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好似

hou2 ci5

seems like; appears to be; similar to

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Usage

Used to express an impression or guess based on what you observe
Can mean ‘it seems like…’ or ‘it looks like…’
Also used to mean ‘similar to’ when comparing things
Very common in everyday spoken Cantonese

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Examples

好似就快落雨喇。
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hou2 ci5 zau6 faai3 lok6 jyu5 laa3
It seems like it’s about to rain.
佢好似唔係好開心。
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keoi5 hou2 ci5 m4 hai6 hou2 hoi1 sam1
He seems not very happy.

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