「有」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jau5
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to have; to be made up of
    (Cant.) gam1maan5ngo5dei6jau5saam1sap6go3jan2
    (Eng.) There are thirty of us tonight.

  • to have; used to indicate a social or interpersonal relationship or affiliation
    (Cant.) ngo5jau5loeng5go3zai2
    (Eng.) I have two sons.
    (Cant.) keoi5jau5hou2do1pang4jau5gaa3
    (Eng.) She has lots of friends.

  • to have; to own
    (Cant.) ngo5uk1kei2jau5saam1gaa3ce1loeng5cang4lau2
    (Eng.) My family owns three cars and two flats.
    (Cant.) ngo5ni1dou6jau5di1zyu1gu1lik1nei5sik6zyu6ding2haa5tou5sin1laa1
    (Eng.) I have some bits of chocolate with me, help yourself with it.

  • to have; used to describe things / resources that one can make use of
    (Cant.) nei5jau5saam1fan1zung1si4gaan3
    (Eng.) You have three minutes.

  • to exist; can be found
    (Cant.) fo2sing1soeng6ho2nang4jau5sang1ming6
    (Eng.) There may be life in Mars.
    (Cant.) dei6tit3zaam6jau5sai2sau2gaan1
    (Eng.) There are washrooms in the MTR station.

  • added in front of another verb to emphasise that the said action has been done
    (Cant.) ngo5jau5zou6gung1fo3gaa3
    (Eng.) I have done some homework!
    (Cant.) ngo5jau5daa2gwo3bei2nei5gaa3
    (Eng.) I did call you!
    (Cant.) ngo5jau5gong2nei5zi1𠺝gaak3
    (Eng.) I did tell you, didn't I.
    (Cant.) ngo5jau5sik6joek6gaa3
    (Eng.) I did take my medicine!

See also: 設有 得到 放 持有
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「有」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: jau5
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
there is/are; added in front of the measure word of the subject/topic of a sentence to bring out a new indefinite noun phrase
(Cant.) jau5saam1go3jan2hai2wui6ji5sat1dang2gan2nei5
(Eng.) There are three people waiting for you in the meeting room.
(Cant.) jau5bun2syu1tai4gwo3ni1go3gong2faat3
(Eng.) There's a book that mentions this saying.
See also: 有得
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