gei3寄
Jyutpinggei3
Yalegei
Definition
To entrust, deposit, or place with someone.
neutralcommunicationdaily actions
How it's used
Primarily used for sending physical items or messages through a postal service or courier. When talking about entrusting someone with a task or responsibility, it is more common to use 託付 or 交畀 rather than this character alone.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 寄居, which refers to living temporarily in someone else's home. Using this character to mean 'entrust' in a social context often sounds overly formal or literary.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
