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粵語辭叢

竟然

ging2 jin4included in 3 dictionaries
gen6 ngen4included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
ging2 jin4

居然;出乎意料之外 (actually; unexpectedly; really)

副詞

Examples

佢不單止請我入去,竟然仲請我飲一杯咖啡添。

keoi5 bat1 daan1 zi2 ceng2 ngo5 jap6 heoi3, ging2 jin4 zung6 ceng2 ngo5 jam2 jat1 bui1 gaa3 fe1 tim1.

He not only invited me in but actually offered me a cup of coffee.

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
ging2 jin4Original phonetic: /kɪŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹/
01

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; surprisingly

Examples

沒想到短短一個月,他的廚藝竟然已進步到這個境界!

Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!

02

finally

廣州方言詞典: 9443CantonWord
Jyutping:
ging2 jin4

副詞。居然

Examples

佢~噉樣做人,真係想唔到