乃 (naai5) — therefore; so in Cantonese
naaiˏ₅乃Mandarin Pinyin: nai3
Meaning of 乃
nountherefore; so
nounbe; be indeed; is
nounyour; you; his
nounonly after; only then
Words Containing 乃
木乃伊muk6 naai5 ji1
mummy (preserved corpse)
乃念naai5 nim6
in light of..., considering....
康乃馨hong1 naai5 hing1
carnation
失敗乃成功之母sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5
success comes from failure; failure breeds success
勝敗乃兵家常事sing3 baai6 naai5 bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6
it's typical for an outcome of either a victory or defeat in the battlefields
美乃滋醬mei5 naai5 zi1 zoeng3
mayonnaise [Syn.] 蛋黃醬
監人乃後gaam1 jan4 naai5 hau5
(slang) force someone to accept
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