乃係
Chinese
to be; thus; so to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon | be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind | ||
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trad. (乃係) | 乃 | 係 | |
simp. (乃系) | 乃 | 系 |
Pronunciation
Verb
乃係
- (Cantonese, Hakka, poetic) to be none other than
- 1899, 馬可福音:中西字 [The Gospel according to St. Mark in English and Cantonese], page 63:
- […]因爲〬唔係你自己講,乃係聖靈講呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- jan1 wai4 m4 hai6 nei5 zi6 gei2 gong2, naai5 hai6 sing3 leng4 gong2 aa3. [Jyutping]
- […] for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
[…]因为〬唔系你自己讲,乃系圣灵讲呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]
- (Can we date this quote?), 張悅楷 (translator), 金庸, 書劍恩仇錄, part 1
- 原來呢位教書先生陸高止,佢個真名叫做陸菲青,乃係武當派大俠,[…] [Cantonese, trad.]
- jyun4 loi4 ni1 wai6 gaau3 syu1 sin1 saang1 luk6 gou1 zi2, keoi5 go3 zan1 meng4-2 giu3 zou6 luk6 fei1 cing1, naai5 hai6 mou5 dong1 paai3 daai6 haap6, [Jyutping]
- As it turned out, this teacher Lu Gaozhi was not a mere teacher, but a great member of the Wudang Sect whose real name was Lu Feiqing; […]
原来呢位教书先生陆高止,佢个真名叫做陆菲青,乃系武当派大侠,[…] [Cantonese, simp.]
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Synonyms
- 乃是 (nǎishì)