Cantonese · 1 November 2026 · Sentence-Final Particles
咋
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only / just particle
particle
Expresses limitation, meaning 'only' or 'just', often highlighting that a quantity, time, or situation is smaller or lesser than expected.
In a sentence
我今朝八點先醒，遲到咗五分鐘咋嘛。
ngo5 gam1 ziu1 baat3 dim2 sin1 seng2, ci4 dou3 zo2 ng5 fan1 zung1 zaa3 maa3.
I only woke up at eight this morning, I was only five minutes late.