異 (ji6) — different; variant | [antonym] 同 in Cantonese
jiˍ₆異简 异
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4
Meaning of 異
noundifferent; variant | [antonym] 同
nounseparate; come apart; part
nounsurprise; marvel; wonder
noununusual; strange; foreign
Example Sentences with 異
一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.
keoiˏ₅佢zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意ji˗₃異sing˗₃性
They like the opposite sex.
loengˏ₅兩zungˊ²種ji˗₃異sing˗₃性
Two kinds of opposite sex.
sikˉ¹識doˉ¹多diˉ¹啲ji˗₃異sing˗₃性
Meet more people of the opposite sex.
houˊ²好doˉ¹多ji˗₃異sing˗₃性
Many people of the opposite sex.
Words Containing 異
詭異gwai2 ji6
quirky; weird; bizarre; strange
異教徒ji6 gaau3 tou4
pagan; heathen
同床異夢tung4 cong4 ji6 mung6
marital dissension
文化差異man4 faa3 caa1 ji6
cultural disparity / diversity
因人而異jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6
vary from person to person; individualized
驚異ging1 ji6
amazement
異想世界ji6 soeng2 sai3 gaai3
imagination / fantasy / extraordinary world
異夢ji6 mung6
dream, dreaming to make love, strange dream
怪異gwaai3 ji6
weird
奇花異草kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2
(saying) rarely seen; unusual
令人驚異ling6 jan4 ging1 ji6
surprisingly
異味ji6 mei6
objectionable smell; stink
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