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基 (gei1) — group; the base of a chemical compound in Cantonese

geiˉ¹基
Mandarin Pinyin: ji1

Meaning of 基

noungroup; the base of a chemical compound
nounfoundation; base
nounorigin; basis; root
nounon the basis of; according to; on the strength of
noun(Cantonese slang only) phonetic translation of "gay" i.e. male homosexual e.g. 搞基, 基友
nounhomosexual

Example Sentences with 基

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.
deiˍ₆地geiˉ¹基jiu˗₃要wanˊ²穩gu˗₃固di1.啲。
The foundation needs to be more stable.
jiu˗₃要gin˗₃建laapˍ₆立wanˊ²穩gu˗₃固geiˉ¹基sou2.礎。
Need to build a firm foundation.
maaiˏ₅買siˉ¹私mutˍ₆募geiˉ¹基fan1.金。
Buying private equity funds.
leiˏ₅李siuˍ₆兆geiˉ¹基jauˏ₅有cin4.錢。
Lee Shau Kee is rich.
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Words Containing 基

迦太基gaa1 taai3 gei1
Carthage
基礎問題gei1 co2 man6 tai4
basic issue; fundamental question
基業gei1 jip6
foundation; base; family estate
過基甲gwo3 gei1 gaap3
many-banded krait
李兆基lei5 siu6 gei1
Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong real estate tycoon
登基dang1 gei1
assume the throne, assume the crown
行賄基金hang4 kui2 gei1 gam1
a slush fund (lit., "bribery fund")
基礎設施gei1 co2 cit3 si1
infrastructure; capital construction
塘基tong4 gei1
Tangji, placename in Huaiyin, Jiangsu, China
慈濟基金會ci4 zai3 gei1 gam1 wui2
Tzu Chi Foundation
基本頻率gei1 bun2 pan4 leot6
fundamental frequency
培養基pui4 joeng5 gei1
culture medium

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