就嚟

Chinese

		at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	(Cantonese) to come
trad. (就嚟)		就	嚟
simp. #(就嚟)		就	嚟

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau⁶ lei⁴ / zau⁶ lai⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau⁶ lei⁴ / zau⁶ lai⁴
    • Yale: jauh lèih / jauh làih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau⁶ lei⁴ / dzau⁶ lai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo⁶ léi⁴ / zeo⁶ lei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯²² lei̯²¹/, /t͡sɐu̯²² lɐi̯²¹/

Adverb

就嚟

1. (Cantonese) almost, soon

   就嚟到喇 [Cantonese]  ―  zau⁶ lei⁴ dou³ laa³ [Jyutping]  ―  almost here

   就嚟死 [Cantonese]  ―  zau⁶ lei⁴ sei² [Jyutping]  ―  will die soon

   • 我爸爸就嚟100歲，媽媽就嚟90，都要處理佢哋關係，要先修身後齊家。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     我爸爸就嚟100岁，妈妈就嚟90，都要处理佢哋关系，要先修身后齐家。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: "Apple Daily"

     ngo⁵ baa^1-4 baa¹ zau⁶ lei⁴ 100 seoi³, maa^1-4 maa¹ zau⁶ lei⁴ 90, dou¹ jiu³ cyu² lei⁵ keoi⁵ dei⁶ gwaan¹ hai⁶, jiu³ sin¹ sau¹ san¹ hau⁶ cai⁴ gaa¹. [Jyutping]

     My dad will soon be 100 years old, my mum will soon be 90. [They] both need to sort out their relationship, by first working on their character, then by putting the family in order.

Synonyms

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• 即將／即将 (jíjiāng)
• 可待 (kědài) (literary)
• 咧欲 (Hokkien)
• 將要／将要 (jiāngyào)
• 就快 (zau⁶ faai³) (Cantonese)
• 就要
• 得欲 (Hokkien)
• 快要 (kuàiyào)