「邊」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: bin1
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
  • "which" or "what"; added in front of the classifier (the specification of objects is optional), to enquire what it is. The question could be either open-ended or closed-end with certain options mentioned. Could be used with place, objects, people and time (i.e. where; which; whom; when).
    (Cant.) 呢ni1隻zek3手sau2錶biu1邊bin1度dou6有jau5得dak1賣maai6啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Where can I buy this watch?
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5係hai6邊bin1個go3?
    (Eng.) Who is he?
    (Cant.) 你nei5打daa2俾bei2邊bin1個go3啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Whom did you call?
    (Cant.) 你nei5同tung4邊bin1啲di1人jan4一jat1齊cai4住zyu6啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Who are you staying with?
    (Cant.) 你nei5鍾zung1意ji3邊bin1架gaa3型jing4號hou6啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Which model do you like?
    (Cant.) 你nei5記gei3唔m4記gei3得dak1你nei5家gaa1姐ze2邊bin1日jat6結git3婚fan1啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Do you remember the date your elder sister got married?
    (Cant.) 邊bin1個go3杯bui1係hai6你nei5㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) Which of these glasses is yours?

  • When used alone and placed in the object, it is to enquire the place, same as "where" or "which place(s)" meant by 邊度 bin1 dou6, 邊處 bin1 syu3 or 邊個/啲地方 bin1 go3/di1 dei6 fong1.
    (Cant.) 你nei5去heoi3咗zo2邊bin1?
    (Eng.) Where did you go?
    (Cant.) 呢ni1兩loeng5本bun2詞ci4典din2嘅ge3分fan1別bit6喺hai2邊bin1呢ne1?
    (Eng.) What are the differences between the two dictionaries?
    (Cant.) 你nei5泊paak3咗zo2架gaa3車ce1喺hai2邊bin1啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Where did you park your car?

  • When used alone and placed in the beginning of a sentence or near the subject, it is no longer an interrogative to seek information but a rhetorical question word as a construction of a negative meaning to oppose the hearer's belief. Could be replaced with 邊度 bin1 dou6 or 點 dim2
    (Cant.) 間gaan1舖pou3靜zing6英jing1英jing1,邊bin1有jau5人jan4吖aa1?
    (Eng.) It is quiet in the shop, no way are there people.
    (Cant.) 邊bin1夠gau3你nei5好hou2彩coi2啊aa3?
    (Eng.) No one can be luckier than you.

Synonym: Synonym: 哪
See also: 邊個 何人
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「邊」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: bin1
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • the place where two things meet; the point or site where one thing ends; margin; edge; side; rim
    (Cant.) 枱toi2邊bin1
    (Eng.) the edge of a desk
    (Cant.) 海邊hoi2 bin1
    (Eng.) seaside
    (Cant.) 邊境bin1 ging2
    (Eng.) border (of a country)
    (Cant.) 三saam1角gok3形jing4有jau5三saam1條tiu4邊bin1。
    (Eng.) A triangle has three sides.

  • party; side; opposing groups
    (Cant.) 將zoeng1啲di1學hok6生saang1分fan1成sing4兩loeng5邊bin1。
    (Eng.) Split the students into two groups.
    (Cant.) 你nei5幫bong1邊bin1邊bin1㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) Which side are you on?

See also: 餘地 邊沿 涯 際 心急 優勢 棱 優點 旁 處 方面 頭 面
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