只 (zi2) — only; merely; just; but; simply; yet in Cantonese
ziˊ²只Mandarin Pinyin: zhi3
Meaning of 只
nounonly; merely; just; but; simply; yet
nounsimplified form of 隻
Example Sentences with 只
呢隻白酒好正㗎！?
This brand of white wine is really good!
只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
我將隻杯擺喺度
I put the cup here
隻杯我擺喺度
I put the cup here
聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
Words Containing 只
唔單只m4 daan1 zi2
not 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
只許成功不許失敗zi2 heoi2 sing4 gung1, bat1 heoi2 sat1 baai6
Only allow success, not allow failure
唔淨只m4 zing6 zi2
not 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
只得zi2 dak1
have no choice but to; have no alternative but to; be obliged to
不怕一萬,只怕萬一bat1 paa3 jat1 maan6，zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1
one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency
唔只m4 zi2
not 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
不特只bat1 dak6 zi2
variant of 不特止
只不過zi2 bat1 gwo3
just; mere; only
只能zi2 nang4
only able to; not having any other choice to
只需zi2 seoi1
only needs
只是zi2 si6
merely; simply; only; but | [粵]: 淨係; 只係; 嗻 (ze1)
只需開口zi2 seoi1 hoi1 hau2
for the asking ("only needs to open mouth")
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