定 (ding6) — shortened form of 定係 'or' in Cantonese

dingˍ₆定

Mandarin Pinyin: ding4

Meaning of 定

nounshortened form of 定係 'or'

noundecide; fix; set; settle

nounstable; calm; composed

nounin advance; ahead of time

nounsurely; certainly; definitely

noun(adjective) 1. still; 2. calm (adverb) 1. or; (verb)/confirm; 2. calm

Example Sentences with 定

我而家要決定。

I have to decide now.

昨天已經決定了。

It was already decided yesterday.

neiˏ₅你soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食ngauˎ₄牛jukˍ₆肉haiˍ₆定zyuˉ¹係jukˍ₆豬a˗₃肉?呀？

Do you want to eat beef or pork?

你想食麵定係食飯呀？

Do you want to eat noodles or rice?

我一定要睇電視

I must watch TV!

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Words Containing 定

定向ding6 hoeng3

directional; orientation; sense of orientation; predetermination

撻定taat3 deng6

defaulted on purchase of something (also 撻訂)

坐唔定co5 m4 ding6

be restless; cannot sit still; fidget

固定gu3 ding6

fixed; set; non-negotiable; regular; unmoving

老定lou5 ding6

calm and confident; unflappable

定做ding6 zou6

to have something made to order

定貨deng6 fo3

to place an order for materials

舉旗不定geoi2 kei4 bat1 ding6

hesitate about (or over) what move to make; be unable to make up one's mind; vacillate

固定電話線客戶gu3 ding6 din6 waa2 sin3 haak3 wu6

fixed line phone customers

錯就要認，打就企定。co3 zau6 jiu3 jing6 daa2 zau6 kei5 ding6

face up to one's mistakes; admit one's mistakes and stand still when one gets beaten

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