Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- gāi
English
- should, ought to, need to
- should
- ought to
- probably
- must be
- to deserve
- to owe
- to be sb's turn to do sth
- that
- the above-mentioned
- that; that particular; the aforementioned
- ought to; must
- supposedly; probably; should
粵語
- 嗰個，用嚟指稱之前提到過嘅人或者事物（後面可以跟數量詞或者名詞）
- 應當；必須
- 估計；應該
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 該
- 應該jing1 goi1
ought to; should; must
- 該死goi1 sei2
Damn it!
- 活該wut6 goi1
(coll.) serve sb right
- 唔該m4 goi1
(verb) please; thanks (for services rendered rather than gifts); excuse me
- 該煨goi1 wui1
(slang) (adjective) terrible; to be down on one's luck; to be out of luck; pitiful; tragic; serves one right, deserved; damnable; to have brought it upon oneself; to have it coming; deserving of the consquences; to have asked for it(interjection) oh my god!; my goodness!; goodness me!; my word!; oh my!1.
- 該隱goi1 jan2
Cain (name)
- 不該bat1 goi1
should not
- 唔該晒m4 goi1 saai3
thank you very much (for services received as opposed to gifts)
- 該應goi1 jing3
should
- 該亞goi1 aa3
Gaea, the Earth Goddess and mother of the Titans
- 該單goi1 daan1
- 合該hap6 goi1
ought to; should
- 應該的jing3 goi1 dik1
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
- 亞該亞aa3 goi1 aa3
Achaia
- 該博goi1 bok3
erudite
- 該鍵goi1 gin6
- 該當goi1 dong1
should
- 該偎囉goi1 wui1 lo3
what a shame! [colloquial]
- 唔應該ng5 jing1 goi1
- 米該亞mai5 goi1 aa3
Micah
- 一個唔該jat1 go3 m4 goi1
without genuine gratefulness or concern; impolitely; self-deservingly; literally: only one "excuse me / thank you"
- 哈該書haa1 goi1 syu1
Book of Haggai
- 該死咯goi1 sei2 lo3
- 該死囉goi1 sei2 lo3
serves you right ; serves them right [colloquial]