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English

  1. unusual; special
  2. special; exceptional; out of the ordinary
  3. particularly; especially; for a special purpose
  4. very; especially; particularly
  5. expressly; for a specific purpose
  6. (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 特殊;唔尋常;超乎常態;與眾不同;格外
  2. 格外;超出常態;與眾不同

Examples

  • 間屋冇乜特別。

    The house wasn't particularly remarkable.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢係一個好特別嘅女仔。

    She is a very special girl.

  • 呢個公園有咩咁特別啊?

    What makes this park so special?

  • 我聖誕節冇乜特別嘢想要。

    I don't want anything for Christmas.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢喺佢嘅姊妹當中特別聰明。

    Among her sisters, she is particularly clever.

  • 我自己就覺得套戲冇咩特別囉。

    I personally didn't find that movie very interesting.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢淨係喺啲特別場合到先會飲酒。

    He never drinks except on special occasions.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你有冇啲咩嘢食係特別鍾意或者唔鍾意㗎?

    Do you have strong likes and dislikes for certain food?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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