暫時 (zaam6 si4) — for now; for the time being; for the mo… in Cantonese

zaamˍ₆暫siˎ₄時

简暂时

Mandarin Pinyin: zan4 shi2

Meaning of 暫時

nounfor now; for the time being; for the moment; temporarily; temporary; tentative

noun(adverb) So far

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼

Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.

ngoˏ₅我zaamˍ₆暫siˎ₄時gei˗₃寄geoi1.居。

I'm staying temporarily.

zaam˗₃暫siˎ₄時syuˊ²署leiˍ₆理

Temporarily acting.

sikˍ₆食zyuˉ¹朱guˊ²古likˍ₆力zaamˍ₆暫siˎ₄時cungˉ¹充geiˉ¹饑。

Eating chocolate to fill the void for now.

ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事gam˗₃咁jungˎ₄嚴zung6,重，jiu˗₃要zaamˍ₆暫siˎ₄時gaamˉ¹緘hauˊ²口。

The matter is so serious, we must stay silent for now.

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