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搭daap6幾gei2

daap6 gei2dā jǐinferred

English

  1. request for the time as given by the minute hand position; the answer format is "on Y," where Y is a number from 1 to 12; if Y falls on 12, one says 搭正 daap6 zeng3 "on exact" (meaning X o'clock sharp); if Y falls on 6, one would say 搭半 daap6 bun3 "on half" (meaning half past the hour)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鐘面報時方式嘅問句。回答句式係「搭 Y」,Y可以係1至12任何一個數字,以表達鐘面長針(分針)所在位置,但若Y位置響12,會以「搭正」代替;如Y位置響6,則以「搭半」代替

Examples

  • 依家搭幾?

    What time is it now?

  • 依家幾點搭幾?

    What time is it now ? (Where are the hour and minute hands pointing to now?)

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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