食嘢 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to eat
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    進食​、​用餐
    to eat
    • 食咗嘢未？
      食咗嘢未？
      sik6 zo2 je5 mei6?
      Have you eaten yet?
    • 一齊食嘢囉！
      一齐食嘢啰！
      jat1 cai4 sik6 je5 lo1!
      Let's eat together!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 吃東西 – 吃东西
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好一路食嘢一路讲嘢！
    唔好一路食嘢一路講嘢！
    m4 hou3 jat1 lou6 sik6 je5 jat1 lou6 gong2 je5 ！
    • Don't speak with your mouth full!
    • Don't talk with your mouth full!
    • Don't talk while you're eating.
  2. Cantonese
    你瞓觉之前最好唔好食嘢。
    你瞓覺之前最好唔好食嘢。
    nei5 fan3 gaau3 zi1 cin4 zeoi3 hou2 m4 hou3 sik6 je5 。
    • It would be better if you didn't eat before going to bed.
  3. Cantonese
    我三日冇食嘢喇。
    我三日冇食嘢喇。
    ngo5 saam1 jat6 mou5 sik6 je5 laa3 。
    • I haven't eaten anything in the past three days.
    • I've eaten nothing for the past three days.
  4. Cantonese
    你想唔想食嘢呀？
    你想唔想食嘢呀？
    nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 sik6 je5 aa3 ？
    • Do you want to eat?
  5. Cantonese
    我依家冇时间食嘢。
    我依家冇時間食嘢。
    ngo5 ji1 gaa1 mou5 si4 gaan3 sik6 je5 。
    • I don't have time to eat right now.
    • I don't have any time to eat now.
    • I don't have the time to eat right now.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢食嘢好嘴刁。
    佢食嘢好嘴刁。
    keoi5 sik6 je5 hou2 zeoi2 diu1.
    • He is picky-eating.
  2. Cantonese
    佢成日都冇食嘢，去到半夜受唔住肚饿，食咗一块蛋糕。
    佢成日都冇食嘢，去到半夜受唔住肚餓，食咗一塊蛋糕。
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 dou1 mou5 sik6 je5, heoi3 dou3 bun3 je6 sau6 m4 zyu6 tou5 ngo6, sik6 zo2 jat1 faai3 daan6 gou1.
    • She didn't eat for the whole day, and, unable to withstand the hunger, ate a piece of cake at midnight.
  3. Cantonese
    点解你食嘢唔使𡁻㗎？好似撑沙鸡咁灌落个胃。
    點解你食嘢唔使𡁻㗎？好似撑沙雞咁灌落個胃。
    dim2 gaai2 nei5 sik6 je5 m4 sai2 zeu6 gaa3? hou2 ci5 zaang6 saa1 gai1 gam2 gun3 lok6 go3 wai6.
    • How could you eat the food without chewing? Just like filling sand into a chicken's stomach.
  4. Cantonese
    手膼起腱，食嘢唔使俾钱。
    手膼起腱，食嘢唔使俾錢。
    sau2 gwaa1 hei2 zin2, sik6 je5 m4 sai2 bei2 cin2.
    • You don't need to pay if you have strong arms.
  5. Cantonese
    阿晓食嘢只系为咗撑饱自己。
    阿曉食嘢只係為咗撐飽自己。
    aa3 hiu2 sik6 je5 zi2 hai6 wai6 zo2 zaang6 baau2 zi6 gei2.
    • The only purpose for Ah-hiu to eat is filling her stomach.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系咪？
    你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系咪？
    nei5 seng4 jat6 sik6 je5 m4 zou6 je5; bok3 caau2 hai6 mai2?
    • You're forever eating and not doing work; are you trying to get fired?
  2. Cantonese
    我冇食嘢乜滞。
    我冇食嘢乜滞。
    ngo5 mou5 sik6 je5 mat1 zai6.
    • I didn't eat much.