係唔係
Chinese
editbe; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind |
hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind | ||
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trad. (係唔係) | 係 | 唔 | 係 | |
simp. (系唔系) | 系 | 唔 | 系 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hai6 m4 hai6
- Yale: haih m̀h haih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hai6 m4 hai6
- Guangdong Romanization: hei6 m4 hei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐi̯²² m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Conjunction
edit係唔係
- (Cantonese) whether or not
- (Cantonese) no matter what
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- 最弊波士郁啲發威(癲過雞)一味喺處係唔係就亂嚟吠 [Cantonese, trad.]
- zeoi3 bai6 bo1 si6-2 juk1 di1 faat3 wai1 (din1 gwo3 gai1) jat1 mei6-2 hai2 syu3 hai6 m4 hai6 zau6 lyun6 lai4 fai6 [Jyutping]
- the worst is the boss throws his weight around at every turn (acting crazier than a chicken) / always barking at random no matter what
最弊波士郁啲发威(癫过鸡)一味喺处系唔系就乱嚟吠 [Cantonese, simp.]
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