ji3 mei6意味
Jyutpingji3 mei6
Yaleyi meih
Definition
To mean, imply, signify, or indicate.
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How it's used
Often used in formal or analytical contexts to describe the deeper significance or consequences of an event. It functions similarly to the English "implies" or "signifies" rather than a simple "means" like 係. It is frequently followed by 住 to emphasize the ongoing state of that implication.
Examples
This decision means we have to move out.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it as a direct synonym for "to mean" in simple definitions, such as "What does this word mean?" where 係咩意思 is much more natural.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
