<p>I hear 淨係 more than 剩係 in daily conversations though both are correct. 剩 is more Mandarin than Cantonese I think. 剩 means remainder. </p>

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aren't they both pronounced the same in cantonese?
Crashalot
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2014-02-27T09:13:42.857Z
Nope. 剩 is sing6 and  淨 is jing6.
user3992
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2014-02-27T16:10:05.457Z
淨係 sounds more like 仅剩 or 只剩。 So yeah, 淨係 is the correct one.
user3992
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hmm, according to cantodict (http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/3497/), they are pronounced the same.
Crashalot
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2014-02-28T02:11:57.583Z
Look at Wikitionary instead. It's more accurate.
user3992
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2014-02-28T02:37:32.493Z
do you have a link to wikitionary? i can't seem to find the cantonese part of the site.
Crashalot
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2014-02-28T02:43:24.363Z
https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki

ahh... I see where the confusion is, 剩 is listed as sing6 and zing6 while 淨 is listed as zing6.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%89%A9 and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%87%88

Says otherwise.
user3992
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_But_ the [_Chinese_ wiktionary](https://zh.wiktionary.org/) and the [MDBG dictionary](https://mdbg.net) both agree with CantoDict's pronunciations, i.e. zeng6/zing6 for 淨 and sing6/zing6 for 剩. Would you say the _Chinese_ Wiktionary is less accurate than the _English_ one about _Cantonese_? For the first character, even [Baidu Baike](http://baike.baidu.com/view/78507.htm) agrees. For the second, it doesn't have Cantonese pron info.
MickG
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2015-02-21T18:16:16.373Z
Also compare [`[1]`](http://kaifangcidian.com/han/yue/%E5%89%A9) and [`[2]`](http://kaifangcidian.com/han/yue/%E5%87%80).
MickG
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2015-02-24T09:29:26.090Z
And @Crashalot I suggest you don't look for a Cantonese wiktionary. [It exists](https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wt/yue/%E9%A0%AD%E7%89%88), but in the Incubator, so it doesn't have all that much information. Use the [Mandarin version](http://zh.wiktionary.org) version instead.
MickG
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@Crashalot As an English Wiktionary editor, I would say both the Cantonese and Mandarin (Chinese) versions of Wiktionary are quite unhelpful. The Cantonese version is overly prescriptive (not describing real usage) and the Mandarin version is unfortunately taken over by bots for most of its entries. I would suggest the English Wiktionary, but we are still lacking a lot of information for single Chinese characters.
justinrleung
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user3992
<p>They are both correct but I would say 淨係 is better than 剩係.</p>

<ol>
<li>淨 means "pure, clean", while 剩 means "leftover, remains".</li>
<li>The original pronunciation of 剩 is sing6, not jing6.</li>
</ol>

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<p>Both phrases are listed in CantoDict (<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/3497/" rel="noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/3497/</a>).</p>

<p>It seems like 剩係 makes more sense, but which is actually correct?</p>

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In Cantonese, which is correct: 淨係 or 剩係?
# In Cantonese, which is correct: 淨係 or 剩係?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-27)

Both phrases are listed in CantoDict (<http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/3497/>).

It seems like 剩係 makes more sense, but which is actually correct?

**Tags:** cantonese, topolect

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-02-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

They are both correct but I would say 淨係 is better than 剩係.

1. 淨 means "pure, clean", while 剩 means "leftover, remains".
2. The original pronunciation of 剩 is sing6, not jing6.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-27. Score: 1

I hear 淨係 more than 剩係 in daily conversations though both are correct. 剩 is more Mandarin than Cantonese I think. 剩 means remainder.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: aren't they both pronounced the same in cantonese?  
> **username_1**: Nope. 剩 is sing6 and  淨 is jing6.  
> **username_1**: 淨係 sounds more like 仅剩 or 只剩。 So yeah, 淨係 is the correct one.  
> **username_0**: hmm, according to cantodict (http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/3497/), they are pronounced the same.  
> **username_1**: Look at Wikitionary instead. It's more accurate.  
> **username_0**: do you have a link to wikitionary? i can't seem to find the cantonese part of the site.  
> **username_1**: https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki  ahh... I see where the confusion is, 剩 is listed as sing6 and zing6 while 淨 is listed as zing6.  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%89%A9 and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%87%88  Says otherwise.  
> **username_2**: _But_ the [_Chinese_ wiktionary](https://zh.wiktionary.org/) and the [MDBG dictionary](https://mdbg.net) both agree with CantoDict's pronunciations, i.e. zeng6/zing6 for 淨 and sing6/zing6 for 剩. Would you say the _Chinese_ Wiktionary is less accurate than the _English_ one about _Cantonese_? For the first character, even [Baidu Baike](http://baike.baidu.com/view/78507.htm) agrees. For the second, it doesn't have Cantonese pron info.  
> **username_2**: Also compare [`[1]`](http://kaifangcidian.com/han/yue/%E5%89%A9) and [`[2]`](http://kaifangcidian.com/han/yue/%E5%87%80).  
> **username_2**: And @Crashalot I suggest you don't look for a Cantonese wiktionary. [It exists](https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wt/yue/%E9%A0%AD%E7%89%88), but in the Incubator, so it doesn't have all that much information. Use the [Mandarin version](http://zh.wiktionary.org) version instead.  
> **username_3**: @Crashalot As an English Wiktionary editor, I would say both the Cantonese and Mandarin (Chinese) versions of Wiktionary are quite unhelpful. The Cantonese version is overly prescriptive (not describing real usage) and the Mandarin version is unfortunately taken over by bots for most of its entries. I would suggest the English Wiktionary, but we are still lacking a lot of information for single Chinese characters.  

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