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Jyutpingzo3 lei5
Yalejo léih
Definition
To assist; to help manage or handle affairs.
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How it's used
佐理 is a formal title often found in government or corporate job hierarchies, functioning similarly to the English term assistant. Unlike the more generic helper or assistant terms like 助手, this specific term implies a structured role within an organization. It is rarely used to describe someone helping out with casual tasks at home or in daily life.
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Find an assistant to help handle the documents.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 助手, which is a much broader term for anyone who assists. Using 佐理 for a casual assistant, such as a friend helping you move house, sounds overly bureaucratic and unnatural.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
