咁gam3上soeng6下haa5

English

1. approximately
2. approximate
3. to describe something that reaches a certain standard or level
4. insignificant, unassuming, ordinary and mediocre

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 差唔多；冇乜分別
2. 達到一定水平
3. 不外如是，普普通通，冇乜突出嘅地方

Examples

• 佢同你都咁上下大。

  He is approximately the same age as you.

• 呢餐飯大概五十蚊咁上下啦。

  This meal is about $50, I'd say. ----

• 呢度嘅食物質素都有返咁上下。

  The food quality here isn't bad. ----

• 快餐店嘅嘢食係咁上下啦，唔好要求咁多。

  The fast food restaurant's product is all ordinary and mediocre. Don't expect too much.

• 想主修物理嘅學生都要有返咁上下數學水平。

  Students who want to major in physics ought to have a sufficient knowledge of mathematics.

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• 聚會一開始，啲大人就開始將聖誕禮物送俾班細路。送到咁上下到咗夜晚八點，有一個神秘嘅男人進場－佢就係道洛斯米也。

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