即係

See also: 即系

Chinese

		namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind
trad. (即係/卽係)		即/卽	係
simp. (即系)		即	系
alternative forms		唧係／唧系啫係／啫系 (ze1 hai6)

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zik¹ hai⁶ / zek¹ hai⁶ / ze¹ hai⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): det² hai⁵

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik¹ hai⁶ / zek¹ hai⁶ / ze¹ hai⁶
  - Yale: jīk haih / jēk haih / jē haih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ hai⁶ / dzek⁷ hai⁶ / dze¹ hai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ hei⁶ / zég¹ hei⁶ / zé¹ hei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɐi̯²²/, /t͡sɛːk̚⁵ hɐi̯²²/, /t͡sɛː⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: det² hai⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tet̚⁵⁵ hai³²/

Adverb

即係

(Cantonese) exactly; precisely the case
一斤即係幾重啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
一斤即系几重啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]
jat¹ gan¹ zik¹ hai⁶ gei² cung⁵ aa³? [Jyutping]
Exactly how heavy is a catty?

即係想點唧？ [Cantonese, trad.]
即系想点唧？ [Cantonese, simp.]
zik¹ hai⁶ soeng² dim² zek¹? [Jyutping]
What exactly do you want?
(Cantonese) A filler word used when hesitating in speech

Derived terms

即係話 / 即系话