「𠺝 / 格」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 𠺝 gaak3
  • 格 gaak3
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • stronger variant of 㗎 gaa3 to show full certainty, support or confidence and also to express a connotation that something is undoubtedly as it should be, after negating the presupposition of the other; often used together with 梗 gang2, 實 sat6 and 一定 jat1ding6
    (Cant.) 你nei5實sat6幫bong1住zyu6佢keoi5𠺝gaak3。
    (Eng.) You'll definitely favour him.
    (Cant.) 人jan4終zung1須seoi1一jat1死sei2,梗gang2𠺝gaak3。
    (Eng.) Men die at last. It must happen.
    (Cant.) 去heoi3到dou2𠺝gaak3,行haang4過gwo3去heoi3囉lo1。
    (Eng.) Of course it is accessible - go there on foot.

  • used to repeat the speaker's understanding, and so as to bring out any question, doubt or contrast, when the speaker finds something unusual; often used together with 明明 ming4ming4, 應該 jing1goi1 and 照計 ziu3gai3
    (Cant.) 明ming4明ming4唔m4係hai6噉gam2樣joeng2𠺝gaak3!
    (Eng.) Apparently it should not have been like that! (implying "Still it comes to be, oh why?")
    (Cant.) 我ngo5記gei3得dak1噉gam2行haang4去heoi3到dou2𠺝gaak3,搞gaau2咩me1呢ne1?
    (Eng.) As I remember it should be possible to go by this way, what's going on?
    (Cant.) 我ngo5有jau5就zau6晒saai3你nei5𠺝gaak3,點dim2解gaai2你nei5仲zung6要jiu3去heoi3滾gwan2啊aa3?
    (Eng.) I've done everything for you, so why are you still unfaithful?

  • used in some negation forms to mean that something is no big deal or does not matter
    (Cant.) 冇mou5𠺝gaak3,咪mai6用jung6盡zeon6所so2有jau5辦baan6法faat3照ziu3做zou6囉lo1。
    (Eng.) It doesn't matter. Just do it by all means then.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5大daai6你nei5喳zaa1嘛maa3,冇mou5乜mat1嘢je5𠺝gaak3。
    (Eng.) He's scaring you only. That doesn't mean anything.

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