伊 (ji1) — that in Cantonese
jiˉ¹伊Mandarin Pinyin: yi1
Meaning of 伊
nounthat
nounhe; she
nouna Chinese family name
nounwhat; who
Example Sentences with 伊
cingˊ²請manˍ₆問jiˉ¹伊ziˉ¹枝batˉ¹筆geiˊ²幾cinˊ²錢？
How much is this pen?
jiˉ¹伊go˗₃個haiˍ₆係pingˎ₄蘋gwoˊ²果。
This is an apple
jiˉ¹伊go˗₃個mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係pingˎ₄蘋gwoˊ²果。
This is not an apple
cingˊ²請manˍ₆問haiˊ²喺jiˉ¹伊dou˗₃到hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以daap˗₃搭meˉ¹咩ceˉ¹車heoi˗₃去foˉ¹科daaiˍ₆大？
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?
jiˉ¹伊siˍ₆士haiˍ₆係binˉ¹邊go3?個？
Who is Yi Shi?
Words Containing 伊
木乃伊muk6 naai5 ji1
mummy (preserved corpse)
伊斯蘭回教ji1 si1 laan4 wui4 gaau3
Islam
伊曼ji1 maan6
imam (religious leader in Islam)
捉伊人zuk1 ji1 jan1
hide and seek; [國]捉迷藏
伊波拉ji1 bo1 laai1
ebola (virus)
伊斯蘭教ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3
Islam; Muslim | PRC Chinese language does not use "回教" for Islam because "回" denotes a specific ethnic group in China. Chinese outside the Mainland do not make that distinction, though.
伊拉克ji1 laai1 hak1
Iraq
伊斯蘭國ji1 si1 laan4 gwok3
ISIS, IS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
伊撈七ji1 laau4 cat1
99%, sure win, surely, for sure/generally speaking
伊利近街ji1 lei6 gan6 gaai1
Elgin Street, a street in Central, Hong Kong
伊挹ji1 jap1
hidden intimate relationship between two persons
伊朗伊斯蘭共和國ji1 long5 ji1 si1 laan4 gung6 wo4 gwok3
Islamic Republic of Iran
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