得返

Chinese

		get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	to return (to)
trad. (得返)		得	返
simp. #(得返)		得	返
alternative forms		得番 得翻

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ faan¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dak¹ faan¹
    • Yale: dāk fāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ faan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ fan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵/

Verb

得返

1. (Cantonese) to only have something left

   • 而家得返我喺屋企。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 開放詞典／开放词典 [Kaifang Cidian]

     ji⁴ gaa¹ dak¹ faan¹ ngo⁵ hai² uk¹ kei². [Jyutping]

     Right now I'm the only left at home.