<blockquote>
  <p><em>1) Would 和, 跟, or 给 be the right Mandarin substitute in this case?</em></p>
</blockquote>

<ul>
<li>给 in Mandarin can replace 同 in Cantonese when 同 (<em>for me</em>) denotes it is an order or demand</li>
</ul>

<p>"你(同)我企喺度!"  = "你(給)我站著！" = "stand there (<em>for me</em>)!" (an order)</p>

<p><em>"你(同)我企喺度" = "你(和)我站著" means "you (and) I stand there"</em> </p>

<p><em>"你(同)我企喺度"= "你(跟)我站著" means "you (with) I stand there"</em></p>

<ul>
<li>'跟/ 替' in Mandarin can replace '同' in Cantonese when '同'  means 'to, for or on behalf of'</li>
</ul>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>Mandarin: "你<strong>跟</strong>我解釋一下" = "explain it <strong>to</strong> me!" </p>

<p>Mandarin: "你<strong>替</strong>我解釋一下" = "explain it <strong>for</strong> me!" </p>

<p>Cantonese: "你<strong>同</strong>我解釋一下" = "explain it <strong>to</strong>/<strong>for</strong> me!"</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>2) What's the right substitute for 你同我畀錢! ("You pay for me!")</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>See examples above:</p>

<p>你<strong>同</strong>我畀錢 ("you pay <strong>for</strong> me") = "你<strong>替</strong>我付錢"</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If you meant "you pay!"(an order)  then you should use '給' and wrote  "你<strong>给</strong>我付錢!"</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>As the dictionary entry below lists, 同 in Cantonese means <code>for, on behalf of</code>.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/215/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/215/</a></p>

<p>In Cantonese, you might say something like this (slightly aggressive tone): 你同我企喺到! ("You stand right there!")</p>

<p>1) Would 和, 跟, or 给 be the right Mandarin substitute in this case?</p>

<p>2) What's the right substitute for 你同我畀錢! ("You pay for me!")</p>

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Mandarin equivalent of 同 when the meaning is "for, on behalf of"
# Mandarin equivalent of 同 when the meaning is "for, on behalf of"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-04)

As the dictionary entry below lists, 同 in Cantonese means `for, on behalf of`.

<http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/215/>

In Cantonese, you might say something like this (slightly aggressive tone): 你同我企喺到! ("You stand right there!")

1) Would 和, 跟, or 给 be the right Mandarin substitute in this case?

2) What's the right substitute for 你同我畀錢! ("You pay for me!")

**Tags:** translation, grammar, mandarin, cantonese

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-04. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

> *1) Would 和, 跟, or 给 be the right Mandarin substitute in this case?*

* 给 in Mandarin can replace 同 in Cantonese when 同 (*for me*) denotes it is an order or demand

"你(同)我企喺度!" = "你(給)我站著！" = "stand there (*for me*)!" (an order)

*"你(同)我企喺度" = "你(和)我站著" means "you (and) I stand there"*

*"你(同)我企喺度"= "你(跟)我站著" means "you (with) I stand there"*

* '跟/ 替' in Mandarin can replace '同' in Cantonese when '同' means 'to, for or on behalf of'

Example:

Mandarin: "你**跟**我解釋一下" = "explain it **to** me!"

Mandarin: "你**替**我解釋一下" = "explain it **for** me!"

Cantonese: "你**同**我解釋一下" = "explain it **to**/**for** me!"

> *2) What's the right substitute for 你同我畀錢! ("You pay for me!")*

See examples above:

你**同**我畀錢 ("you pay **for** me") = "你**替**我付錢"

> If you meant "you pay!"(an order) then you should use '給' and wrote "你**给**我付錢!"


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