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Chinese
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stem
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be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind |
| trad. (梗係)
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梗
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係
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| simp. (梗系)
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梗
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系
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| alternative forms
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緊係／紧系
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Pronunciation
Adverb
梗係
- (Cantonese) of course; surely
佢梗係叻過我啦。
佢梗系叻过我啦。 - keoi5 gang2 hai6 lek1 gwo3 ngo5 laa3.
- He/she is definitely smarter than me.
(Can we date this quote?), “紅茶館”, performed by 陳慧嫻:
你冇女朋友？梗係唔信啦！……或者有。你唔知啫。
你冇女朋友？梗系唔信啦！……或者有。你唔知啫。 - nei5 mou5 neoi5 pang4 jau5? gang2 hai6 m4 seon3 laa1!...... waak6 ze2 jau5. nei5 m4 zi1 ze1.
- You don't have a girlfriend? Of course I don't believe you! ... Maybe you do have one, but you just don't know it.
Synonyms
- 當然／当然 (dāngrán)
- 固然 (gùrán)
- 自然 (zìrán)
- (Cantonese) 實／实 (shí)
- (Hokkien) 在勢／在势