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依
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [to depend on]
Definitions
  1. 1 [to depend on]
  2. 2 yī ngaah sūng gong 依牙緊横 — to clench one's teeth (e.g. before a fight, or when one is scared) (gwjw 23, 20).
  3. 3 yī sih yī hauh 依時依候 — on schedule.
  4. 4 yī yāp 依浥 — amorous behaviour; a clandestine romance.
  5. 5 yī yi/ yih yi ngōh ngōh 依依轉鵝 — to mumble, to stutter; to complain, to nag.
Other Readings
依
to comply with or listen to sb | this | to rest on | to depend on | according to
Words containing 依
依家
依牙鬆弶
gnashing of teeth [colloquial]
依鬱
unexpected misfortune
依循
to follow; to adhere to
依傍
to rely on; to depend on
皈依三寶
[1] I take refuge in the three jewels or three treasures ( the Buddha, the Dharm
依時依候
(slang) in time; on schedule; punctual
依靠
to rely on; to depend on
依我來看
as I see it; in my opinion
依法懲辦
punish according to law; deal with in accordance with the law; bring to justice
依依
reluctant to leave
林依晨
Ariel Lin Yi Chen, a Taiwanese actress and singer
依舊
as before; still
依郁
[an action, a movement] an action, a movement (snch 4, 14).
依泣
making out [colloquial]
依賴
to depend on; to be dependent on
依依不捨
reluctant to part; cannot bear to part; broken-hearted at having to leave
依足
follow exactly
互相依賴
interdependence
布依族
Bouyei people, an ethnic group in China
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