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zek˗₃隻
简 只
Pinyin: zhi1
Translations
nounsingle; alone; one only
nounclassifier for certain animals, containers, small boats, paired things, etc
nouna general numerical classifier equivalent to Mandarin "ge4"
keiˎ₄祇
简 只
Pinyin: qi2
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noungod of the earth
ziˊ²只
Pinyin: zhi3
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nounonly; merely; just; but; simply; yet
nounsimplified form of 隻
syunˎ₄船zek˗₃隻
简 船只
Pinyin: chuan2 zhi1
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nounships; vessels
mˎ₄唔daanˉ¹單ziˊ²只
简 唔单只
Pinyin: wu2 dan1 zhi3
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nounnot only; not just; not the only one | Std. Chin.: 不但; 不僅 | Cant.: 不特止; 不特只; 不單止; 不單只; 唔止; 唔只; 唔淨只; 唔淨止
nounnot only; nevertheless
zek˗₃隻dap6/1𢱕
简 只𢱕
Pinyin: zhi3 𢱕5
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nounone-on-one fight
ziˊ²只heoiˊ²許singˎ₄成gung1,功batˉ¹不heoiˊ²許satˉ¹失baaiˍ₆敗
简 只许成功不许失败
Pinyin: zhi3 xu3 cheng2 gong1 bu4 xu3 shi1 bai4
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nounOnly allow success, not allow failure
binˉ¹邊douˍ₆度wuiˏ₅會jauˏ₅有gam˗₃咁daaiˍ₆大zek˗₃隻gap˗₃蛤naaˊ²乸ceoiˎ₄隨gaaiˉ¹街tiu˗₃跳gaa˗₃㗎
简 边度会有咁大只蛤乸随街跳㗎
Pinyin: bian1 du4 hui4 you3 han2 da4 zhi1 ha2 na3 sui2 jie1 tiao4 㗎5
Translations
nounhow could that possibly be true? are you kidding? how could i believe such a glib? (lit. where would there be such a big frog hopping around the street?)
noun有冇咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎? 邊有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎?
longˎ₄狼gwo˗₃過waaˎ₄華sau˗₃秀zek˗₃隻gauˊ²狗
简 狼过华秀只狗
Pinyin: lang2 guo4 hua2 xiu4 zhi1 gou3
Translations
nounvery cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog
noun(proverb) someone is very callous and crueler than a dog
mˎ₄唔zingˍ₆淨ziˊ²只
简 唔净只
Pinyin: wu2 jing4 zhi3
Translations
nounnot only; not just; not the only one | Std. Chin.: 不但; 不僅 | Cant.: 不特止; 不特只; 不單止; 不單只; 唔止; 唔只; 唔單只; 唔淨止
saamˉ¹三zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手
简 三只手
Pinyin: san1 zhi1 shou3
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nouna pickpocket
ziˊ²只dakˉ¹得
Pinyin: zhi3 de2
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nounhave no choice but to; have no alternative but to; be obliged to
batˉ¹不paa˗₃怕jatˉ¹一maan6,zi2萬,paa˗₃只maanˍ₆怕jatˉ¹萬一
简 不怕一万,只怕万一
Pinyin: bu2 pa4 yi2 wan4, zhi3 pa4 wan4 yi1
Translations
nounone should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency
mˎ₄唔ziˊ²只
Pinyin: wu2 zhi3
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nounnot only; not just; not the only one | Std. Chin.: 不但; 不僅 | Cant.: 不特止; 不特只; 不單止; 不單只; 唔止; 唔單只; 唔淨只; 唔淨止
nounnot only
daaiˍ₆大zek˗₃隻leoiˎ₄騾leoiˎ₄騾
简 大只骡骡
Pinyin: da4 zhi1 luo2 luo2
Translations
nouna tough guy, a strongly built man
noun(slang) to describe someone who is strong, tough and strongly built
batˉ¹不dakˍ₆特ziˊ²只
Pinyin: bu4 te4 zhi3
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nounvariant of 不特止
nounNot only
ziˊ²只batˉ¹不gwo˗₃過
简 只不过
Pinyin: zhi3 bu5 guo4
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nounjust; mere; only
daaiˍ₆大zek˗₃隻gongˊ²講
简 大只讲
Pinyin: da4 zhi1 jiang3
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nountalk it up; exaggerate what one is saying; all talk no action (which often goes hand-in-hand with talking sth up)
nouna big mouth
noundescribes a person who tries to act smart and always exaggerates the actual situation of the matter(s) or event(s) and/or often tells something which is over-the-top; all mouth and no trousers
hyunˊ²犬zek˗₃隻fan˗₃訓linˍ₆練
简 犬只训练
Pinyin: quan3 zhi1 xun4 lian4
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nouncanine training; dog training
ziˊ²只nangˎ₄能
Pinyin: zhi3 neng2
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nounonly able to; not having any other choice to
ceonˊ²蠢gwo˗₃過zek˗₃隻zyuˉ¹豬
简 蠢过只猪
Pinyin: chun3 guo4 zhi3 zhu1
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nounvery foolish (Lit. more foolish than a pig)
noundumber than a pig (spoken)
ziˊ²只seoiˉ¹需
Pinyin: zhi3 xu1
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nounonly needs
nounonly need
zek˗₃隻cauˉ¹揪
简 只揪
Pinyin: zhi3 jiu1
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nouna one on one fight (onlookers and others are not supposed to help)
zek˗₃隻ngaanˏ₅眼hoiˉ¹開zek˗₃隻ngaanˏ₅眼bai˗₃閉
简 只眼开只眼闭
Pinyin: zhi3 yan3 kai1 zhi3 yan3 bi4
Translations
nounturn a blind eye
jatˉ¹一zek˗₃隻gauˊ²狗gamˊ²噉
简 一只狗噉
Pinyin: yi1 zhi1 gou3 dan4
Translations
nounlike a dog (metaphor for difficult labours)
nounone behaving like a dog