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啫 (ze1) — merely, only, that's all (used mainly to play down a fact and convey a sense of reassurance) in Cantonese

zeˉ¹啫
Mandarin Pinyin: ze2

Meaning of 啫

nounmerely, only, that's all (used mainly to play down a fact and convey a sense of reassurance)
noun(jyutping) zoe1
noun(jyutping) ze1
noun(child's term) penis

Example Sentences with 啫

唯你又稟神噉做乜啫？
Why are you muttering to yourself?
基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.
便心啫，唔使客氣
It's nothing much, there's no need to stand on ceremony.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔cungˉ¹沖loengˎ₄涼haiˊ²係houˊ²好ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻lukˍ₆綠dauˊ²豆ge˗₃嘅siˍ₆事laiˎ₄嚟ge˗₃嘅zeˉ¹啫，，唔mˎ₄好houˊ²喺haiˍ₆到dou˗₃囉loˉ¹囉loˉ¹唆soˉ¹唆！
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲houˊ²好siuˊ²小cinˊ²錢ze1.啫。
This is just a small amount of money.
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Words Containing 啫

啫啫雞煲zoe3 zoe3 gai1 bou1
sizzling chicken hot pot
嘅啫ge3 ze1
asserting sth in a downplaying tone
你咁寸做乜嘢啫nei5 gam3 cyun3 zou6 mat1 je5 ze1
why are you being so arrogant / cocky / vain / insolent / provocative? [colloquial]
啫喱ze1 lei2
jelly
話啫waa6 ze1
a modal particle used by the speaker to show that they do not totally agree with something, actual interpretation varies depending on the context, such as 'in saying so, but....'; 'only applies to....but as for'; 'like one says...'
冇啫用mou5 zoe1 jung6
bloody useless [colloquial]
啫啫zoe3 zoe3
zoe1 zoe1: childish term for the penis
啫屐ze1 kek6
jacket (as a loanword)
講心啫gong2 sam1 ze1
to treat a person with sincerity; be loyal in friendship; to carry one's heart upon one's sleeve; to confide in someone
唔係！不過咁既環境，妳係跟埋來，好難保証妳冇事啫！m4 hai6！ bat1 gwo3 gam2 gei3 waan4 ging2, nei5 hai6 gan1 maai4 lei4, hou2 naan4 bou2 zing3 nei5 mou5 si6 ze1！
No, it's just that under these circumstances, it's hard to guarantee your safety if you insist on tagging along [colloquial]

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