呢個

See also: 呢个

Chinese

		woolen material; (question particle)	(a measure word); individual
trad. (呢個)		呢	個
simp. (呢个)		呢	个

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ni¹ go³ / nei¹ go³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ni¹ go³ / nei¹ go³
    • Yale: nī go / nēi go
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ni¹ go³ / nei¹ go³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ni¹ go³ / néi¹ go³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niː⁵⁵ kɔː³³/, /nei̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³/

Pronoun

1. (Cantonese) this; this one

Usage notes

• 個／个 (go3) is a classifier. Use 呢 + classifier for words that have classifiers. For example, if one were to say "this pair of pants", it would be

呢條褲／呢条裤 [Cantonese]  ―  ni¹ tiu⁴ fu³ [Jyutping]  ―  this pair of pants

and not

*呢個褲／*呢个裤 [Cantonese]  ―  * ni¹ go³ fu³ [Jyutping]  ―  *this [one] pants

or

*呢個條褲／*呢个条裤 [Cantonese]  ―  * ni¹ go³ tiu⁴ fu³ [Jyutping]  ―  *this [one] pair pants

Synonyms

• 咿個／咿个, 伊個／伊个 (ji1 go3)
• (literary, Mandarin) 這個／这个 (zhège)