寄 (gei3) — adopted in Cantonese
gei˗₃寄Mandarin Pinyin: ji4
Meaning of 寄
nounadopted
nounentrust; deposit; place; leave with
nounmail; send; post; remit
noundepend on; attach oneself to
Example Sentences with 寄
你寄晒所有聖誕咭未呀？
Have you sent all of your Christmas cards yet?
你把聖誕卡全部都寄出去了嗎？
Have you sent all of your Christmas cards yet?
taiˊ²睇gei˗₃寄ginˊ²件ze˗₃者mengˊ²名。
Look at the sender's name.
seon˗₃信ginˊ²件daaˊ²打gaaˉ¹交caaˉ¹叉gei˗₃寄zoˊ²咗。
The letter was misdelivered.
go˗₃個gei˗₃寄ginˊ²件ze˗₃者haiˍ₆係keoiˏ₅佢。
The sender is him/her.
Words Containing 寄
寄件者gei3 gin6 ze2
sender (of mail)
寄錢gei3 cin2
remit money; remittance
寄失gei3 sat1
lost in the post
寄得gei3 dak1
able to be sent through the mail
寄宿學校gei3 suk1 hok6 haau6
boarding school
寄信gei3 seon3
send
寄送gei3 sung3
to send; to transmit
寄託gei3 tok3
to have someone look after sb.; to entrust the care of
寄人籬下gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6
depend on somebody for a living
寄件人gei3 gin6 jan4
sender (of mail)
寄居者gei3 geoi1 ze2
a temporary dweller; a sojourner
轉寄zyun2 gei3
to forward (a message, letter, article etc)
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