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就zau6真zan1

zau6 zan1jiù zhēninferred

English

  1. negates the previous sentence so as to correct an error; usually placed after the predicate (phrase) of the correction and sometimes used in conjunction with a rhetorical question

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 表示對上一句嘅否定,並提出糾正;通常放喺糾正咗嘅謂語後面,間唔中會配合反問句使用

Examples

  • 我係鍾意食提子,不過咁多就真係食唔落。

    I like grapes, but I can't eat so many.

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  • 呢個邊度係蘋果呢?橙就真。

    You think this is an apple? It's actually an orange.

  • 點會嫌你多事呢?多謝你就真!

    How can I resent you for being "nosy"? Thank you so much!

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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