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整zing2定ding6

zing2 ding6zhěng dìng

English

  1. (noun) destiny; fate; (adjective) predestined; (verb) to make
  2. predestined; already decided by fate
  3. to prepare in advance
  4. prepare in advance

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一早決定咗嘅;命運安排嘅
  2. 預先準備好

Examples

  • 食幾多着幾多,整定嘅。

    How much one can have in life is predetermined by fate.

  • 我覺得所有嘢都係整定嘅。

    I'm a fatalist.

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  • 緣份係整定嘅,唔可以強求㗎!

    Fate has already been predestined, you can't change it!

  • 整定啲餸,齊人之後整返熱就食得。

    Let's prepare the dishes in advance. When everyone arrives, we simply need to reheat the food.

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

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