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
alternative forms 依個/依个 (ji1 go3)

Pronunciation


Pronoun

呢個

  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

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