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Seems / looks likein Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

好似

hou2 ci5

seems / looks like

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

好似 before a description marks an impression rather than certainty; it can report how traffic or a person seems.

Examples

前面好似塞車

cin4 min6 hou2 ci5 sak1 ce1

It looks congested ahead

佢好似唔舒服。

keoi5 hou2 ci5 m4 syu1 fuk6

They seem unwell.

This takeaway order seems incomplete. Can I check it through with you now?ni1 fan6 ngoi6 maai6 hou2 ci5 m4 cai4 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ji4 gaa1 tung4 nei5 deoi3 jat1 deoi3呢份外賣好似唔齊，可唔可以而家同你對一對？It looks congested aheadcin4 min6 hou2 ci5 sak1 ce1前面好似塞車I need to reach Sheung Wan before eight, but it looks congested ahead.ngo5 baat3 dim2 cin4 jiu3 dou3 soeng6 waan4 daan6 cin4 min6 hou2 ci5 sak1 ce1我八點前要到上環，但前面好似塞車。