係 (hai6) — to be; is; are in Cantonese
haiˍ₆係简 系
Mandarin Pinyin: xi4
Meaning of 係
nounto be; is; are
nounrelation; relationship; consequence
nounyes, it is; indeed; right; positive
Example Sentences with 係
佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？
Is he/she a local?
neiˏ₅你soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食ngauˎ₄牛jukˍ₆肉haiˍ₆定zyuˉ¹係jukˍ₆豬a˗₃肉?呀？
Do you want to eat beef or pork?
呢架係二手車嚟㗎
This car is second-hand.
ngoˏ₅我zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mˎ₄唔mingˎ₄明baakˍ₆白keoiˏ₅佢dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解gamˊ²噉joengˊ²樣zouˍ₆做aa˗₃呀。
I really don't understand why he acts/behaves like this.
你想食麵定係食飯呀？
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
Words Containing 係
唔係m4 hai6
used as a conjunctive: otherwise
唔係就m4 hai6 zau6
otherwise; or else
噉又係gam2 jau6 hai6
you are right there; you've got a point there; that's also right
唔係幾清楚m4 hai6 gei2 cing1 co2
not quite clear...
總係zung2 hai6
always; all the time
係噉先hai6 gam2 sin1
that's it for now; that's all for now; (inference) I have to go; see you later; bye (Std. Chinese: 就這樣吧)
有關係jau5 gwaan1 hai6
to relate to; to be relevant; to have involvement; to have connections
但係daan6 hai6
but; however (Standard Chinese: 但是, 可是, 不過, 然而)
唔係好m4 hai6 hou2
not very; not that; not so | Mand.: 不很; 不大; 不太 | Syn.: 唔係幾
畀著係我bei2 zeok6 hai6 ngo5
if I was in your place; if I were you
兩岸關係loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6
relations between mainland China and Taiwan
重係zung6 hai6
still; nevertheless (Standard Chinese: 還是)
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