繼 (gai3) — then; afterwards in Cantonese
gai˗₃繼简 继
Mandarin Pinyin: ji4
Meaning of 繼
nounthen; afterwards
nouncontinue; follow; carry on
nouninherit; succeed to; come into
noun(adjective) (of familiar members) Step- (e.g. step father 繼父)
Example Sentences with 繼
laangˏ₅冷zingˍ₆靜diˉ¹啲，zauˍ₆就gai˗₃繼zukˍ₆續zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅嘢。
Keep Calm and Carry On
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係waiˎ₄唯jatˉ¹一gai˗₃繼singˎ₄承jan4.人。
He is the sole heir.
neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係go˗₃個gai˗₃繼singˎ₄承jan4.人。
You are the heir.
binˉ¹邊go˗₃個haiˍ₆係gai˗₃繼singˎ₄承jan4?人？
Who is the heir?
go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔haiˍ₆係gai˗₃繼singˎ₄承jan4.人。
The son is the heir.
Words Containing 繼
繼承gai3 sing4
inherit; succeed to
中繼zung1 gai3
to relay; to repeat
中繼器zung1 gai3 hei3
repeater
前仆後繼cin4 puk1 hau6 gai3
to take up the positions of the fallen and rise to fight one after another
前赴後繼cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3
advance wave upon wave (esp. of soldiers at the war front)
多端中繼器do1 dyun1 zung1 gai3 hei3
multiport repeater
繼任gai3 jam6
succeed in a post; succeed in a position
相繼soeng1 gai3
in succession; to follow closely after
承繼sing4 gai3
繼承
繼續gai3 zuk6
to continue; to carry on; to resume
繼承人gai3 sing4 jan4
heir; successor; inheritor
繼父gai3 fu6
stepfather | [粵]: also 後底爺
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