"就嚟" meaning in Chinese

See 就嚟 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /t͡sɐu̯²² lei̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɐu̯²² lɐi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
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  1. (Cantonese) almost, soon Tags: Cantonese Synonyms: 即將 (jíjiāng), 即将 (jíjiāng), 可待 (kědài) [literary], 咧欲 [Hokkien], 將要 (jiāngyào), 将要 (jiāngyào), 就快 (zau6 faai3) [Cantonese], 就要, 得欲 [Hokkien], 快要 (kuàiyào)
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