粵

次ci3要jiu3

ci3 jiu3cì yào

English

  1. secondary
  2. less important; minor; subordinate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇咁重要

Examples

  • 食物嘅包裝都係次要,最重要係好唔好食。

    When it comes to food, packaging is less important; taste is what matters.

  • 女性永遠只能扮演次要角色嗎?

    Must the woman always play the secondary role?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 汤姆每次要是不带地图的话就会迷路。

    Tom always gets lost if he doesn't carry a map.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我要给我自己买一个新照相机,这次要数码的。

    I'm going to buy myself a new camera, digital this time.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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