(pos:形容詞)
<explanation>
yue:令到某樣嘢好穩、唔會郁
eng:stable; firm; steady
<eg>
yue:你揸住部相機嘅時候隻手要定啲。 (nei5 zaa1 zyu6 bou6 soeng2 gei1 ge3 si4 hau6 zek3 sau2 jiu3 ding6 di1.)
eng:Keep your hands steady when holding a camera.
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<explanation>
yue:冷靜、感到安心
eng:calm
<eg>
yue:#定落嚟 (ding6 lok6 lai4)
eng:to settle down; to become stable
<eg>
yue:你同我定！ (nei5 tung4 ngo5 ding6!)
eng:Stay calm!
<eg>
yue:定啲嚟，冇事嘅。 (ding6 di1 lai4, mou5 si6 ge3.)
eng:Keep calm, it'll be okay.
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<explanation>
yue:固定；唔變；穩定
eng:fixed; stable
<eg>
yue:#定息 (ding6 sik1)
eng:fixed interest rate
<eg>
yue:#定時定候 (ding6 si4 ding6 hau6)
eng:regularly

(pos:連詞)(sim:定係)
<explanation>
yue:抑或係，一般用於選擇疑問句
eng:or (only used in a question indicating options)
<eg>
yue:你鍾意食豬肉定牛肉？ (nei5 zung1 ji3 sik6 zyu1 juk6 ding6 ngau4 juk6?)
eng:Which do you prefer, beef or pork?
<eg>
yue:杯奶茶要熱定凍？ (bui1 naai5 caa4 jiu3 jit6 ding6 dung3?)
eng:Would you like your milk tea hot or cold?
<eg>
yue:去定唔去㗎你？ (heoi3 ding6 m4 heoi3 gaa3 nei5?)
eng:Are you going or not?

(pos:副詞)
<explanation>
yue:預先
eng:to do sth. in advance, earlier than the required time
<eg>
yue:#整定 (zing2 ding6)
eng:to be arranged in advance; to be predestined
<eg>
yue:星仔寧願做定聽日啲功課，等聽日有得玩耐啲。 (sing1 zai2 ning4 jyun2 zou6 ding6 ting1 jat6 di1 gung1 fo3, dang2 ting1 jat6 jau5 dak1 waan2 noi6 di1.)
eng:Little Sing would rather do tomorrow's homework in advance, so that he can play longer tomorrow.
<eg>
yue:為咗記低你講嘅嘢，我已經準備定紙筆，隨時可以開始。 (wai6 zo2 gei3 dai1 nei5 gong2 ge3 je5, ngo5 ji5 ging1 zeon2 bei6 ding6 zi2 bat1, ceoi4 si4 ho2 ji5 hoi1 ci2.)
eng:To mark down what you are going to say, I've prepared the paper and pen. You can start anytime.

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:揀好一個；做#決定
eng:to set; to make a decision
<eg>
yue:定咗日子未？ (ding6 zo2 jat6 zi2 mei6?)
eng:Has the date been fixed?
<eg>
yue:定咗下個星期日八點食飯。 (ding6 zo2 haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 jat6 baat3 dim2 sik6 faan6.)
eng:We decided to have dinner next Sunday at 8pm.