wai4 duk6 si6惟獨是惟独是
Jyutpingwai4 duk6 si6
Yalewàih duhk sih
Definition
Only; except for; uniquely.
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How it's used
Focuses on a single exception within a broader group or situation. It functions as a formal conjunction that highlights a contrast, often used when expressing a reservation or a specific detail that stands out against a general consensus.
Examples
Everyone went, only he didn't go.
Everything here is good, only it's too far.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual, rapid-fire speech as it sounds quite literary and stiff. In everyday conversation, native speakers almost always prefer using 淨係 or 係得 instead.
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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.
