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歌
仔
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Jyutping
go1 zai2
Pinyin
gē zǎi
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
folk song (dialect)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, Cantonese, Hakka, Min-Nan
song (Classifier: 首; 支 c; 條/条 h mn)
乜你咁轻松,喺度唱歌仔啊?
乜你咁轻松,喺度唱歌仔啊?
mat1 nei5 gam3 hing1 sung1, hai2 dou6 coeng3 go1 zai2 aa3?
Why, you're singing so relaxedly! (sarcastic)
noun, Min-Nan
folk song, especially a Hokkien ballad
(syn.) 錦歌, 锦歌
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
歌
歌曲
歌兒 – 歌儿
小調 – 小调
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
而家经济咁差,冇升职加薪呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
而家經濟咁差,冇升職加薪呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
ji4 gaa1 ging1 zai3 gam3 caa1, mou5 sing1 zik1 gaa1 san1 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
Nowadays the economic situation is so poor. Benefits like promotion or getting a rise are no longer viable.
Cantonese
唔好再信勤力读书就考到5**,冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
唔好再信勤力讀書就考到5**,冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
m4 hou2 zoi3 seon3 kan4 lik6 duk6 syu1 zau6 haau2 dou2 ng5 sing1 sing1, mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
Stop believing that paying efforts will lead to getting Level 5**. This strategy will not work anymore.
Cantonese
一支歌仔
一支歌仔
jat1 zi1 go1 zai2
a song
Cantonese
冇呢支歌仔唱
冇呢支歌仔唱
mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3
literally: a song sung no more
Cantonese
练完耳仔,再练规律,先至系我呢种愚蠢人类学习嘅方法嘛。系噉读,系噉听,唔使唱歌仔,你个脑会自动叮一声讲到出嚟。
練完耳仔,再練規律,先至係我呢種愚蠢人類學習嘅方法嘛。係噉讀,係噉聽,唔使唱歌仔,你個腦會自動叮一聲講到出嚟。
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Examples (Wiktionary)
Cantonese
乜你咁轻松,喺度唱歌仔啊?
乜你咁轻松,喺度唱歌仔啊?
mat1 nei5 gam3 hing1 sung1, hai2 dou6 coeng3 go1 zai2 aa3?
Why, you're singing so relaxedly! (sarcastic)
Cantonese
旧时好安全㗎,大家都唔使锁门,但系而家冇呢支歌仔唱啰。
旧时好安全㗎,大家都唔使锁门,但系而家冇呢支歌仔唱啰。
gau6 si4 hou2 on1 cyun4 gaa3, daai6 gaa1 dou1 m4 sai2 so2 mun4, daan6 hai6 ji4 gaa1 mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 lo3.
In the old days, it was so safe, people did not need to lock their doors, but now things don't work like that anymore.
Cantonese
而家个个都有得上网,冇去图书馆揾料呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
而家个个都有得上网,冇去图书馆揾料呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
ji4 gaa1 go3 go3 dou1 jau5 dak1 soeng5 mong5, mou5 heoi3 tou4 syu1 gun2 wan2 liu2 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
Nowadays, everyone can go online, so going to the library for research isn't a thing anymore.
Mandarin
她说:“剃头不好看;我要做菜姑。三不五时还可以去看歌仔戏、歌剧。”
她说:“剃头不好看;我要做菜姑。三不五时还可以去看歌仔戏、歌剧。”
From : 2005 December 20 , 釋悟因 , 戰後佛教在台灣 — — 佛教面對現代挑戰的回應 , yin 香光莊嚴雜誌 , issue 84 , pa ge 19
She said, "Shaving the head bald doesn't look good; I want to be a vegetarian Buddhist. From time to time I can even go see operas."