「至」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: zi3
Part of Speech: adverb
Explanation:
  • the most
    (Cant.) 我ngo5至zi3憎zang1人jan4食sik6煙jin1!
    (Eng.) I hate people smoking the most.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5至zi3叻lek1就zau6係hai6煮zyu2飯faan6㗎gaa3嘞laak3。
    (Eng.) I'm best at cooking.

  • not until; used to describe an action or event that will take place only at a certain point of time and not earlier
    (Cant.) 我ngo5聽ting1日jat6至zi3嚟lai4。
    (Eng.) I will come tomorrow (and not earlier) / I will not come until tomorrow.
    (Cant.) 聽ting1日jat6至zi3要jiu3交gaau1,唔m4使sai2急gap1。
    (Eng.) There is no need to hand in until tomorrow. There's no need to hurry.

  • in order to; inserted before the verb in the second clause of a two-clause sentence, to express that the result (as stated in the second clause) can be achieved only if the condition in the first clause is met
    (Cant.) 你nei5勤kan4力lik6啲di1至zi3攞lo2到dou2好hou2成sing4績zik1㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) You need to work harder in order to get better results.
    (Cant.) 你nei5要jiu3點dim2至zi3開hoi1心sam1?
    (Eng.) What do you need in order to be happy?

See also: 莫過於 最 最為 先至 為咗 以便 去
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「至」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: zi3
Part of Speech: conjunction
Explanation:
to; till; until; between
(Cant.) 喺hai2一jat1至zi3十sap6揀gaan2個go3數sou3字zi6。
(Eng.) Pick a number between 1 and 10.
(Cant.) 推teoi1廣gwong2期kei4至zi3三saam1月jyut6七cat1日jat6。
(Eng.) The promotion period lasts until 7 March.
Synonym: Synonym: 至到
See also: 止 直到 先 直至 為止 介 中間 之間 際
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