得個……字

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Chinese

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to have only (a measure word); individual
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
 
trad. (得個……字) 得 個 …… 字
simp. (得个……字) 得 个 …… 字

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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得個……字

  1. (Cantonese) only
    1. doing nothing but…
      得個食字／得个食字 [Cantonese]  ―  dak1 go3 sik6 zi6 [Jyutping]  ―  knowing only how to eat
    2. only allowed to
      得個睇字／得个睇字 [Cantonese]  ―  dak1 go3 tai2 zi6 [Jyutping]  ―  only allowed to see [and not touch]; only for looks
    3. merely…; nothing else but
      得個講字／得个讲字 [Cantonese]  ―  dak1 go3 gong2 zi6 [Jyutping]  ―  nothing but talk

Derived terms

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