假 (gaa2) — borrow; avail oneself of in Cantonese
gaaˊ²假Mandarin Pinyin: jia3
Meaning of 假
nounborrow; avail oneself of
nounsuppose; assume; presume
nounfalse; fake; sham; phony
nounif; in case
Example Sentences with 假
我哋樖聖誕樹係真定係假㗎?
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?
逢親放假我哋都會出國遊埠
We travel overseas whenever there is a holiday.
亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆，隻手紮到豬蹄噉，佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
你不用貓哭耗子假慈悲啦
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!
gaa˗₃假keiˎ₄期jauˏ₅有matˉ¹乜gaauˊ²搞zok˗₃作aa˗₃啊？
What are your plans for the holidays?
Words Containing 假
就假zau6 gaa2
it would be really strange if... , to be really surprised if... (usually placed at the end of the sentence) [華]: 才怪
春假ceon1 gaa3
spring vacations; spring holidays
假慈悲gaa2 ci4 bei1
phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears
講假gong2 gaa2
play a joke on someone
假冒gaa2 mou6
to impersonate; to assume the identity of somebody else; to pose as; to counterfeit; to palm off a fake as genuine
假冒公職人員gaa2 mou6 gung1 zik1 jan4 jyun4
impersonate a public officer
銷假siu1 gaa3
to terminate/end one's leave
寒假hon4 gaa3
winter holiday / vacation
假想敵gaa2 soeng2 dik6
imagined/hypothetical enemy
度假村dou6 gaa3 cyun1
resort [Var.] 渡假村
假扮gaa2 baan6
to disguise; to pretend
假條gaa3 tiu4
leave permit; application for leave
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