「等」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: dang2
Part of Speech: conjunction
Explanation:
  • after a condition is met; usually followed by a statement about subsequent actions or predictions
    (Cant.) 等dang2佢keoi5嚟lai4到dou3嗰go2陣zan6時si4,我ngo5哋dei6傾king1一jat1傾king1呢ni1件gin6事si6。
    (Eng.) When he arrives, we can have a chat about this matter.
    (Cant.) 等dang2你nei5做zou6完jyun4功gung1課fo3之zi1後hau6,我ngo5哋dei6出ceot1去heoi3玩waan2下haa5。
    (Eng.) After you've done all your homework, we can go out and play.

  • a structure used to express that something was mistaken, misunderstood, or turned out to be wasted effort; used with the adverb 仲 zung6
    (Cant.) 原jyun4來loi4你nei5食sik6咗zo2嘢je5嗱naa4,等dang2我ngo5仲zung6幫bong1你nei5買maai5咗zo2早zou2餐caan1添tim1。
    (Eng.) Oh, you've eaten already! But I've already bought breakfast for you.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5以ji5為wai4今gam1晚maan5食sik6自zi6助zo6餐caan1,等dang2我ngo5仲zung6專zyun1登dang1唔m4食sik6嘢je5添tim1!
    (Eng.) I thought we'd be going to a buffet for dinner; I even starved myself in advance.
    (Cant.) 原jyun4來loi4今gam1日jat6係hai6星sing1期kei4日jat6,等dang2我ngo5仲zung6咁gam3急gap1趕gon2返faan1學hok6添tim1!
    (Eng.) I didn't realise it was Sunday; I came/went hustling back to school for nothing.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5當dong3你nei5係hai6觀gun1音jam1兵bing1咋zaa3,等dang2你nei5仲zung6成seng4日jat6幫bong1佢keoi5整zing2電din6腦nou5乘sing4機gei1接zip3近gan6佢keoi5。
    (Eng.) You're just a pre-whipped pushover in her eyes. So much for you always helping her with her computer, trying to get next to her.
    (Cant.) 等dang2你nei5仲zung6以ji5為wai4好hou2抵dai2,俾bei2人jan4呃ngaak1咗zo2喇laa3!
    (Eng.) You just got ripped off! And you thought it was such a good deal.
    (Cant.) 等dang2我ngo5仲zung6以ji5為wai4中zung3獎zoeng2,原jyun4來loi4發faat3夢mung6咋zaa3!
    (Eng.) I thought I'd won [the prize]; too bad it was just a dream!

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「等」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: dang2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to wait
    (Cant.) 我ngo5等dang2咗zo2佢keoi5成seng4晚maan5喇laa3,佢keoi5都dou1冇mou5出ceot1現jin6。
    (Eng.) I've been waiting her for the whole night. She never showed up.

  • to leave a task to someone
    (Cant.) 啲di1碗wun2等dang2我ngo5洗sai2啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Let me do the dishes.

See also: 等待 等候 候
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「等」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: dang2
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
class; rank; level; grade
(Cant.) 頭tau4等dang2車ce1廂soeng1
(Eng.) first-class compartment
(Cant.) 高gou1等dang2教gaau3育juk6
(Eng.) higher education
See also: 課堂 堂 流 等級 班 架子 排位 排 評分 排名 平整 鏟平 浸 級別 水平 改 評級 級 質素
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「等」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: dang2
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
and so on; etc.; typically used in formal contexts and less common than 等等 dang2 dang2
(Cant.) 章zoeng1節zit3會wui5按on3時si4序zeoi6、議ji5題tai4、情cing4節zit3發faat3展zin2階gaai1段dyun6等dang2因jan1素sou3而ji4決kyut3定ding6點dim2樣joeng2分fan1設cit3。
(Eng.) Chapters are divided based on factors like the chronological order, issues, stages of the plot development, and so on.
Synonym: Synonym: 等等
See also: 囉 等等
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