呢
Meaning:
[0] [1] [ni1/ne1/nei1] (pron) this. [2] [ne1] used as interrogative or pause particle
Level:
1
Jyutping:
ni1 ne1 nei1
Pinyin:
Type:
Cantonese
Stroke Count:
8
Cantonese Frequency:
7882
Mandarin Frequency:
746
Notes:
[0] For the meaning of 'this', ni1 is standard reading; ne1 and nei1 are variant ones.
Related Words
| Word | Jyutping | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呢陣 | ni1 zan2 | (n) now; at present; nowadays |
| 呢樣 | ni1 joeng6 | (n) this type; this kind |
| 呢度 | ni1 dou6 | (n) here; this place |
| 喺呢度 | hai2 ni1 dou6 | at this place; over here |
| 呢啲 | ni1 di1 | (pron) these |
| 呢位 | ni1 wai2 | (pron) this (person) |
| 冇呢支歌仔唱 | mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 | things being done differently nowadays |
| 騎呢 | ke4 ne4, ke4 ne1 | (adj) offbeat; eccentric; weird; bizarre |
| 呢次 | ni1 ci3 | (n) this time; this instance |
| 呢世 | ni1 sai3 | (n) whole life; rest of one's life |
Related Sentences
| Sentence | SWC | Jyutping | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 菜刀呢？ | 菜刀在哪裡？ | coi3 dou1 ne1 | Where is the kitchen knife? |
| 呢個係咩？ | 這是什麼？ | ni1 go3 hai6 me1 | What is this? |
| 個看更呢？ | 那個看門的/門衛呢? | go3 hon1 gaang1 ne1 | Where's the night watch? / What about the night watch? |
| 呢條路非常窄 | ni1 tiu4 lou6 fei1 soeng4 zaak3 | This road is very narrow. | |
| 呢鋪真係火滾 | ni1 pou1 zan1 hai6 fo2 gwan2 | I'm really pissed off on this occasion! | |
| 呢間房黑猛猛 | ni1 gaan1 fong2 hak1 mang1 mang1 | This room is pitch black. | |
| 畀埋呢啲過佢 | bei2 maai4 ni1 di1 gwo3 keoi5 | Give these to him as well! | |
| 呢架車係二手㗎 | ni1 gaa3 ce1 hai6 ji6 sau2 gaa3 | This car is second-hand. | |
| 呢笪地方好污糟 | ni1 daat3 dei6 fong1 hou2 wu1 zou1 | This place is very dirty. | |
| 我呢排食少咗嘢 | ngo5 ni1 paai4 sik6 siu2 zo2 je5 | I've recently been eating less. |