群埋

Chinese

		crowd; flock; group	to blame; bury
trad. (群埋/羣埋)		群/羣	埋
simp. (群埋)		群	埋

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan⁴ maai⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwan⁴ maai⁴
    • Yale: kwàhn màaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwan⁴ maai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuen⁴ mai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐn²¹ maːi̯²¹/

Verb

群埋

1. (Cantonese) to hang around with (usually bad company); to keep company with

   • 無論如何我都唔畀阿湘瑩群埋我哋㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     无论如何我都唔畀阿湘莹群埋我哋㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1957, 左几, directed by 左几, 《黛綠年華》 [The Splendour of Youth], spoken by 范黛妮 (梅綺)

     mou⁴ leon⁶ jyu⁴ ho⁴ ngo⁵ dou¹ m⁴ bei² aa³ soeng¹ jing⁴ kwan⁴ maai⁴ ngo⁵ dei⁶ gaa³ laa³. [Jyutping]

     No matter what, I won't let Sheung Ying hang out with us.

   • 如果學生經常夜歸，玩失蹤，怕佢學壞，又怕佢群埋啲唔知咩人，可考慮群育寄宿學校，主要訓練紀律、服從、社交，是另類學校，但亦有同學頂唔順出返嚟。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     如果学生经常夜归，玩失踪，怕佢学坏，又怕佢群埋啲唔知咩人，可考虑群育寄宿学校，主要训练纪律、服从、社交，是另类学校，但亦有同学顶唔顺出返嚟。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2019, 教育界黑店實錄黑店長, 《教育界黑店實錄》, Hong Kong: Seeker Publication, →ISBN, page 202

     jyu⁴ gwo² hok⁶ saang¹ ging¹ soeng⁴ je⁶ gwai¹, waan^4-2 sat¹ zung¹, paa³ keoi⁵ hok⁶ waai⁶, jau⁶ paa³ keoi⁵ kwan⁴ maai⁴ di¹ m⁴ zi¹ me¹ jan⁴, ho² haau² leoi⁶ kwan⁴ juk⁶ gei³ suk¹ hok⁶ haau⁶, zyu² jiu³ fan³ lin⁶ gei² leot⁶, fuk⁶ cung⁴, se⁵ gaau¹, si⁶ ling⁶ leoi⁶ hok⁶ haau⁶, daan⁶ jik⁶ jau⁵ tung⁴ hok⁶ ding² m⁴ seon⁶ ceot¹ faan¹ lai⁴. [Jyutping]

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Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 群 (kwan⁴)