就嚟

就嚟

Chinese

		at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	(Cantonese) to come
simp. and trad. (就嚟)		就	嚟

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau⁶ lei⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau⁶ lei⁴
    • Yale: jauh lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau⁶ lei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo⁶ léi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯²² lei̯²¹/

Adverb

就嚟

1. (Cantonese) almost, soon

   • 我爸爸就嚟100歲，媽媽就嚟90，都要處理佢哋關係，要先修身後齊家。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
     我爸爸就嚟100岁，妈妈就嚟90，都要处理佢哋关系，要先修身后齐家。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

     From: "Apple Daily"

     Ngo⁵ baa¹ baa¹ zau⁶ lai⁴ 100 seoi³, maa¹ maa¹ zau⁶ lai⁴ 90, dou¹ jiu³ cyu² lei⁵ keoi⁵ dei⁶ gwaan¹ hai⁶, jiu³ sin¹ sau¹ san¹ hau⁶ cai⁴ gaa¹. [Jyutping]

     My dad will soon be 100 years old, my mum will soon be 90. [They] both need to sort out their relationship, by first working on their character, then by putting the family in order.