「極」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gik6
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • added after the main verb, no matter how much; no matter how many times; usually followed by 都 dou1 and a negation
    (Cant.) di1faan6do1dou3ngo5sik6gik6dou1sik6m4saai3
    (Eng.) There is still rice in this bowl, no matter how much I eat.
    (Cant.) nei5gam3ceon2gaa3hok6gik6dou1m4sik1
    (Eng.) You're not very clever, are you? You don’t seem to be capable of understanding this.

  • at most; added after a verb and followed by the limitation of the previous description, to express a sense of "really not that much"
    (Cant.) gung1fo3do1gik6zi3do1mai6saam1fan6
    (Eng.) (You may say that) there's too much homework, but there could only be three at most, right?
    (Cant.) nei5lek1gik6dou1jau5haan6laa1
    (Eng.) (You may think) you are smart, but (I think) you aren't that smart.

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「極」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: gik6
Part of Speech: adverb
Explanation:
extremely; exceedingly
(Cant.) gik6cau2ok3
(Eng.) extremely hideous
(Cant.) jat1sing1kei4faan1luk6jat6gung1zan1hai6gik6gui6
(Eng.) Working six days a week is extremely tiring.
(Cant.) ngo5dei6haang4zo2hou2noi6gik6tou5ngo6
(Eng.) We walked for a long time. We are starving.
See also: 非常 千奇百怪 厲害
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