纔 (coi4) — not until; only when; then and only then in Cantonese

coiˎ₄纔

简才

Mandarin Pinyin: cai2

Meaning of 纔

nounnot until; only when; then and only then

nouna moment ago; just; only just

nounonly (usually followed by a particular amount, number, age, etc)

你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖

Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

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