粵

舊gau6時si4

simp旧时
gau6 si4gau6 si2jiù shí

English

  1. in former times
  2. (adverb) In the past, …
  3. in the olden days; in the (distant) past
  4. the olden days

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 以前嘅時候;好耐之前

Examples

  • 舊時呢度係海嚟㗎。

    In the past, there used to be water here.

  • 舊時冇電腦,寫信要用手寫㗎。

    There weren't computers in the past. If you wanted to write a letter you would need to write it by hand.

  • 我有一段美好的舊時光。

    I had a fine old time.

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

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