皆 (gaai1) — all; every; entire in Cantonese
gaaiˉ¹皆Mandarin Pinyin: jie1
Meaning of 皆
nounall; every; entire
Example Sentences with 皆
「cyunˎ₄全manˎ₄民gaaiˉ¹皆guˊ²股」haiˍ₆係hoengˉ¹香gongˊ²港ge˗₃嘅dakˍ₆特sikˉ¹色。
Everyone buying stocks is a characteristic of Hong Kong
zung˗₃衆janˎ₄人gaaiˉ¹皆zeoi˗₃醉ngoˏ₅我singˊ²醒
Everyone else is drunk, I'm awake.
gong˗₃廣gao˗₃告cukˉ¹觸mukˍ₆目gaaiˉ¹皆siˍ₆是。
Advertisements are everywhere.
laapˍ₆垃saai˗₃圾cukˉ¹觸mukˍ₆目gaaiˉ¹皆siˍ₆是。
Trash is everywhere.
faanˎ₄凡janˎ₄人gaaiˉ¹皆jauˏ₅有co3,錯，syuˍ₆樹daaiˍ₆大jauˏ₅有futˉ¹枯zi1.枝。
Everyone makes mistakes; big trees have dead branches.
Words Containing 皆
老少皆宜lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4
suitable for all ages
婦孺皆知fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1
a household name; known to everyone both women and child
盡人皆知zeon6 jan4 gaai1 zi1
known to everyone; well-known
四海之內皆兄弟sei3 hoi2 zi1 noi6 gaai1 hing1 dai6
all are brothers within the four seas
皆不gaai1 bat1
neither; all do not
皆是gaai1 si6
all are
皆因gaai1 jan1
all because, just because; all due to
比比皆是bei3 bei3 gaai1 si6
can be found everywhere; ubiquitous; abound
觸目皆是zuk1 muk6 gaai1 si6
It is everywhere in evidence; it can be found everywhere; in abundance; very common
皆無gaai1 mou4
Nothing; nix; zilch; nil.
啼笑皆非tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1
between tears and laughter
亞皆老街aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1
Argyle Street, a street in Kowloon, Hong Kong
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