Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- yòu
English
- and, also, again, in addition
- (once) again
- (conjunction) used as the and in a mixed fraction e.g. 1- ½
- again
- also
- and, a connective for two items in the form 又 jau6 ... 又 jau6 ...
- both... and...
- (seeing something happens or following what others have done) also; too
- and yet
- used to bring out the rationale that justifies a piece of advice or judgement
- (used for emphasis) anyway
- used to suggest that something is contrary to the speaker's expectation, often with the particles 喎 (wo3) or 噃 (bo3)
粵語
- 再次發生
- 幾種情況同時存在,通常以「又……又……」嘅句式出現
- (因為見到其他嘢發生、其他人做咗嘅事)都
- 用嚟帶出理據,去支持後面嘅建議或者判斷
- 表示發覺到同預期相對,通常後面同助詞「喎」(wo3)或者「噃」一齊用
Stroke order
As a component in · 614
Words containing 又
- 又話jau6 waa6
say also; referring to things one said before, similar to saying "didn't you say…?"
- 又試jau6 si3
once again; to try again
- 又再jau6 zoi3
indicates the repetition of an action, sometimes with emphasis
- 又係jau6 hai6
also (be)
- 又點話jau6 dim2 waa6
no problem; it doesn't matter; to indicate that someone doesn't care
- 又是jau6 si6
also (be)
- 又要jau6 jiu3
also want or need
- 咪又mai6 jau6
short form for 咪又係 mai6 jau6 hai6
- 又及jau6 kap6
P.S.
- 少之又少siu2 zi1 jau6 siu2
very few; very little
- 又名jau6 ming4
also known as
- 又稱jau6 cing1
also known as
- 重又cung5 jau6
once again
- 講起又講gong2 hei2 jau6 gong2
by the way, incidentally; since we are on the topic
- 講開又講gong2 hoi1 jau6 gong2
since we are on the topic
- 一次又一次jat1 ci3 jau6 jat1 ci3
repeatedly
- 又一次jau6 jat1 ci3
yet again
- 又來了jau6 loi4 liu5
Here we go again.
- 咪又係mai6 jau6 hai6
a rhetorical construction that expresses how someone or certain things are, despite high expectation, is no different to the norm (always followed by a rising intonation at the end)
- 又給我jau6 kap1 ngo5
- 來又去loi4 jau6 heoi3
- 好又多hou2 jau6 do1
Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
- 咁又gam3 jau6
- 欲言又止juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2
to want to say sth but then hesitate