粵

千cin1祈kei4

cin1 kei4qiān qí

English

  1. (slang) have to; must; need; be sure to
  2. to be obligated to do or not do something no matter what; usually used in a context where one has repeatedly advocated for one to either do or not do something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 無論如何(通常喺叮囑嘅時候用)

Examples

  • 千祈唔好自殺。

    Never try to die.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 千祈唔好唔記得熄火。

    Never forget to put out the fire.

    Tatoeba · cc_neko CC BY

  • 千祈唔好畀人入到來。

    Make sure no one goes in.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 隻手污糟嗰陣千祈唔好捽眼。

    Never rub your eyes with dirty hands.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你千祈唔好講呢件事俾你阿爸阿媽聽。

    You mustn't tell that to your parents.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢啲山路係咁𪙛𠸉㗎喇,千祈要用低波行呀

    You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 你班機聽朝九點開,千祈唔好遲到啊!

    Your flight will depart at nine tomorrow morning. Make sure you're not late!

  • 點解佢咁晏都未返㗎,千祈唔好有事啊!

    It's so late! Why is he still not back yet? I truly hope nothing has happened to him.

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

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