「下 / 吓」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 下 haa2 , haa5
  • 吓 haa2 , haa5
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
used after a verb to express that an action was ongoing but for some reason it happens to be affected in some way by another action
(Cant.) 頭tau4先sin1食sik6食sik6下haa2嘢je5,忽fat1然jin4收sau1到dou2老lou5母mou5急gap1callko1。
(Eng.) I was having food as usual, when suddenly I received an urgent call from my mother.
(Cant.) 尋cam4晚maan5瞓fan3瞓fan3下haa2覺gaau3,俾bei2行haang4雷leoi4聲seng1嘈cou4醒seng2。
(Eng.) I was sleeping last night when the sound of thunder woke me up.
(Cant.) 佢keoi5上soeng5上soeng5下haa2堂tong4肚tou5痛tung3,但daan6係hai6阿aa3Sirsoe4唔m4俾bei2佢keoi5去heoi3廁ci3所so2。
(Eng.) He had a stomachache during class, but the teacher did not allow him to go to the bathroom.
(Cant.) 佢keoi5睇tai2睇tai2下haa5電din6視si6瞓fan3着zoek6咗zo2。
(Eng.) He fell asleep while watching TV.
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「下 / 吓」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 下 haa5
  • 吓 haa5
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • to do something tentatively or not too seriously, or to express uncertainty in doing some action
    (Cant.) 我ngo5得dak1閒haan4睇tai2下haa5。
    (Eng.) I'll take a look when I have time.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5想soeng2跟gan1你nei5學hok6下haa5嘢je5。
    (Eng.) I want to learn from you.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5講gong2下haa5㗎gaa3咋zaa3。
    (Eng.) I was only joking/talking nonsense.
    (Cant.) 望mong6下haa5啫ze1!
    (Eng.) Just a glance!
    (Cant.) 不bat1如jyu4你nei5試si3下haa5跑paau2慢maan6啲di1。
    (Eng.) Try running at a slower speed.

  • used to indicate a continual and unhasty action
    (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6行haang4行haang4下haa5,唔m4經ging1唔m4覺gok3就zau6返faan1到dou3屋uk1企kei2。
    (Eng.) We walked and walked, and next thing you know we were home.

  • used to indicate degree with 幾 gei2 to soften the original tone
    (Cant.) 呢ni1本bun2書syu1都dou1幾gei2難naan4下haa5。
    (Eng.) This book is quite difficult to read.

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「吓 / 嗄」

Entry #3
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 吓 haa2
  • 嗄 haa2
Part of Speech: interjection
Explanation:
  • "What?"; "Huh?"; an interjection used to express disagreement, question, puzzlement, astonishment or new discovery
    (Cant.) 吓haa2,原jyun4來loi4你nei5仲zung6細sai3過gwo3我ngo5㗎gaa4?
    (Eng.) What? You are younger than me?
    (Cant.) 吓haa2,要jiu3成seng4三saam1千cin1蚊man1?
    (Eng.) Huh? It costs three thousand dollars?

  • "Sorry?", "Excuse me?"; used to request the other person to repeat or clarify
    (Cant.) 吓haa2?你nei5講gong2咩me1話waa2?
    (Eng.) Sorry? What did you say?
    (Cant.) 吓haa2?呢ni1度dou6收sau1得dak1好hou2差caa1呀aa3。
    (Eng.) Excuse me? The (phone) reception is really bad here.

See also: 怎麼樣 好 相當 乜嘢
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「下」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: haa6
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
subjected to, influenced by, or under the control of a given situation, set of conditions, or authority
(Cant.) 呢nei1個go3情cing4況fong3下haa6
(Eng.) under these circumstances
(Cant.) 我ngo5終zung1於jyu1屈wat1服fuk6咗zo2喺hai2佢keoi5嘅ge3淫jam4威wai1下haa6。
(Eng.) I finally submitted myself to his despotism.
(Cant.) 我ngo5真zan1係hai6冇mou5辦baan6法faat3喺hai2呢nei1個go3環waan4境ging2下haa6做zou6嘢je5。
(Eng.) I really can't work in this environment.
Synonym: Synonym: 之下 底下
See also: 底下
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「下」

Entry #5
Pronunciation: haa5
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
used for the number of occurrences of a short action
(Cant.) 我ngo5篤duk1咗zo2佢keoi5一jat1下haa5。
(Eng.) I poked her once.
(Cant.) 佢keoi5做zou6五ng5十sap6下haa5掌zoeng2上soeng6壓aat3都dou1唔m4攰gui6。
(Eng.) She doesn't get tired even after doing fifty push-ups.
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「下」

Entry #6
Pronunciation: haa6
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
down; below
(Cant.) 鎖so2匙si4放fong3咗zo2喺hai2個go3櫃gwai6嘅ge3下haa6格gaak3。
(Eng.) The keys are in the bottom drawer.
(Cant.) 樓lau4下haa6好hou2多do1人jan4呀aa3。
(Eng.) There are many people downstairs.
Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 上
See also: down 低 失落 下面 底下 下低 對落
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「吓 / 嗄」

Entry #7
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 吓 haa2
  • 嗄 haa2
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
used at the end of an utterance to show that both sides have reached a consensus and to request confirmation from the other party
(Cant.) 就zau6噉gam2話waa6啦laa1吓haa2!
(Eng.) OK, it's settled then!
(Cant.) 快faai3啲di1做zou6晒saai3啲di1功gung1課fo3啊aa3吓haa2!
(Eng.) Finish your homework quick, will you?
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