Chinese

Pronoun

佢哋

1. (Cantonese, vernacular) they, them

   佢哋係學生。 / 佢哋系学生。 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  Keoi⁵ dei⁶ hai⁶ hok⁶ saang¹. [Jyutping]  ―  They are students.

   唔好摸啲老鼠啦，佢哋咁污糟邋遢。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   M⁴ hou² mo² di¹ lou⁵ syu² laa¹, keoi⁵ dei⁶ gam³ wu¹ zou¹ laat⁶ taat³. [Jyutping]

   Don't touch the rats; they are so dirty.

Usage notes

Use of this word is limited to the Guangfu dialects of Cantonese, notably the Guangzhou, Foshan and Hong Kong dialects. It is not used in most other Cantonese dialects, including the nearby Siyi dialect. For example, the Taishanese word for "they" is 𠊬 (/kʰiak̚²¹/).

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