嚟緊

嚟緊

Chinese

		(Cantonese) to come	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (嚟緊)		嚟	緊
simp. (嚟紧)		嚟	紧

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "嚟紧".)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁴ gan², lei⁴ gan²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁴ gan², lei⁴ gan²
    • Yale: làih gán, lèih gán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁴ gan², lei⁴ gan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁴ gen², léi⁴ gen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²¹ kɐn³⁵/, /lei̯²¹ kɐn³⁵/

Adjective

嚟緊

1. (Cantonese, idiomatic) coming; upcoming; next

   嚟緊幾個禮拜 [Cantonese, trad.]
   嚟紧几个礼拜 [Cantonese, simp.]

   lai⁴ gan² gei² go³ lai⁵ baai³ [Jyutping]

   the next few weeks

2. (Cantonese, literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 嚟,‎ 緊; coming

   我嚟緊搵你㗎喇，轉個彎就到。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我嚟紧揾你㗎喇，转个弯就到。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ lai⁴ gan² wan² nei⁵ gaa³ laa³, zyun² go³ waan¹ zau⁶ dou³. [Jyutping]

   I'm coming for you, just around the corner.