遲 (ci4) — late; delayed; belated in Cantonese
ciˎ₄遲简 迟
Mandarin Pinyin: chi2
Meaning of 遲
nounlate; delayed; belated
nounslow; dilatory; sluggish
Example Sentences with 遲
對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.
你再遲一點來的話我就要升天了!
Get here a second later and I'd be dead!
jiˎ₄而gaaˉ¹家mˎ₄唔houˊ²好maaiˏ₅買zyu6,住，ciˎ₄遲diˉ¹啲diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢zauˍ₆就wuiˏ₅會haam˗₃喊laangˉ¹冷gaa˗₃㗎laa˗₃喇。
Do not buy now; they will soon be slashing the prices.
頭先總部𠹭我，所以遲咗
Headquarters called me just now which is why I'm late.
Words Containing 遲
遲下ci4 haa5
after some time | [普]: 過些時候
遲嚟先走ci4 lai4 sin1 zau2
late to come, first to leave; last in first out (e.g., with staff layoffs)
遲來的ci4 loi4 dik1
belated
褪遲tan3 ci4
to delay; to postpone
遲啲ci4 di1
later
遲到ci4 dou3
to arrive late
推遲teoi1 ci4
to postpone; to push back; to put off; to delay; to defer; to adjourn | Syn.: 延緩; 延期
事不宜遲si6 bat1 ji4 ci4
this matter cannot wait; a matter that requires immediate attention
遲啲見ci4 di1 gin3
'See you later', used as a casual farewell to someone when you don't know when you will see them again.
遲遲ci4 ci4
slow; (be) late (with a task, etc.)
姍姍來遲saan1 saan1 loi4 ci4
to be late; to be too slow
遲鈍ci4 deon6
slow; not sharp (in thought or action)
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