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Old / previousin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

舊

gau6

old / previous

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

舊 describes an old or previous object, such as a former bag; a person’s old age normally uses 老.

Examples

呢個係舊嘅。

ni1 go3 hai6 gau6 ge3

This one is old.

我搵返個舊袋。

ngo5 wan2 faan1 go3 gau6 doi2

I found my old bag again.

The verification code went to the old phone number. I cannot access the account.jim6 zing3 maa5 cyun4 zo2 heoi3 gau6 din6 waa2 hou6 maa5 ngo5 jap6 m4 dou2 go3 zoeng3 wu6驗證碼傳咗去舊電話號碼，我入唔到個帳戶。I reset the password, but the verification code went to my old phone number.ngo5 cung4 cit3 zo2 mat6 maa5 daan6 jim6 zing3 maa5 cyun4 zo2 heoi3 gau6 din6 waa2 hou6 maa5我重設咗密碼，但驗證碼傳咗去舊電話號碼。