can: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (Wiktionary)

noun, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
canteen; restaurant (in a university campus)

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

名詞、外來語
餐廳
canteen
- 善衡can
  善衡can
  sin6 hang4 ken2
  S.H. Ho canteen
- SU can
  SU can
  es1 ju1 ken6
  Students’ Union canteen

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

名詞、外來語
餐廳
canteen
- 善衡can
  善衡can
  sin6 hang4 ken2
  S.H. Ho canteen
- SU can
  SU can
  es1 ju1 ken6
  Students’ Union canteen

Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)

Cantonese
我老豆系生cancer死嘅。
我老豆係生cancer死嘅。
ngo5 lou5 dau6 hai6 sang1 c a n c e r sei2 ge3 。
- My father died of cancer.

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
因为 can 是助动词，在疑问句中被放到了句首。
因為 can 是助動詞，在疑問句中被放到了句首。
yīn wèi can shì zhù dòng cí ， zài yí wèn jù zhōng bèi fàng dào liǎo jù shǒu 。
- 'can' is an auxiliary verb, so in question sentences it is brought to the start of the phrase.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
善衡can
善衡can
sin6 hang4 ken2
- S.H. Ho canteen
Cantonese
SU can
SU can
es1 ju1 ken6
- Students’ Union canteen
Cantonese
同我cancel咗张单佢。
同我cancel咗張單佢。
tung4 ngo5 ken1 sou4 zo2 zoeng1 daan1 keoi5.
- Help me to cancel the order.
Cantonese
唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟搅茶有冇呢？（《汉语读本之广东方言 A Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect》1841）
唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟攪茶有冇呢？（《漢語讀本之廣東方言 A Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect》1841）
yue:唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟攪茶有冇呢？（《漢語讀本之廣東方言 A Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect》1841）
- Do the Chinese use milk and sugar with their tea?
Cantonese
你械条命嚟教飞咩？（《教话指南 Beginning Cantonese
你械條命嚟教飛咩？（《教話指南 Beginning Cantonese
Rewritten)》1927）
- 你攞條命嚟教飛咩？
- Aren't you putting your life at risk?

Examples (None)

Cantonese
蚕吐丝人械嚟整衣服着。（《教话指南 Beginning Cantonese
蠶吐絲人械嚟整衣服着。（《教話指南 Beginning Cantonese
Rewritten)》1927）
Cantonese
天蚕嘅丝系好噤人械嚟整乐器。（《教话指南 Beginning Cantonese
天蠶嘅絲係好噤人械嚟整樂器。（《教話指南 Beginning Cantonese
Rewritten)》1927）
Cantonese
咁多个候选人当中佢呼声最高。 Among a number of candidates, he has the most support from people.
咁多個候選人當中佢呼聲最高。 Among a number of candidates, he has the most support from people.
yue:咁多個候選人當中佢呼聲最高。 Among a number of candidates, he has the most support from people.

Examples (Wiktionary)

Cantonese
佛跳墙，炆得咁鬼香，见到佛跳墙，鬼都要装香 [Cantonese, trad.]佛跳墙，炆得咁鬼香，见到佛跳墙，鬼都要装香
佛跳牆，炆得咁鬼香，見到佛跳牆，鬼都要裝香 [Cantonese, trad.]佛跳墙，炆得咁鬼香，见到佛跳墙，鬼都要装香
fat6 tiu3 coeng4, man1 dak1 gam3 gwai2 hoeng1, gin3 dou2 fat6 tiu3 coeng4, gwai2 dou1 jiu3 zong1 hoeng1
- Fotiaoqiang, stewed so darn aromatically; at the sight of fotiaoqiang, even the spirits want to burn incense
Cantonese
「咁你又唔去告发佢地？」「车！如果捉佢地坐左一阵监，又放番出嚟，俾佢知道系我地讲嘅，个阵重衰添！」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]“咁你又唔去告发佢地？”“车！如果捉佢地坐左一阵监，又放番出嚟，俾佢知道系我地讲嘅，个阵重衰添！”
「咁你又唔去告發佢地？」「車！如果捉佢地坐左一陣監，又放番出嚟，俾佢知道係我地講嘅，個陣重衰添！」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]“咁你又唔去告发佢地？”“车！如果捉佢地坐左一阵监，又放番出嚟，俾佢知道系我地讲嘅，个阵重衰添！”
“gam2 nei5 jau6 m4 heoi3 gou3 faat3 keoi5 dei6?” “ce1! jyu4 gwo2 zuk1 keoi5 dei6 co5 zo2 jat1 zan6 gaam1, jau6 fong3 faan1 ceot1 lai4, bei2 keoi5 zi1 dou3 hai6 ngo5 dei6 gong2 ge3, go2 zan6 zung6 seoi1 tim1!”
- “And you didn't report them?” “Tch! They'd be put in jail for a while, then be let out again; and imagine if they found out that we reported them! Even worse!”
Cantonese
谁愿意将来餐餐吃白菜 [Cantonese, trad.]谁愿意将来餐餐吃白菜
誰願意將來餐餐喫白菜 [Cantonese, trad.]谁愿意将来餐餐吃白菜
seoi4 jyun6 ji3 zoeng1 loi4 caan1 caan1 jaak3 baak6 coi3
- Who wishes to eat cabbage every meal for the rest of their life?
Cantonese
我想攀登火山，执块石头用嚟煎蛋 [Cantonese, trad.]我想攀登火山，执块石头用嚟煎蛋
我想攀登火山，執塊石頭用嚟煎蛋 [Cantonese, trad.]我想攀登火山，执块石头用嚟煎蛋
ngo5 soeng2 paan1 dang1 fo2 saan1, zap1 faai3 sek6 tau4 jung6 lai4 zin1 daan6
- I want to climb a volcano, get a rock, and use it to fry an egg
Cantonese
我啲头发向后便挛嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]我啲头发向后便挛嘅。
我啲頭髮向後便攣嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]我啲头发向后便挛嘅。
ngo5 di1 tau4 faat3 hoeng3 hau6 bin6 lyun1 ge3.
- My hair curves to the back. / I have a softly curled bob.

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