而家

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology

Apocope of 而今 (ji4 gam1). Compare 家下 (gaa1 haa5).

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adverb

而家

(Cantonese) now
我同佢而家冇拍拖。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
ngo⁵ tung⁴ keoi⁵ ji⁴ gaa¹ mou⁵ paak³ to¹. [Jyutping]
I'm not dating her now.

對唔住，而家我哋嘅線路非常繁忙。請遲啲再打過嚟啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
对唔住，而家我哋嘅线路非常繁忙。请迟啲再打过嚟啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶, ji⁴ gaa¹ ngo⁵ dei⁶ ge³ sin³ lou⁶ fei¹ soeng⁴ faan⁴ mong⁴. cing² ci⁴ di¹ zoi³ daa² gwo³ lai⁴ laa¹. [Jyutping]
Sorry, our lines are currently busy. Please call again later.

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

而家

(Cantonese) nowadays; the present time; today

Synonyms

現在／现在 (xiànzài)

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