嗰 (gě) - That & those

嗰Tone 3

gě ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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嗰 · gě

That;

those;

there;

indicating a specific person, thing, or place at a distance from the speaker.

Thatthosethere

Usage highlights

That personThose thingsThat placeThat timeThat sideThat kind

Synonyms

  • 那— That (standard Mandarin equivalent)
  • 彼— That (literary/classical Chinese)

Antonyms

  • 呢— This (Cantonese demonstrative)
  • 这— This (standard Mandarin equivalent)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • That person over there(嗰个人)
  • Those books on the table(嗰啲书)
  • I want to go there(我想去嗰度)
  • Look at that building(睇嗰座大厦)

Collocations

  • That person(嗰个人)
  • Those things(嗰啲嘢)
  • That place(嗰度)
  • That time(嗰阵时)
  • That side(嗰边)
  • That kind(嗰种)

Idioms

  • That kind of person(嗰种人)
  • At that time(嗰阵时)
  • Over there(嗰边度)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Cantonese and other southern Chinese dialects as a demonstrative pronoun.
  • Rarely used in standard Mandarin, where 那 (nà) is the equivalent demonstrative.
  • Common in colloquial Cantonese speech and informal writing.

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