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Roughly / approximatelyin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

大概

daai6 koi3

roughly / approximately

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

大概 introduces an estimate, including a range; keep 至 between the lower and upper numbers when giving approximate limits.

Examples

大概要等十分鐘。

daai6 koi3 jiu3 dang2 sap6 fan1 zung1

The wait is about ten minutes.

大概要三至四個人。

daai6 koi3 jiu3 saam1 zi3 sei3 go3 jan4

We need roughly three to four people.