一係

See also: 一系

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind
trad. (一係)		一	係
simp. (一系)		一	系

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jat¹ hai⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yit² hai⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ hai⁶
    • Yale: yāt haih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ hai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ hei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ hɐi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yit² hai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jit̚⁵⁵ hai³²/

Conjunction

一係

1. (Cantonese) either ... or ...
2. (Cantonese) how about; what about

   一係我食完飯之後再返嚟同你搞掂埋啲手尾，好唔好？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   一系我食完饭之后再返嚟同你搞掂埋啲手尾，好唔好？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   jat¹ hai⁶ ngo⁵ sik⁶ jyun⁴ faan⁶ zi¹ hau⁶ zoi³ faan¹ lei⁴ tung⁴ nei⁵ gaau² dim⁶ maai⁴ di¹ sau² mei⁵, hou² m⁴ hou²? [Jyutping]

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Synonyms

• 要麼／要么 (yàome)
• 要不 (yàobù)
• 要不然 (yàobùrán)