即係

See also: 即系

Chinese

		namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind
trad. (即係/卽係)		即/卽	係
simp. (即系)		即	系
alternative forms		唧係／唧系 啫係／啫系 (ze1 hai6)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zik¹ hai⁶ / zek¹ hai⁶ / ze¹ hai⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): det² hai⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik¹ hai⁶ / zek¹ hai⁶ / ze¹ hai⁶
    • Yale: jīk haih / jēk haih / jē haih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ hai⁶ / dzek⁷ hai⁶ / dze¹ hai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ hei⁶ / zég¹ hei⁶ / zé¹ hei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɐi̯²²/, /t͡sɛːk̚⁵ hɐi̯²²/, /t͡sɛː⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: det² hai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tet̚⁵⁵ hai³²/

Adverb

即係

1. (Cantonese) exactly; precisely the case

   一斤即係幾重啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   一斤即系几重啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   jat¹ gan¹ zik¹ hai⁶ gei² cung⁵ aa³? [Jyutping]

   Exactly how heavy is a catty?

   即係想點唧？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   即系想点唧？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   zik¹ hai⁶ soeng² dim² zek¹? [Jyutping]

   What exactly do you want?

2. (Cantonese) A filler word used when hesitating in speech

Derived terms

• 即係話／即系话