早啲 [－－]

Jyutping zou2 di1
Pinyin zǎo dī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. earlier [colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔介意我哋早啲走嗰呵？
    你唔介意我哋早啲走嗰呵？
    nei5 m4 gaai3 ji3 ngo5 dei2 zou2 di1 zau2 go2 ho1 ？
    • Do you mind our leaving a little earlier?
  2. Cantonese
    我哋今日俾班伙记早啲返屋企啦。
    我哋今日俾班伙記早啲返屋企啦。
    ngo5 dei2 gam1 jat6 bei2 baan1 fo2 gei3 zou2 di1 faan2 uk1 kei2 laa1 。
    • Let's let the workers go home early today.
  3. Cantonese
    你做乜唔早啲嚟？
    你做乜唔早啲嚟？
    nei5 zou6 mat1 m4 zou2 di1 lai4 ？
    • Why didn't you get here sooner?
  4. Cantonese
    阿Tom本来谂住朝头早早啲出发，点知瞓过咗龙。
    阿Tom本來諗住朝頭早早啲出發，點知瞓過咗龍。
    aa3 Ｔ o m bun2 loi4 nam2 zyu6 ziu1 tau4 zou2 zou2 di1 ceot1 faat3 ， dim2 zi1 fan3 gwo3 zo2 lung4 。
    • Tom expected to leave early in the morning, but he overslept.
  5. Cantonese
    如果我早啲知道就好喇。
    如果我早啲知道就好喇。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 zou2 di1 zi1 dou6 zau6 hou3 laa3 。
    • I wish I'd known that.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听朝一早我哋就要出发上山架嚹，大家要养精畜锐，早啲瞓。
    聽朝一早我哋就要出發上山架嚹，大家要養精畜鋭，早啲瞓。
    • We will climb uphill very early tomorrow. Remember to conserve energy and sleep early tonight.
  2. Cantonese
    早啲嚟就见到佢喇。
    早啲嚟就見到佢喇。
    zou2 di1 lai4 zau6 gin3 dou2 keoi5 laa3.
    • 早點來就可以見着他了。
    • You would meet him if you came earlier.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋早啲去到可以省却好多麻烦。
    我哋早啲去到可以省卻好多麻煩。
    ngo5 dei6 zou2 di1 heoi3 dou3 ho2 ji5 saang2 koek3 hou2 do1 maa4 faan4.
    • If we arrive there earlier, we can avoid lots of trouble.
  4. Cantonese
    我今日会早啲走。
    我今日會早啲走。
    ngo5 gam1 jat6 wui5 zou2 di1 zau2.
    • I am going to leave earlier today.
  5. Cantonese
    你叫佢早啲起身，等于要佢条命。
    你叫佢早啲起身，等於要佢條命。
    nei5 giu3 keoi5 zou2 di1 hei2 san1, dang2 jyu1 jiu3 keoi5 tiu4 meng6.
    • Asking him to wake up earlier is like trying to claim his life.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    听日要早啲起身。
    听日要早啲起身。
    ting1 jat6 jiu3 zou2 di1 hei2 san1.
    • You need to get up earlier tomorrow.