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咁啱 (gam3 ngaam1) — what a coincidence; by chance; it just so happens (can also be: 咁啱線) in Cantonese

gam˗₃咁ngaamˉ¹啱
Mandarin Pinyin: han2 yan2

Meaning of 咁啱

nounwhat a coincidence; by chance; it just so happens (can also be: 咁啱線)
nouncoincidentally; happen to

Example Sentences with 咁啱

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.
gam˗₃咁ngaamˉ¹啱zongˍ₆撞minˍ₆面
What a coincidence bumping into you.
gamˊ²咁aamˉ¹啱zing˗₃正haauˊ²巧
What a coincidence, exactly.
gamˊ²咁aam1,啱，jauˍ₆又haiˍ₆係neiˏ₅你pung˗₃碰coi2.彩。
What a coincidence, it's you again by chance.
geoiˍ₆詎liuˍ₆料gam˗₃咁ngaang6.啱。
What a coincidence!
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Characters in 咁啱

咁gam3
so; to such a great degree (used to modify the following adjective) | [國] 這麼, 那麼
啱ngaam1
correct; accurate; appropriate | [國] 正確, 對

Words Containing 咁啱

咁啱嘅gam3 ngaam1 ge2
fancy that, what a coincidence
有咁啱得咁蹺jau5 gam3 ngaam1 dak1 gam3 hiu1
just by coincidence; as luck would have it; as chance would have it

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