kei4 zung1其中

Jyutpingkei4 zung1

Yalekèih jūng

代詞Very common

Definition

Among; in; within; of which, in reference to a group or category.

neutralother

How it's used

Functions as a formal connector to specify a subset within a larger group. While it appears in written Cantonese, it is also frequently used in professional or structured spoken contexts to clarify proportions or selections. It requires a preceding group or set to be meaningful.

Examples

ngo5我maai5買zo2咗ng5五bun2本syu1書，kei4其zung1中loeng5兩bun2本hai6係sung3送bei2畀jan4人㗎。

I bought five books, two of which are gifts for others.

nei1呢dou6度jau5有hou2好do1多syun2選zaak6擇，nei5你zung1鍾ji3意kei4其zung1中bin1邊jat1一go3個？

There are many choices here, which one among them do you like?

Related words

Common phrases

kei4其zung1中jat1一go3個

one of them

kei4其zung1中zi1之ji2二

two of them

Common mistake

Avoid using it as a direct translation for the English word 'among' when describing physical location, such as 'among the crowd', where 喺...入邊 or 喺...中間 is more natural.