的 (dik1) — final particle in Cantonese
dikˉ¹的Mandarin Pinyin: de5
Meaning of 的
nounfinal particle
nounpossessive; adjectival suffix
noun(noun) 1. target; (adjective)/tiny and small; (slang) heave up
Example Sentences with 的
我不敢隨便填寫我的個人資料。
I do not dare carelessly fill out [on a form] my personal information.
北京的天氣怎麼樣？
How's the weather in Beijing?
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
王先生是我爸爸的好朋友。
Mr. Wong is a good friend of my father.
雖然我沒上大學，但是我認為我也有資格的。
Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.
Words Containing 的
格雷的五十道陰影gaak3 leoi4 dik1 ng5 sap6 dou6 jam1 jing2
Fifty Shades of Grey
香港出生的hoeng1 gong2 ceot1 saang1 dik1
Hong Kong-borned
部份的bou6 fan6 dik1
fractional, partial
表示差別的biu2 si6 caa1 bit6 dik1
discriminative
真的zan1 dik1
real; true; veritable
吃的人hek3 dik1 jan4
eater
垂死的seoi4 sei2 dik1
dying
不然的話bat1 jin4 dik1 waa2
otherwise
爭論的zang1 leon6 dik1
controversial; contentious; divisive | 口: 爭論嘅
不可再生的bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1
non-renewable
不重要的bat1 zung6 jiu3 dik1
slight
長久的coeng4 gau2 dik1
timeproof
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