「去」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: heoi3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to go to; to depart for
    (Cant.) 你nei5去heoi3咗zo2邊bin1呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Where were you (literally 'Where did you go')?
    (Cant.) 由jau4呢ni1度dou6去heoi3機gei1場coeng4要jiu3一jat1個go3鐘zung1。
    (Eng.) It takes an hour to go to the airport from here.

  • to remove; to get rid of
    (Cant.) 去heoi3油jau4跡zik1
    (Eng.) to remove grease spots
    (Cant.) 去蕪存菁heoi3 mou4 cyun4 cing1
    (Eng.) to separate the wheat from the chaff
    (Cant.) 呢ni1隻zek3洗sai2頭tau4水seoi2可ho2以ji5去heoi3頭tau4皮pei4㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) This shampoo removes dandruff.

  • in order to (do something); used between two verbal expressions, and/or after the second expression
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5攞lo2咗zo2啲di1錢cin2去heoi3買maai5嘢je5。
    (Eng.) He took the money to buy things.
    (Cant.) 你nei5攞lo2我ngo5本bun2passportpaas1 pot1去heoi3做zou6咩me1呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Why did you take away my passport?

  • an euphemism for dying; to be gone; to pass away
    (Cant.) 老lou5黃wong2上soeng6個go3月jyut6去heoi3咗zo2喇laa3。
    (Eng.) Old Wong passed away last month.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5阿aa3爸baa4去heoi3得dak1好hou2安on1祥coeng4。
    (Eng.) Her father left our world peacefully.

  • move quickly, smoothly and efficiently
    (Cant.) 你nei5噉gam2游jau4水seoi2唔m4去heoi3㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) You won't move efficiently in the water if you swim this way.
    (Cant.) 架gaa3車ce1咁gam2樣joeng2就zau6會wui5去heoi3㗎gaa3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) This way, the car will go faster and smoother.

Synonym: Synonym: 到 前往
See also: 赴 到 前往 剝 解除 移除 簽 雪 掃 排除 卸 為咗 以便 至 先至
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「去」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: heoi3
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
suffix placed after verb, used as a directional complement to indicate that an action is carried out away from the speaker
(Cant.) 呢ni1枝zi1筆bat1我ngo5冇mou5用jung6,你nei5攞lo2去heoi3啦laa1!
(Eng.) I will not need this pen. You can take it.
(Cant.) 你nei5寄gei3咗zo2封fung1信seon3去heoi3未mei6啊aa3?
(Eng.) Have you sent the letter off yet?
(Cant.) 佢keoi5喺hai2圖tou4書syu1館gun2借ze3咗zo2幾gei2本bun2書syu1去heoi3。
(Eng.) He borrowed some books from the library (and took them away).
Synonym: Synonym: 嚟
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