左zo2右jau6

English

1. left and right
2. (adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate
3. left and right; both sides
4. about; approximately; used after the relevant amount and entity
5. to influence; to control
6. nearby
7. (politics) left wing and right wing
8. approximately
9. attendant
10. to control
11. to influence

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 物理上左同右兩邊；引伸為形勢、取態上兩個相反嘅趨向
2. 有大約、大概、約略、差唔多、約莫嘅意思，表達概數，但係用法唔同：佢通常喺相關數量同實體後面用
3. 影響；改變一樣嘢嘅方向
4. 專指左翼同右翼

Examples

• 左右兩邊

  both left and right sides

• 左右為難

  in a dilemma ----

• 左右之爭

  conflict between the left and the right

• 左右大局

  to influence the situation

• 六點半左右

  about half past six

• 佢左右不分。

  He can't distinguish between left and right.

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• 佢二十歲左右。

  He is about twenty years old.

• 我身高一米七左右。

  My height is approximately 1.7m.