「噉 / 咁」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 噉 gam2
  • 咁 gam2
  • 減 gaam2
  • 緊 gan2
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • used after a verb or an adjective, often monosyllabic, to signify incompleteness of the process regarding the object; when placed after an adjective, it precedes the suffix 啲 di1 ("a bit") which forms comparatives; when the object is a noun phrase, it must be modified with a classifier
    (Cant.) 幫bong1我ngo5食sik6噉gam2啲di1飯faan6吖aa1。
    (Eng.) Could you help me finish up my serving of rice?
    (Cant.) 趁can3住zyu6有jau5啲di1錢cin2,快faai3啲di1還waan4噉gam2啲di1利lei6息sik1。
    (Eng.) You should pay some of the interest early, as you still have some money.
    (Cant.) 等dang2我ngo5食sik6噉gam2兩loeng5個go3橙caang2先sin1。
    (Eng.) I'll eat two more oranges.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5畀bei2噉gam2好hou2多do1你nei5喇laa3。
    (Eng.) I've already given you a lot (though not all yet).
    (Cant.) 嫲maa4嫲maa4個go3病beng6好hou2噉gam2啲di1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) Granny is getting a bit better.
    (Cant.) 而ji4家gaa1已ji5經ging1走zau2噉gam2啲di1人jan4喇laa3。
    (Eng.) A number of people already start leaving.

  • to fall behind or to fail to meet the expectation, though there is already a certain amount or extent
    (Cant.) 少siu2噉gam2個go3位wai2
    (Eng.) still to lack a seat
    (Cant.) 齊cai4人jan4未mei6?好hou2似ci5爭zaang1噉gam2個go3喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Is everyone present? I think we are missing one.
    (Cant.) 隻zek3蕉ziu1唔m4見gin3噉gam2橛gyut6嘅ge2?你nei5食sik6咗zo2呀aa4?
    (Eng.) Where's the other half of my banana? Did you eat it?
    (Cant.) 硬ngaang2係hai6爭zaang1噉gam2啲di1嘢je5。
    (Eng.) Something is just not right.
    (Cant.) 今gam1日jat6啲di1生saang1意ji3少siu2噉gam2啲di1喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Business today is slower than expected.
    (Cant.) 冇mou5啲di1音jam1樂ngok6,氣hei3氛fan1都dou1係hai6爭zaang1噉gam2啲di1。
    (Eng.) When there's no music to stir up the atmosphere, it feels like something is missing.

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「減」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: gaam2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to deduct; to subtract
    (Cant.) 三saam1減gaam2二ji6等dang2於jyu1一jat1。
    (Eng.) 3 minus 2 equals 1.

  • to reduce; to decrease; to cut
    (Cant.) 減薪gaam2 san1
    (Eng.) to have a reduction in salary
    (Cant.) 家gaa1姐ze1想soeng2喺hai2擺baai2酒zau2之zi1前cin4減gaam2五ng5磅bong6。
    (Eng.) My sister wants to lose five pounds of weight before the wedding banquet.

Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 加
See also: 扣除 扣 扣減 緊縮 裁 還原 縮水 降 下滑 下降 跌 割 劃 砍 cut
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