粵

剩zing6係hai6

simp剩系
zing6 hai6shèng xì

English

  1. only (be)
  2. only and no more; just

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唯獨;只係;除咗⋯…之外,冇其他

Examples

  • 淨係得個講字。

    All talk, no action / No action, talk only.

  • 我淨係得一個弟弟。

    I only have one younger brother.

  • 嗰條友剩係得個講字﹐唔使理佢。

    That guy is just all talk and no action. Pay no attention to him.

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 淨係幫我改文法得喇,唔使睇內容。

    Just help me proofread my grammatical mistakes. No need to look at the content.

  • 啲警察剩係會呑咗啲錢,應該連物主都唔會搵。

    The police will just take the money and probably won't even look for the owner.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

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

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