根本
gan1 bun2gēn běn
English
- fundamental
- basic
- root
- simply
- absolutely (not)
- (not) at all
- foundation; base; core
- since the very beginning
- basic; fundamental; core
- intensifier; completely; definitely; often used in negative utterances meaning 'definitely not', 'absolutely no' or 'not at all'
量詞 — Classifiers
粵語 — Cantonese
- 事物嘅開始、根源或者不可或缺嘅部份（量詞：個）
- 從頭到尾；一開始
- 屬於某樣嘢嘅基礎
- 完全，帶講者對事實肯定嘅態度；通常用喺否定句
Examples
學外語根本就係浪費時間。
Learning a foreign language is a waste of time.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
佢賺咁多錢，根本都用唔晒。
He earns more money than he can spend.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
如果你冇錢，根本咩都買唔到。
You can't buy anything if you have no money.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
覺得自己學得夠嘅人，根本乜都冇學到。
He who thinks he has learned enough has learned nothing.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
佢根本就對人完全冇好感，係鍾意人啲錢咋嘛。
He doesn't give a shit about her. It's her money he's after.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
「你係唔知定係根本就唔想知呀？」「我唔知，亦都唔想知。」
"Are you apathetic or just ignorant?" "I don't know and I don't care."
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
根本原則
basic principle
人民嘅根本利益
people's fundamental interest
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk