粵

起hei2嚟lai4

hei2 lai4hei2 lei4qǐ lí

English

  1. when (spoken)
  2. added after a verb to indicate that the action or change has just taken place

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 放喺動詞後面,表示動作或者變化啱啱開始;起上嚟

Examples

  • 呢啲水聞起嚟好香。

    This water smells good.

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  • 當佢哋三個繼續行入條巷嗰陣,有隻似烏鴉嘅雀仔喺路邊一棵大松樹嘅樹頂上跳起嚟,好似驚咗咁。

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  • 落起雨嚟

    to start raining

  • 佢哋打起嚟嘞。

    Look, they started fighting.

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

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