得dak1起hei2

English

1. (verb complement indicating ability to afford or bear the cost or consequences of doing sth)

Examples

• 佢買得起嗰架車。

  He is rich enough to buy that car.

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• 架車咁貴，我點買得起呀？

  How can I afford such an expensive car?

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• 拎得起，放得低，其實唔難。

  The art of losing isn't hard to master.

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• 佢雖然係女人，但係都舉得起呢個啞鈴。

  Even though she is a woman, she can lift this barbell.

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• 喂，你個屁股，你個屁股開咗喇！我為咗賺夠錢買得起城市嘅公寓而努力工作，而家突然間你想搬去呢個世界。

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• 跨國公司係用一個佢哋生活唔到嘅工資嚟吸走較貧窮國家嘅工人。 咁大公司可以畀得起連五倍工人人工都仲可以賺錢！

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