Hanzi?

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Matt

Hanzi?

Post by Matt »

I am having trouble finding these hanzi and their meanings (for #1, and #3) for these cantonese words: 1) ching sum 2) tohk jue (to hold something) and 3) ji mien. can you help? If so, thank you!
Maya

Re: Hanzi?

Post by Maya »

"ji mien"
i think .... simliar to "excuse me", but not really polite.
when someone standing at the narrow road, but you want to walk throuhgh it, you can say "ng goi ji mien", but this is not really polite
you can said "ng goi ji yat ji" or "ng goi ji goh" i think it will be so politely.
Matt

Re: Hanzi?

Post by Matt »

Possible Hanzi for "Ji Mien", Maya or anyone else? Thanks so much!!
Terence

Re: Hanzi?

Post by Terence »

1. ching1 sum1 no sorrow/trouble(in your heart)
1.1 ching4 sum1 the feeling of loving sb (loving heart)
1.2 ching3 sum1 everything goes according to your desire(fulfil what
you want in your heart)

2. tok3 zyu6 the hold something (probably in a still motion)

3. ji1 min6 a kind of noodle traditionally served to celebrate sb's birthday
3.1 ji4 me2 move sth aside
3.2 ji5 ming4 noise appears at your ears when it's too quiet
3.3 ji1 min6 to heal some disease or ill on the face
3.4 ji6 min4 easy to go asleep(rare expression, commonly ji6 fan3)

these are what i can guess , note, j is a symbol which sounds like english y.
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