粵

愛oi3嚟lai4

oi3 lai4oi3 lei4ài líinferred

English

  1. to be used for; used to state something's function

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用嚟帶出物件嘅用途;要嚟;用嚟

Examples

  • 呢支羹係愛嚟飲湯嘅。

    This spoon is for soup.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 呢沓紙我愛嚟做算草㗎。

    This pile of paper is for my rough work.

  • 部電腦我愛嚟做功課嘅。

    I use the computer for doing my homework.

  • 呢支羹係愛嚟俾茶用嘅。

    This spoon is for tea.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 嚿燒肉愛嚟拜神㗎!唔好偷食呀!

    The roast pork is reserved for the deity. Don't snack on it!

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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