淨係
Chinese
| clean; completely; only | be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (淨係) | 淨 | 係 | |
| simp. (净系) | 净 | 系 | |
| alternative forms | 剩係／剩系 | ||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zing6 hai6
- Yale: jihng haih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing6 hai6
- Guangdong Romanization: jing6 hei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ²² hɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
淨係
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 只是 (“only; merely”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 只是, 僅僅, 單單 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 只是 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 淨係, 只係 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 淨係, 單單 | |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 淨係 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Huiyang) | 淨係 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 干焦 |
| Zhangzhou | 干焦 | |
| Taipei | 干焦 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 干焦 | |
| Klang (Hokkien) | 干焦 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 孤單, 干焦, 孤 | |