九七
gau2 cat1jiǔ qīinferred
English
- the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997
粵語 — Cantonese
- 1997年,尤其指1997年香港主權移交中國
Examples
你肯買夠三千個,我哋就俾個九七折你。
If you agree to buy 3000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我阿爸係三年前過生嘅,啫係一九七七年。
My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
如果你肯買夠三千個,我哋就俾個九七折你。
If you agree to buy 3,000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我在一九七二年十月十日出生。
I was born on October 10th, 1972.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
香港是一九九七年迴歸中國的。
Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.
Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY
家父是在三年前離世的,也就是一九七七年。
My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
佢九七前走咗,之後又返咗嚟,而家又話走。
He left before the transfer of sovereignty in 1997, but come back afterwards, and he is now leaving again.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk