「應該」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jing1 goi1
Individual
Character Meaning:
應 should; respond; ought to; to answer; to respond; to act against; to echo; fully accurate; completely fit; exact
該 should; that; that particular; the aforementioned; ought to; must; supposedly; probably
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • should; ought to; used to indicate duty or propriety
    (Cant.) 如jyu4果gwo2有jau5人jan4浸zam3親can1,你nei5應jing1該goi1跳tiu3落lok6去heoi3救gau3佢keoi5。
    (Eng.) Should you see anyone drowning, you should save him.

  • to indicate a sensible, suitable or expedient thing to do or situation
    (Cant.) 你nei5而ji4家gaa1應jing1該goi1去heoi3温wan1書syu1。
    (Eng.) You should do revision now.
    (Cant.) 呢ni1個go3世sai3界gaai3唔m4應jing1該goi1係hai6噉gam2。
    (Eng.) The world should not be like this.

See also: 該 好 要 當 應 一定 其實 只不過 好來好去 如果 就算 所以 既然 理所當然 老老實實 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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