「可以」

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:情況容許；表示一件事有客觀條件去發生；同接尾嘅 #到 dou2
eng:(under the particular circumstance) may; can; to be able to; similar to post-verbal #到 dou2
<eg>
yue:我而家好忙，唔可以同你傾。 (ngo5 ji4 gaa1 hou2 mong5, m4 ho2 ji5 tung4 nei5 king1.)
eng:I'm very busy right at the moment. I can't talk to you.
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<explanation>
yue:能力所及；同接尾嘅 #到 dou2
eng:can; to be able to (in terms of ability); similar to post-verbal #到 dou2
<eg>
yue:佢一餐可以食五碗飯㗎。 (keoi5 jat1 caan1 ho2 ji5 sik6 ng5 wun2 faan6 gaa3.)
eng:He can eat five bowls of rice in a meal.
<eg>
yue:佢一次過可以拎到十隻水杯。 (keoi5 jat1 ci3 gwo3 ho2 ji5 ling1 dou2 sap6 zek3 seoi2 bui1.)
eng:He can hold ten cups at a time.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟帶出一樣嘢嘅用途；同接尾嘅 #到 dou2
eng:can be used to; similar to post-verbal #到 dou2
<eg>
yue:呢部機可以睇DVD㗎。 (ni1 bou6 gei1 ho2 ji5 tai2 di1 wi1 di1 gaa3.)
eng:This machine can be used to play DVDs.
<eg>
yue:佢可以幫手打字喎。 (keoi5 ho2 ji5 bong1 sau2 daa2 zi6 wo3.)
eng:He can help with typing.
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<explanation>
yue:得到准許；同 #得 dak1
eng:allowed to; may; similar to #得 dak1
<eg>
yue:過咗十一點，淨係女仔先可以入嚟㗎。 (gwo3 zo2 sap6 jat1 dim2, zing6 hai6 neoi5 zai2 sin1 ho2 ji5 jap6 lai4 gaa3.)
eng:Only girls are allowed to come in after eleven o'clock.
<eg>
yue:你唔可以咁粗魯㗎！ (nei5 m4 ho2 ji5 gam3 cou1 lou5 gaa3!)
eng:You should not be rude to others!
<eg>
yue:你可以嚟，我冇所謂。 (nei5 ho2 ji5 lai4, ngo5 mou5 so2 wai6.)
eng:You may come. I am fine with it.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟帶出自己做到嘅提議
eng:used to volunteer to do something (that one can manage); can
<eg>
yue:我哋可以晏啲先嚟。 (ngo5 dei6 ho2 ji5 aan3 di1 sin1 lai4.)
eng:We can come later.
<eg>
yue:我可以聽日走之前嚟見你。 (ngo5 ho2 ji5 ting1 jat6 zau2 zi1 cin4 lai4 gin3 nei5.)
eng:I can see you tomorrow before I leave.