咁 (gam3 | ) : so; -ly

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咁

gam3

[1] [adv] so; to such a great degree (used to modify the following adjective) | [國] 這麼, 那麼
[2] [adv suffix] -ly; in the manner of (used to modify the following verb) | [國] 地

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

咁

This word has been viewed 41316 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Apr 2016 13:49

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咁多 gam3 do1 = so much 粵

啲咁多 di1 gam3 do1 = a little bit 粵

的咁多 dik1 gam3 do1 = a tiny bit 粵

咁鬼 gam3 gwai2 = so very 粵

咁啱 gam3 ngaam1 = what a coincidence; by chance 粵

的咁大 dik1 gam3 daai6*1 = so tiny; small 粵

話咁快 waa6 gam3 faai3 hua4 gan1 kuai4 = In no time 粵

冇咁 mou5 gam3 mao3 gan1 = not so 粵

點止咁簡單 dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1 = It's not so simple 粵

咁啱嘅 gam3 ngaam1 ge3*2 = what a coincidence 粵

冇你咁好氣 mou5 nei5 gam3 hou2 hei3 = to not bother with you anymore 粵

幾咁 gei2 gam3 = how (followed by an adjective) 粵

鬼殺咁嘈 gwai2 saat3 gam3 cou4 = make a loud noise 粵

好似雪咁凍 hou2 ci5 syut3 gam3 dung3 = as cold as snow 粵

鬼咁 gwai2 gam3 = terribly, awfully, dreadfully, "damned" 粵

咁上下 gam3 soeng6 haa6*2 = approximately; about 粵

跌咁多 dit3*1 gam3 do1 = a little bit 粵

係咁大 hai6 gam3 daai6*2 = to have fallen from prestige; to be finished; to be done for; to bite the dust 粵

珍珠都冇咁真 zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam3 zan1 = it's definitely true 粵

有咁高，得咁高 jau5 gam3 gou1, dak1 gam3 gou1 = as high as possible 粵

鼻屎咁多 bei6 si2 gam3 do1 = a tailless pun for "鼻屎咁多--形容極少" (so much snot appears so little) 粵

陳皮咁舊 can4 pei4 gam3 gau6 = metaphor for old fashioned things 粵

七國咁亂 cat1 gwok3 gam3 lyun6 = extremely chaotic 粵

倒屎咁早 dou2 si2 gam3 zou2 = very early in the morning 粵

有咁遠，得咁遠 jau5 gam3 jyun5, dak1 gam3 jyun5 = as far as possible 粵

飛咁快 fei1 gam3 faai3 = very fast; lightning speed (飛快) 粵

鬼死咁 gwai2 sei2 gam3 = very; extremely 粵

鬼火咁靚 gwai2 fo2 gam3 leng3 = stunningly beautiful (of a woman) 粵

咁高咁大 gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6*2 = at the same rank or status 粵

咁多位 gam3 do1 wai6*2 = everybody (a term of address) 粵

冇咁好氣 mou5 gam3 hou2 hei3 = to quit being involved with sth (lit., "no so good air") 粵

亂咁舂 lyun6 gam3 zung1 = to do sth pointless or having no intention 粵

人情紙咁薄 jan4 cing4 zi2 gam3 bok6 = human decency is thin like paper (i.e., don't expect decency from people) 粵

鬼死咁亂 gwai2 sei2 gam3 lyun6 = extremely messy 粵

邊度會有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎 bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3 = how could that possibly be true? 粵

有咁快，得咁快 jau5 gam3 faai3, dak1 gam3 faai3 = as fast as possible 粵

有咁慢，得咁慢 jau5 gam3 maan6, dak1 gam3 maan6 = as slow as possible 粵

有咁近，得咁近 jau5 gam3 kan5, dak1 gam3 kan5 = as close as possible 粵

冇雷公咁遠 mou5 leoi4 gung1 gam3 jyun5 = very far away 粵

水蛇春咁長 seoi2 se4 ceon1 gam3 coeng4 = lengthy (lit., "as lenthy as a chain of snake eggs") 粵

就係咁多 zau6 hai6 gam3 do1 = [1] it's just that much; [2] that's it for now 粵

雞春咁密都會哺出仔 gai1 ceon1 gam3 mat6 dou1 wui5 bou6 ceot1 zai2 = secret divulged 粵

幾咁閒 gei2 gam3 haan4 = no big deal; how tranquil; how leisurely; 粵

亂咁揈錢 lyun6 gam3 fing6 cin4*2 = overspend 粵

晨咁早 san4 gam3 zou2 = early in the morning 粵

狗竇咁亂 gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6 = of a house or room to be messy; untidy 粵

倒塔咁早 dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2 dao3 ta3 han2 zao3 = very early in the morning 粵

咸豐年咁耐 haam4 fung1 nin4 gam3 noi6 xian2 feng1 nian2 han2 nai4 = a long time ago; very old; many years ago 粵

豆丁咁大 dau6 deng1 gam3 daai6 dou4 ding1 han2 / xian2 da4 = very small; as small as a bean 粵

雞乸咁大隻字 gai1 naa2 gam3 daai6 zek3 zi6 ji1 na3 han2 da4 zhi1 zi4 = a very big Chinese character 粵

弊弊都冇咁弊 bai6*2 bai6 dou1 mou5 gam3 bai6 bi4 bi4 dou1 mao3 han2 bi4 = the worst case senario; the worst possible circumstances; nothing more terrible or lousy than 粵

墟咁嘈 heoi1 gam3 cou4 xu1 han2 cao2 = as noisy as the street market; very noisy 粵

山旮旯咁遠 saan1 kaa3 laa1 gam3 jyun5 shan1 ga1 la2 han2 yuan3 = very far away; a long distance 粵

老鏈咁長 lou2 lin4*2 gam3 coeng4 lao3 lian4 han2 chang2 = very long; extremely long 粵

打鑼咁早 daa2 lo4 gam3 zou2 da3 luo2 han2 zao3 = very early in the morning; bright and early 粵

獅子咁大個鼻 si1 zi3 gam3 daai6 go3 bei6 shi1 zi3 han2 da4 ge4 bi2 = snotty; cocky; snobby; conceited 粵

丁屎咁多 ding1 si2 gam3 do1 ding1 shi3 han2 duo1 = a tiny bit; a little bit; very few 粵

講起嚟一疋布咁長 gong2 hei2 lai4 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4 = it is a long story to tell 粵

話都冇咁快 waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3 = before you can say knife 粵

一疋布咁長 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4 yi1 pi3 bu4 gan1 chang2 = it's a long story 粵

咁滯 gam3 zai6 = almost; nearly 粵

一字咁淺 jat1 zi6 gam3 cin2 = as easy as ABC and 123 粵

咁啱得咁巧 gam3 ngaam1 dak1 gam3 kiu2 = as luck would have it 粵

亂咁嚟 lyun6 gam3 lai4; lyun6*2 gam3 lai4 = go about recklessly 粵

Showing 10 of 69 examples containing 咁

做咩你咁慢㗎? 粵
How come you are so slow?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]

咁早返好少有喎粵
It's rare to see you back so early!
[Lit. so early return seldom have [particle]]

咁我想點呀粵
In that case, how do I feel?
[Use the corrected Jyutping! 咁 is almost meaningless when used to introduce a sentence, you could translate it as "in that case" here.]

唔好擒咁高。粵
Don't climb so high.
[http://cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,126448,126464#msg-126464]

嘩！你個男朋友咁鬼樣衰㗎! 粵
Oh my god! Your boyfriend is so ugly!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,131965#msg-131965]

每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌粵
It is always so busy this time of the year.

飯熟晒咁滯粵
The rice is almost done.

乜你咁鮓架, 行快啲得嘛? 粵
How come you're so puny! Can't you walk slightly faster?

點解中國會有咁多方言嘅？粵
Why are there so many "dialects" in China?

咁重要嘅嘢，而家先至同我講粵
Why has he left telling me such an important thing until now?
[Lit. so important [possessive particle] thing, now only with me say?]

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