「又」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jau6
Part of Speech: adverb
Explanation:
  • again
    (Cant.) 今gam1日jat6又jau6落lok6雨jyu5喇laa3。
    (Eng.) It is raining again.
    (Cant.) 港gong2鐵tit3又jau6遲ci4?
    (Eng.) Delay in the MTR again?
    (Cant.) 又jau6壞waai6過gwo3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) It's broken again.
    (Cant.) 你nei5又jau6唔m4見gin3銀ngan4包baau1嗱laa4?
    (Eng.) You lost your wallet again?

  • and, a connective for two items in the form 又 jau6 ... 又 jau6 ...
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5又jau6聰cung1明ming4又jau6靚leng3。
    (Eng.) She is bright and beautiful.
    (Cant.) 次ci3次ci3有jau5朋pang4友jau5上soeng5嚟lai4屋uk1企kei2我ngo5都dou1買maai5好hou2多do1嘢je5,又jau6薯syu4片pin2又jau6火fo2腿teoi2噉gam2。
    (Eng.) Every time my friends come to my house, I buy lots of food like chips and ham.
    (Cant.) 你nei5樣joeng6樣joeng6嘢je5都dou1好hou2好hou2,人jan4又jau6nicenais1,又jau6乖gwaai1女neoi2,心sam1地dei2好hou2又jau6主zyu2動dung6幫bong1人jan4,但daan6係hai6……我ngo5放fong3唔m4低dai1我ngo5個go3exiks6。
    (Eng.) I like everything about you. You're nice to people, you're a good girl, you're kind-hearted and like to help others. The problem is, I can't stop thinking about my ex.

  • (seeing something happens or following what others have done) also; too
    (Cant.) 人jan4做zou6你nei5又jau6做zou6,淨zing6係hai6識sik1跟gan1風fung1。
    (Eng.) Someone else did it, and then you did the same. You're being a copy cat.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5又jau6要jiu3!
    (Eng.) I want to too!
    (Cant.) 同tung4你nei5講gong2完jyun4又jau6係hai6噉gam2。
    (Eng.) We had told you, but you didn't stop doing that.

  • used to bring out the rationale that justifies a piece of advice or judgement
    (Cant.) 又jau6冇mou5蝕sit6底dai2嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) There's nothing to lose.
    (Cant.) 啲di1紙zi2巾gan1又jau6唔m4使sai2錢cin2,攞lo2多do1啲di1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) The tissue packs are free anyway; take more of them.

  • used to suggest that something is contrary to the speaker's expectation, often with the particles 喎 (wo3) or 噃 (bo3)
    (Cant.) 又jau6幾gei2正zeng3喎wo3!
    (Eng.) Not bad!
    (Cant.) 又jau6真zan1係hai6好hou2似ci5你nei5話waa6齋zaai1噃bo3。
    (Eng.) So it was just like what you said.

See also: 一而再,再而三 重複 一再 重 重新 亦 也 並 都 另外 夠 得滯
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