借 (ze3) — borrow in Cantonese
ze˗₃借
Mandarin Pinyin: jie4
Meaning of 借
nounborrow
nounmake use of; take advantage of; make a pretext of
nounlend; loan
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Example Sentences with 借
月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.
我要借此機會, 向各位致謝
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all.
他兼職多份工作, 借此幫補家計
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.
siuˉ¹小zeˊ²姐，，唔mˎ₄該goi借ze˗₃借。
Excuse me, Miss.
隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.
Words Containing 借
借書證ze3 syu1 zing3
library card
唔該借借m4 goi1 ze3 ze3
excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) [Syn.] 唔該借歪 , 唔該借過 , 唔該借開 , 唔該借一借 [華]: 麻煩讓一讓 , 麻煩讓一下
借屍還魂ze3 si1 waan4 wan4
a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借音詞ze3 jam1 ci4
borrowed sound (component) word
借問ze3 man6
May I ask...
借貸成本ze3 taai3 sing4 bun2
borrowing costs
借此ze3 ci2
take the occasion to; avail oneself of the opportunity to
可資借鑒ho2 zi1 ze3 gaam3
can serve as a object lesson; a lesson can be drawn from...
借給ze3 kap1
to lend to somebody
唔該借歪m4 goi1 ze3 me2
麻煩讓一讓 , 麻煩讓一下
借書ze3 syu1
borrow a book; take a book out
借一借ze3 jat1 ze3
Excuse me (e.g. please scoot, so I can walk through)
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