em [－－]

Jyutping em4
Pinyin em

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 助詞
    講​嘢​遲​疑​嗰​陣​用​嘅​助​詞
    particle used when stuttering or trying to think of what to say
    • em，我諗下先啦。
      em，我谂下先啦。
      am4, ngo5 nam2 haa5 sin1 laa1.
      Em, let me think about it first.
    • 唔⋯⋯好啦。
      唔⋯⋯好啦。
      m6... hou2 laa1.
      em... ok.
  2. 近義詞
    誒
  3. 參看
    um、唔

em [－－]

Jyutping am4
Pinyin em

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 助詞
    講​嘢​遲​疑​嗰​陣​用​嘅​助​詞
    particle used when stuttering or trying to think of what to say
    • em，我諗下先啦。
      em，我谂下先啦。
      am4, ngo5 nam2 haa5 sin1 laa1.
      Em, let me think about it first.
    • 唔⋯⋯好啦。
      唔⋯⋯好啦。
      m6... hou2 laa1.
      em... ok.
  2. 近義詞
    誒
  3. 參看
    um、唔
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    请把错误改正过来，然后把文件夹还给 Luxemburg 先生。
    請把錯誤改正過來，然後把文件夾還給 Luxemburg 先生。
    qǐng bǎ cuò wù gǎi zhèng guò lái ， rán hòu bǎ wén jiàn jiā huán gěi luxemburg xiān sheng 。
    • Correct the mistake and return the file to Mr Luxemburg.
  2. Mandarin
    Emi是个好女孩。
    Emi是個好女孩。
    emi shì gè hǎo nǚ hái 。
    • Emi is a good girl.
  3. Mandarin
    Emi 是三个女孩中跳得最漂亮的。
    Emi 是三個女孩中跳得最漂亮的。
    emi shì sān gè nǚ hái zhōng tiào dé zuì piào liang de 。
    • Emi danced the most beautifully of the three girls.
  4. Mandarin
    Emi看上去很幸福。
    Emi看上去很幸福。
    emi kàn shang qu hěn xìng fú 。
    • Emi looks happy.
  5. Mandarin
    哈啰, Freeman先生在吗?
    哈囉, Freeman先生在嗎?
    hā luō , freeman xiān sheng zài ma ?
    • Hello. Is Mr Freeman there?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你send咗email畀个客未？
    你send咗email畀個客未？
    nei5 sen1 zo2 ji1 meu1 bei2 go3 haak3 mei6?
    • Have you sent the email to our client?
  2. Cantonese
    我收唔到封email㖞。
    我收唔到封email喎。
    ngo5 sau1 m4 dou2 fung1 ji1 meu1 wo3.
    • I cannot received the email.
  3. Cantonese
    你个email系咩？
    你個email係咩？
    nei5 go3 ji1 meu1 hai6 me1?
    • What is your email address?
  4. Cantonese
    你email咗佢未？
    你email咗佢未？
    nei5 i1 me1 ou4 zo2 keoi5 mei6?
    • Have you sent an email to her?
  5. Cantonese
    你点做嘢㗎？啲 email 两个礼拜都未覆嘅？
    你點做嘢㗎？啲 email 兩個禮拜都未覆嘅？
    nei5 dim2 zou6 je5 gaa3? di1 ji1 meu1 loeng5 go3 lai5 baai3 dou1 mei6 fuk1 ge2?
    • What's up with you? These emails have been left unanswered for two weeks already!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    中坚分子 backbone elements
    中堅分子 backbone elements
    yue:中堅分子 backbone elements
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    终于完sem喇。
    終於完sem喇。
    zung1 jyu1 jyun4 sesem6 laa3.
    • The semester has finally ended.
  2. Mandarin
    本党定名为民主进步党（英译Democratic Progressive Party）以实现本党之纲领为宗旨。
    本黨定名為民主進步黨（英譯Democratic Progressive Party）以實現本黨之綱領為宗旨。
    běn dǎng dìng míng wéi mín zhǔ jìn bù dǎng （ yīng yì Ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｔｉｃ Ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ Ｐａｒｔｙ ） yǐ shí xiàn běn dǎng zhī gāng lǐng wéi zōng zhǐ ．
    • This party is named the Democratic Progressive Party (English: Democratic Progressive Party) and takes the realization of the platform of the party as its mission.
  3. Mandarin
    本志同人本来无罪，只因为拥护那德莫克拉西（democracy）和赛因斯（science）两位先生，才犯了这几条滔天的大罪。
    本志同人本來無罪，只因為擁護那德莫克拉西（democracy）和賽因斯（science）兩位先生，才犯了這幾條滔天的大罪。
    běn zhì tóng rén běn lái wú zuì ， zhǐ yīn wèi yōng hù nà dé mò kè lā xī （ ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｃｙ ） hé sài yīn sī （ ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ） liǎng wèi xiān shēng ， cái fàn le zhè jǐ tiáo tāo tiān de dà zuì ．
    • The fellow workers of this magazine originally weren't guilty; it was only their support to Mr. Democracy to Mr. Science that led to their heinous crimes.