竟 (ging2) — unexpectedly; surprisingly; daringly in Cantonese
gingˊ²竟Mandarin Pinyin: jing4
Meaning of 竟
noununexpectedly; surprisingly; daringly
noun(of time) throughout; whole
nounfinish; complete; accomplish
Example Sentences with 竟
教授畢竟是教授
Professors are (after all) professors.
佢竟然出噉嘅揦鮓招！
I never expected him to use such dirty tricks!
gingˊ²竟jinˎ₄然haiˍ₆係gamˊ²噉!
Oh! really?!
老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!
究竟佢喺度打咩鬼主意？
What's evil plan is he actually executing?
Words Containing 竟
竟然ging2 jin4
unexpectedly; still; surprisingly
有志者事竟成jau5 zi3 ze2 si6 ging2 sing4
where there's a will, there's a way
畢竟bat1 ging2
after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis | [粵]: 話晒
大膽狂徒，光天化日之下，竟敢調戲良家婦女daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5
in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good home
究竟gau3 ging2
adv.
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