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求其 (kau4 kei4) — casual; to do as one pleases; it would be okay whatsoever (the situation can be dealt with); as long as in Cantonese

kauˎ₄求keiˎ₄其
Mandarin Pinyin: qiu2 qi2

Meaning of 求其

nouncasual; to do as one pleases; it would be okay whatsoever (the situation can be dealt with); as long as
nouncareless; slipshod
noun(adverb) sloppily; shoddily; slackly; randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (describes the unmindfulness in doing something, i.e. without putting much effort or thoughts into it); (expression) "whatever"; "anything goes"; (adjective of an action) perfunctory; slipshod

Example Sentences with 求其

我唔理個房幾細, 求其有張床就得喇
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好kauˎ₄求keiˎ₄其
Don't be careless.
kauˎ₄求keiˎ₄其sikˍ₆食diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢cungˉ¹充geiˉ¹饑。
Just eat something to stave off hunger.
kauˎ₄求keiˎ₄其jauˏ₅有ngaaˏ₅瓦zeˉ¹遮tauˎ₄頭
Just need some basic shelter.
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Characters in 求其

求kau4
demand; require; desire
其kei4
used as rhetorical word to form a four-character expression

Words Containing 求其

求求其其kau4 kau4 kei4 kei4
being sketchy, careless [華]: 隨隨便便
退而求其次teoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3
next best thing; have to put up with the second best

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