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早
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[early]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[early]]
  2. 2 jóu 早 — the back (of the body) (OS).
  3. 3 jóu héung 早啲 — to speak up quickly and invoke one's big brother for protection, used in admonition "why didn't you speak up sooner?" (tkn 5, 9).
  4. 4 jóu táu 早打 — [good night] a way of telling someone to be quiet, "shut up!". (néih) jóu táu laā! (你)早打嘞! shut up!
Other Readings
早
previous | Good morning! | the back of the body | # adapted from cc-cedict | mor
Words containing 早
早前期
preprophase, rarely used term to designate an extra stage of mitosis, normally i
早早
very early; early; as early as possible [colloquial]
早老素
presenilin, any of several proteins of cell membranes that are believed to contr
有早知，冇乞兒
if a begger knew before hand what choices would lead up to him becoming a beggar
早上
(noun) Morning
今朝早
this morning
你早抖啦
get lost!; go to hell! [colloquial]
越早越好
[exp] the earlier the better
一大早
[1] very early in the morning [2] [Syn.] 大早
早先
earlier on; previously | Cant.: 一早就
早些
(a bit) earlier
明早
tomorrow morning | Cant.: 聽朝 | Syn.: 明朝
早產
to deliver a preterm/premature baby
早期效應
early effect
早抖
good night; go and take an early rest [colloquial]
在早上
in the morning
愈早愈好
the earlier the better
打早
[[to have breakfast]] to have breakfast (truck driver jargon, USi)
發夢有叫早
[[too early to dream]] to be too idealistic, to be over-optimistic; "too good to
早日
(adverb) As soon as
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