No. 8,519 in Chinese
shiga喺
"喺" (shiga) means "to be at; to exist at; located at" in Cantonese.
In a sentence
我喺家裡休息。
I am resting at home.
The word '喺' is used here to indicate a location where the subject is.
我喺一家公司工作。
I work at a company.
'喺' is used to specify the location of work, showing a situational context.
他喺我的朋友。
He is my friend.
In this sentence, '喺' is used in spoken Cantonese to mean 'is,' equivalent to '是' in Mandarin, connecting subjects with identities.
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