"定係" meaning in Chinese

See 定係 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /tɪŋ²² hɐi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tɪŋ²² hɐi̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: ding⁶ hai⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dihng haih [Cantonese, Yale], ding⁶ hai⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ding⁶ hei⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|conjunction}} 定係
  1. (Cantonese) or (connects two options, where one of them needs to be chosen) Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-定係-zh-conj-I8GeDRqU Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: [Classical-Chinese], [Classical-Chinese], 抑或 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 還是 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 還是 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 還是 [Mandarin, Yangzhou], 還是 [Mandarin, Singapore], 定係 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 定係 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 抑或 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 抑或係 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 定抑或 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 定抑或係 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 還是 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 定還是 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 定還是係 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], [Cantonese, Taishan], 毋又 [Cantonese, Taishan], 抑或 [Cantonese, Taishan], [Cantonese, Guangfu, Singapore], 定係 [Cantonese, Guangfu, Singapore], 還是 [Gan, Nanchang], 還係 [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], 也係 [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], 還係 [Hakka, Sixian, Pingtung], 也係 [Hakka, Sixian, Pingtung], 還係 [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], 也係 [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], 還係 [Hakka, Taichung], 也係 [Hakka, Taichung], 抑係 [Hakka, Yunlin], 還是 [Huizhou, Jixi], 故是 [Fuzhou], 抑是 [Xiamen], [Xiamen], 抑是 [Quanzhou], [Quanzhou], 抑是 [Zhangzhou], [Zhangzhou], 抑是 [Taipei], 抑是 [Hokkien, Penang], 抑是 [Hokkien, Singapore], 抑是 [Hokkien, Manila], 抑是 [Chaozhou], 抑是 [Singapore, Teochew], 還是 [Wu, Shanghai], 還是 [Xiang, Loudi]

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Do you want an apple or a banana?",
          "ref": "你要蘋果定係香蕉啊? [Cantonese, trad.]",
          "text": "你要苹果定系香蕉啊? [Cantonese, simp.]\nnei⁵ jiu³ ping⁴ gwo² ding⁶ hai⁶ hoeng¹ ziu¹ aa³? [Jyutping]",
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          "word": "抑"
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          "word": "毋又"
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            "Guangfu",
            "Singapore"
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        },
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            "Cantonese",
            "Guangfu",
            "Singapore"
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        },
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          "tags": [
            "Gan",
            "Nanchang"
          ],
          "word": "還是"
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            "Sixian",
            "Miaoli",
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            "Hakka",
            "Taichung"
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            "Hakka",
            "Yunlin"
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        },
        {
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            "Huizhou",
            "Jixi"
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            "Fuzhou"
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            "Xiamen"
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        },
        {
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            "Xiamen"
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Quanzhou"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Quanzhou"
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        {
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            "Zhangzhou"
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            "Zhangzhou"
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            "Taipei"
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            "Singapore"
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            "Hokkien",
            "Manila"
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        },
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            "Chaozhou"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Singapore",
            "Teochew"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Wu",
            "Shanghai"
          ],
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        },
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          "tags": [
            "Xiang",
            "Loudi"
          ],
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        }
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      "zh-pron": "ding⁶ hai⁶"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dihng haih"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɪŋ²² hɐi̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "定係"
}
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          "ref": "你要蘋果定係香蕉啊? [Cantonese, trad.]",
          "text": "你要苹果定系香蕉啊? [Cantonese, simp.]\nnei⁵ jiu³ ping⁴ gwo² ding⁶ hai⁶ hoeng¹ ziu¹ aa³? [Jyutping]",
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      "word": "或"
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      "word": "抑或"
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        "formal",
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      "word": "還是"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yangzhou"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "word": "還是"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "定"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "定係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "定"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "抑或"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "抑或係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "定抑或"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "定抑或係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "還是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "定還是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "定還是係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taishan"
      ],
      "word": "毋"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taishan"
      ],
      "word": "毋又"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taishan"
      ],
      "word": "抑或"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangfu",
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "word": "定"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangfu",
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "word": "定係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang"
      ],
      "word": "還是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "還係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "也係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Pingtung"
      ],
      "word": "還係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Pingtung"
      ],
      "word": "也係"
    },
    {
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        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "也係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Taichung"
      ],
      "word": "還係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Taichung"
      ],
      "word": "也係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "還係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Yunlin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Huizhou",
        "Jixi"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "word": "故是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "抑是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "抑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "抑是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "抑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Taipei"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Penang"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Manila"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Chaozhou"
      ],
      "word": "抑是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Singapore",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "抑是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "word": "還是"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiang",
        "Loudi"
      ],
      "word": "還是"
    }
  ],
  "word": "定係"
}

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