早 (zou2) — early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature in Cantonese
zouˊ²早Mandarin Pinyin: zao3
Meaning of 早
nounearly; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature
nounmorning
nounago; before
nounGood morning!
Example Sentences with 早
天色不早。
It's getting late.
我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。
My parents eat toast for breakfast.
不如去雞記食早餐囉!
Let's go to KFC have a breakfast.
beiˊ²畀ngoˏ₅我zauˍ₆就jatˉ¹一zouˊ²早sauˉ¹收sin˗₃綫mˎ₄唔tungˎ₄同keoiˏ₅佢deˉ¹嗲gam˗₃咁noiˍ₆耐！
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long.
ngoˏ₅我gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日meiˍ₆未sikˍ₆食zouˊ²早caanˉ¹餐
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today
Words Containing 早
早產zou2 caan2
to deliver a preterm/premature baby
早於zou2 jyu1
predate
早上zou2 soeng6
morning | Cant.: 朝早; 朝頭早 | Syn.: 早晨; 上午
早晚zou2 maan5
morning and evening
倒塔咁早dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2
very early in the morning
一清早jat1 cing1 zou2
early in the morning
早春zou2 ceon1
early spring
早生貴子zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2
hope you have a son soon, often said to newly-weds wishing that they give birth to a son soon.
早茶zou2 caa4
morning tea
越早越好jyut6 zou2 jyut6 hou2
the earlier the better
愈早愈好jyu6 zou2 jyu6 hou2
the earlier the better
言之過早jin4 zi1 gwo3 zou2
it's too early to say; it's too early to make a conclusion
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