"get" meaning in Chinese

See get in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kɛːt̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From English get. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|get}} English get Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} get
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, often with 到 (dào)) to understand Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, often
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        "2": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English get",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English get.",
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      "expansion": "get",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Chinese terms written in foreign scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hong Kong Cantonese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              43,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              57,
              60
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "roman": "keoi⁵ gong² ge³ je⁵ taai³ fuk¹ zaap⁶, ngo⁵ get¹ m⁴ dou³ keoi⁵ me¹ ji³ si¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "佢講嘅嘢太複雜,我get唔到佢咩意思。",
          "translation": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              43,
              47
            ]
          ],
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            [
              9,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              57,
              60
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "roman": "keoi⁵ gong² ge³ je⁵ taai³ fuk¹ zaap⁶, ngo⁵ get¹ m⁴ dou³ keoi⁵ me¹ ji³ si¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "佢讲嘅嘢太复杂,我get唔到佢咩意思。",
          "translation": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
      "id": "en-get-zh-verb-JdyJGl7k",
      "links": [
        [
          "到",
          "到#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hong Kong Cantonese, often with 到 (dào)) to understand"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with 到 (dào)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "get¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "get¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "get⁷"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "géd¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛːt̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "English get",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English get.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "get",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese terms borrowed from English",
        "Cantonese terms derived from English",
        "Cantonese terms with usage examples",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese terms written in foreign scripts",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Hong Kong Cantonese",
        "Pages with 14 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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            ]
          ],
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              12
            ]
          ],
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            [
              57,
              60
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "roman": "keoi⁵ gong² ge³ je⁵ taai³ fuk¹ zaap⁶, ngo⁵ get¹ m⁴ dou³ keoi⁵ me¹ ji³ si¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "佢講嘅嘢太複雜,我get唔到佢咩意思。",
          "translation": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              43,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              57,
              60
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "roman": "keoi⁵ gong² ge³ je⁵ taai³ fuk¹ zaap⁶, ngo⁵ get¹ m⁴ dou³ keoi⁵ me¹ ji³ si¹.",
          "tags": [
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "佢讲嘅嘢太复杂,我get唔到佢咩意思。",
          "translation": "The stuff he's talking about is too complicated, I don't get what he means.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "到",
          "到#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hong Kong Cantonese, often with 到 (dào)) to understand"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with 到 (dào)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "get¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "get¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "get⁷"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "géd¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛːt̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get"
}

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