「緊要」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gan2 jiu3
Individual
Character Meaning:
緊 tight; -ing (continuous); (rarely used) fast; strict; tense; stretched; not relaxed
要 to want; important; crucial; is going to; to demand; to desire; to need; to ask; to be determined to; should
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
  • crucial; important; vital
    (Cant.) 對deoi3佢keoi5嚟lai4講gong2,我ngo5諗nam2佢keoi5嘅ge3事si6業jip6重zung6緊gan2要jiu3過gwo3我ngo5。
    (Eng.) To him, I think his career is more important than me.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5有jau5緊gan2要jiu3事si6要jiu3走zau2先sin1。
    (Eng.) I have to go; I need to deal with something urgent.
    (Cant.) 你nei5冇mou5帶daai3錢cin2唔緊要m4 gan2 jiu3,等dang2我ngo5埋maai4單daan1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) It's no big deal if you don't have your purse with you; let me pay the bill.

  • terrific; often used with the affix 得 dak1 to describe preceding verbs or adjectives
    (Cant.) 泳wing6池ci4啲di1水seoi2凍dung3得dak1好hou2緊gan2要jiu3。
    (Eng.) The swimming pool is so cold.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5未mei6見gin3過gwo3人jan4民man4幣bai6匯wui6率leot2跌dit3得dak1咁gam3緊gan2要jiu3。
    (Eng.) I've never seen such a great drop in the exchange rate for RMB.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5操cou1得dak1緊gan2要jiu3得dak1滯zai6,成seng4個go3人jan4謝ze6晒saai3。
    (Eng.) He's practiced too intensely; he looked exhausted.

See also: 關頭 要害 決定性 要 一回事 要緊 殿堂級 重磅 蓬勃 犀利 了不起 巴閉 正到痹 唔好意思 唔忿氣 好來好去 好啦 好恰 好話 應該 老老實實 講到尾 講真 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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