1 faan1 hok6 haau6 laa1!
    • The exam starts in 30 minutes, take a taxi to school!
  3. Cantonese
    头先讲错嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
    頭先講錯嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
    tau4 sin1 gong2 co3 je5, hou2 coi2 dau1 dak1 faan1 ze1.
    • I said something wrong, but luckily I managed to turn around the bad situation and not make a fool of myself.
  4. Cantonese
    厕所得返最入面𠮶格冇人用。
    廁所得返最入面嗰格冇人用。
    ci3 so2 dak1 faan1 zeoi3 jap6 min6 go2 gaak3 mou5 jan4 jung6.
    • Nobody uses the last sheet of toilet paper.
  5. Cantonese
    我手机得返一格电。
    我手機得返一格電。
    ngo5 sau2 gei1 dak1 faan1 jat1 gaak3 din6.
    • Only a bar is indicated for the battery of my mobile.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    得返一分钟。
    得返一分鐘。
    dak1 faan1 jat1 fan1 zung1.
    • There's just one minute left.
  2. Cantonese
    而家得返我喺屋企。
    而家得返我喺屋企。
    ji4 gaa1 dak1 faan1 ngo5 hai2 uk1 kei5.
    • Right now I'm the only left at home.
  3. Cantonese
    啲红豆同绿豆捞乱嗮，分唔得返开喇。
    啲红豆同绿豆捞乱嗮，分唔得返开喇。
    di1 hung4 dau2 tung4 luk6 dau2 lou1 lyun6 saai3, fan1 m4 dak1 faan1 hoi1 laa3.
    • The red beans and green beans have been mixed together and can't be separated again.