粵

九gau2七cat1

gau2 cat1jiǔ qīinferred

English

  1. the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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