「下 / 吓」

Entry #1
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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「下 / 吓」

Entry #2
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」

Entry #3
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 #4
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 #5
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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