Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- xì
English
- bind, tie up
- to connect
- "is", "is equal to", "means", indicating the subject and object are the same thing
- used to show that you are listening to someone, or that you are ready to listen and to give them an answer or information
- involve, relation
- to relate to
- to be; used as a grammatical construct to describe the subject
- to tie up
- used to state that the subject falls within a category or set
- to bind
- used as an affirmative; "yes"; "right"
- to be (literary)
- used when you are agreeing with a negative statement
- added in front of the main verb in the subordinate clause, in order to set up a contrasting (i.e. "but") main clause
粵語
- 主語賓語屬於同一概念
- 用嚟表示聽緊某人講嘢,或者表示準備聽並回應或提供資訊
- 用嚟描述主語
- 指出一樣嘢係某個範疇或群組入面
- 表示肯定
- 用嚟承認否定陳述
- 喺複句入面,加喺從句動詞前面,用嚟帶出後面表達轉折嘅主句
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 係
- 關係gwaan1 hai6
relation; relationship; connection
- 一係jat1 hai6
(conjunction) neither; either or also; or, used when you want to make a suggestion, similar to the meaning of "what about…?"
- 就係zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
- 總係zung2 hai6
(adverb) always; all the time
- 只係zi2 hai6
only (spoken)
- 真係zan1 hai6
really; very
- 但係daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
- 係路hai6 lou6
really?
- 即係zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
- 重係zung6 hai6
still; nevertheless; moreover; what is more; '…as well'
- 定係ding6 hai6
(conjunction) or
- 單係daan1 hai6
only (spoken)
- 係呀hai6 aa4
yes
- 硬係ngaang2 hai6
(adverb) always; stubbornly; obstinately; invariably; such is (the case); deliberately; to describe a situation where there is no alternative but to follow a set defined way to do something
- 獨係duk6 hai6
only
- 凡係faan4 hai6
every; not exclusive
- 確係kok3 hai6
(adverb) of course; certainly
- 剩係zing6 hai6
only (be)
- 淨係zing6 hai6
only; merely
- 唔係m4 hai6
(phrase
- 沒關係mut6 gwaan1 hai6
it doesn't matter
- 人際關係jan4 zai3 gwaan1 hai6
interpersonal relationship
- 係咪hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
- 拉關係laai1 gwaan1 hai6
to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit