就嚟

Chinese

		at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	(Cantonese) to come
trad. (就嚟)		就	嚟
simp. ^#(就嚟)		就	嚟

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): zau⁶ lei⁴, zau⁶ lai⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau⁶ lei⁴, zau⁶ lai⁴
  - Yale: jauh lèih, jauh làih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau⁶ lei⁴, dzau⁶ lai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo⁶ léi⁴, zeo⁶ lei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯²² lei̯²¹/, /t͡sɐu̯²² lɐi̯²¹/

Adverb

就嚟

(Cantonese) almost, soon
就嚟到喇 [Cantonese] ― zau⁶ lai⁴ dou³ laa³ [Jyutping] ― almost here

就嚟死 [Cantonese] ― zau⁶ lai⁴ sei² [Jyutping] ― will die soon
- 我爸爸就嚟100 歲，媽媽就嚟90，都要處理佢哋關係，要先修身後齊家。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  我爸爸就嚟100 岁，妈妈就嚟90，都要处理佢哋关系，要先修身后齐家。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: "Apple Daily"
  ngo⁵ baa^1-4 baa¹ zau⁶ lai⁴ 100 seoi³, maa^1-4 maa¹ zau⁶ lai⁴ 90, dou¹ jiu³ cyu² lei⁵ keoi⁵ dei⁶ gwaan¹ hai⁶, jiu³ sin¹ sau¹ san¹ hau⁶ cai⁴ gaa¹. [Jyutping]
  My dad will soon be 100 years old, my mum will soon be 90. [They] both need to sort out their relationship, by first working on their character, then by putting the family in order.

Synonyms

即將／即将 (jíjiāng)
可待 (kědài) (literary)
咧欲 (Hokkien)
將要／将要 (jiāngyào)
就快 (zau⁶ faai³) (Cantonese)
就要
得欲 (Hokkien)
快要 (kuàiyào)

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