嗰頭近
Chinese edit
that area; back then | near; close (to); approximately | ||
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trad. (嗰頭近) | 嗰頭 | 近 | |
simp. (嗰头近) | 嗰头 | 近 |
Pronunciation edit
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: go2 tau4 kan5
- Yale: gó tàuh káhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: go2 tau4 kan5
- Guangdong Romanization: go2 teo4 ken5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʰɐn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb edit
嗰頭近
- (Cantonese, euphemistic) to be nearing one's death; to be at death's door