只有 (zi2 jau5) — only have | Cant. also: 剩係有 in Cantonese
ziˊ²只jauˏ₅有Mandarin Pinyin: zhi3 you3
Meaning of 只有
nounonly have | Cant. also: 剩係有
Example Sentences with 只有
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.
個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?
neiˏ₅你sanˉ¹身gouˉ¹高ziˊ²只jauˏ₅有ngˏ₅五cek˗₃呎gau2,九﹐soengˊ²想japˍ₆入laamˎ₄籃kauˎ₄球deoiˊ²隊man˗₃𠍁seoiˊ²水diˉ¹啲bo3.噃。
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.
佢哋嘅分別只有半年。
There's only half a year's difference between them.
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