但係 (daan6 hai6) — but; however (Standard Chinese: 但是, 可是, 不過, 然而) in Cantonese
daanˍ₆但haiˍ₆係简 但系
Mandarin Pinyin: dan4 xi4
Meaning of 但係
conjunctionbut; however (Standard Chinese: 但是, 可是, 不過, 然而)
noun(conjunction) but
Example Sentences with 但係
佢睇緊書，但係我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.
keoiˏ₅佢hai2dou6喺diu3jyu2...度daan6hai6釣zung1jyu1魚…diu3dou2但laap6saap3係終於釣到垃圾
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
seoi1jin4雖haiˍ₆然zan1hung1,係daan6hai6真m4hai6空，waaˍ₆但mat1je5dou1係mouˏ₅唔係話乜嘢都冇。
Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there.
細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
佢戴住一頂頭盔，但係唔係好型
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him.
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