卻 (koek3) — remove; do away with; get rid of in Cantonese

koek˗₃卻

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Mandarin Pinyin: que4

Meaning of 卻

nounremove; do away with; get rid of

nounrefuse; decline; reject

nounhowever; but; yet

nounretreat; withdraw; draw back

nounrepulse; repel; drive back

noun(verb) Draw back

ciˏ₅此siˍ₆事naanˎ₄難mongˎ₄忘foek˗₃卻

This matter is hard to forget.

faai˗₃快mongˎ₄忘foek˗₃卻keoiˏ₅佢

Quickly forget him/her.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好mongˎ₄忘foek˗₃卻

Don't forget.

mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想mongˎ₄忘foek˗₃卻

Don't want to forget.

ngoˏ₅我jiˏ₅已mongˎ₄忘foek˗₃卻

I have forgotten.

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