粵

成seng4條tiu4街gaai1

seng4 tiu4 gaai1chéng tiáo jiēinferred

English

  1. (used as a complement) by a large margin; "by a mile"; literally, the entire street / several streets / nine streets

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺後面補充表示差距十分大

Examples

  • 小明長跑好犀利,快人幾條街。

    Siu Ming excels at long run; he is a lot faster than others.

  • 喺文化保育方面,香港輸咗人成條街。

    In terms of cultural preservation, Hong Kong does far less than others.

  • 佢唱呢首歌唱得好聽過原唱九條街有多。

    He sings pretty much better than the original singer of this song.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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