粵

只zi2要jiu3

zi2 jiu3zhǐ yào

English

  1. so long as; provided; if
  2. as long as, provided that...; only need, you need only to...; usually used with 就 zau6

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 愛嚟表示充份條件,前面子句嘅條件滿足到,就可以得出後面子句嘅後果;通常同「就」連用

Examples

  • 只要有可能出事,就遲早會出事。

    Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 只要係為咗藝術,任何嘢都得。 既然gonzo亦都係一種藝術,噉點樣展出呢?

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 如果你想純粹提升你嘅語言能力,可能最好唔好參與翻譯,但由於佢主要係一個遊戲,所以我覺得只要好玩就冇問題。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 同小號或者迪吉里杜管一樣,你亦都可以彈得好多日常物件,例如膠水壺,只要個喉嘴唔好有太銳利嘅角度同埋唔太令人反感。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 只要說不。

    Just say no.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 只要十元!

    It only costs $10.00!

    Tatoeba · wangchou CC BY

  • 只要你肯努力,一定可以成功嘅。

    As long as you are willing to work hard, you can succeed.

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

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