總係 [总系]

Jyutping zung2 hai6
Pinyin zǒng xì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    一樣​嘢​冇​辦法​避免​，​到​最後都​係​要​做
    anyway; inevitably
    • 幾唔想做都總係要做。
      几唔想做都总系要做。
      gei2 m4 soeng2 zou6 dou1 zung2 hai6 jiu3 zou6.
      No matter how we hate the work, we need to do it anyway.
    • 話極都唔聽，總係要我發嬲先聽嘅。
      话极都唔听，总系要我发嬲先听嘅。
      waa6 gik6 dou1 m4 teng1, zung2 hai6 jiu3 ngo5 faat3 lau1 sin1 teng1 ge3.
      You always don't listen to me. Only when I lose my temper do you listen to me.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Cantonese, Hakka
    always
    (syn.) 老是, 总是, 總是
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 總是 – 总是
  2. 老是

總係 [－系]

Jyutping zung2 hai6
Pinyin cōng xì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adverb) always; all the time
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    问题总系要解决嘅。
    問題總係要解決嘅。
    man6 tai4 zung2 hai6 jiu3 gaai2 kyut3 ge2.
    • The problem should be settled sooner or later.
  2. Cantonese
    鲜花旁边总系有绿叶嘅。
    鮮花旁邊總係有綠葉嘅。
    sin1 faa1 pong4 bin1 zung2 hai6 jau5 luk6 jip6 ge2.
    • Green leaves are always beside flowers.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋相处嘅时间总系好短促。
    我哋相處嘅時間總係好短促。
    ngo5 dei6 soeng1 cyu5 ge3 si4 gaan4 zung2 hai6 hou2 dyun2 cuk1.
    • The time we spend together is always short.
  4. Cantonese
    无论几多事实摆在眼前，有啲人总系唔愿意相信眼前见到嘅事实。
    無論幾多事實擺在眼前，有啲人總係唔願意相信眼前見到嘅事實。
    mou4 leon6 gei2 do1 si6 sat6 baai2 zoi6 ngaan5 cin4, jau5 di1 jan4 zung2 hai6 m4 jyun6 ji3 soeng1 seon3 ngaan5 cin4 gin3 dou2 ge3 si6 sat6
    • No matter how painfully evident the facts are, there will inevitably be those that refuse to accept the reality before them.
  5. Cantonese
    后生仔总系咁朝气蓬勃嘅。
    後生仔總係咁朝氣蓬勃嘅。
    hau3 saang1 zaai2 zung2 haai3 gam3 ziu1 hei3 pung4 but6 ge3.
    • The teenagers are always energetic.