梗係
See also: 梗系
Chinese
stem | be; connection; relation; tie up; bind | ||
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trad. (梗係) | 梗 | 係 | |
simp. (梗系) | 梗 | 系 |
Pronunciation
Adverb
梗係
- (Cantonese) of course; surely
- 佢梗係叻過我啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- Keoi5 gang2 hai6 lek1 gwo3 ngo5 laa3. [Jyutping]
- He/she is definitely smarter than me.
佢梗系叻过我啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]- 你冇女朋友?梗係唔信啦!……或者有。你唔知啫。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 陳慧嫻, 紅茶館
- Nei5 mou5 neoi5 pang4 jau5? Gang2 hai6 m4 seon3 laa1!...... Waak6 ze2 jau5. Nei5 m4 zi1 ze1. [Jyutping]
- You don't have a girlfriend? Of course I don't believe you! ... Maybe you do have one, but you just don't know it.
你冇女朋友?梗系唔信啦!……或者有。你唔知啫。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 當然/当然 (dāngrán)
- 固然 (gùrán)
- (Cantonese) 實/实 (shí)
- (Min Nan) 在勢/在势