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How to say “Goodbye” in Cantonese — 再見 (zoi3 gin3)

The Cantonese for “goodbye” is 再見 (zoi3 gin3) — eg: "下星期再見" - see you next week.

zoi˗₃再gin˗₃見
简 再见
nouneg: "下星期再見" - see you next week
noungoodbye; see you soon
interjectiongoodbye; see you later.
View the full 再見 entry →

Other ways to say “goodbye”

告別gou3 bit6
bid farewell/adieu to; say goodbye to
道別dou6 bit6
to say goodbye
不辭而別bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6
to leave without saying goodbye
分手fan1 sau2
to part company; to say goodbye; to break up (a relationship)
泣別jap1 bit6
to bid goodbye in tears [written and colloquial]

Example sentences with 再見

ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋haaˍ₆下ci˗₃次zoi˗₃再gin˗₃見。
We'll see each other next time.
ngoˏ₅我hot˗₃渴pun˗₃盼zoi˗₃再gin˗₃見nei5.你。
I long to see you again.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋ciˎ₄遲zouˊ²早zoi˗₃再gin3.見。
We'll meet again sooner or later.
zoi˗₃再gin3,見,sapˍ₆十ninˎ₄年janˎ₄人siˍ₆事geiˊ²幾faanˉ¹番san1.新。
Goodbye, so much can change in a decade.

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (zoi3 gin3) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

Related words

講不出再見gong2 bat1 ceot1 zoi3 gin3
unable to say goodbye; reluctant to part
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