咗
Meanings
- Cantonese particle equivalent to 了 or 过, a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
- completed actions
- past events
- change of situation
About these definitions
Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.
Mandarin ↔ Cantonese
- Cantonese咗zo2↔Mandarin了le
Source note
CC-Canto line 26415: Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
CC-CEDICT line 21370: Cantonese particle equivalent to 了[le5] or 過|过[guo4] - Cantonese咗zo2↔Mandarin過guò
Source note
CC-Canto line 26415: Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
CC-CEDICT line 21370: Cantonese particle equivalent to 了[le5] or 過|过[guo4]
Only equivalences a source states in its own words (“Mandarin equivalent”, “particle equivalent to”). Not a translation table: usage, register and senses can differ.
Reading & tones
Schematic citation-tone diagrams from the source numbers. These are not recordings or predictions of connected speech.
Same syllable, six tones
Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.
Written characters
Both source spellings are represented. Written membership is not an etymological or semantic claim.
Mandarin comparison · separate source entries
CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:
- 咗 zuǒ CC-CEDICT · MandarinCantonese particle equivalent to 了 le or 過 guò
A separate source entry, shown for comparison. The same characters can carry different senses in Mandarin and in Cantonese; zimai does not align these senses.
CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zuo3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
Look up this spelling in the Mandarin dictionary ↗Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zo2
Cantonese word readings for 咗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
Definitions
- (Cantonese) Used to indicate perfective aspect (i.e., the completion of an event or the undergoing of a change of state). Often implies the event happened in the past, but can also refer to events that are hypothesized/intended to be complete but not yet realized at the current moment. [from 19th c.]
Definitions
- A chant sound made while working.
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