<p>I suppose that you mean "Were you holding your phone to your ear?" Then you can say "你 lik 住部手机来打啊？" I don't know the character for "lik", which means "to hold".</p>

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2014-04-22T18:24:03.383Z
The character for `lik1` is 搦. It's a [nasal-stop alternant](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese_nasal-stop_alternation) of `ling1` 拎.
Claw
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2014-04-28T22:33:39.100Z
@user3410 I think you meant to address your question to @abcs, but I can answer this anyway. In Cantonese, the continuous aspect is expressed using the `zyu3` verb suffix. This is indeed cognate with Mandarin's `zhe` suffix, written as 著 or 着. In Cantonese though, 著/着 is typically pronounced with the literary pronunciation `zoek6`. In order to indicate that the `zyu3` pronunciation is intended, 住 is often written instead.
Claw
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2014-04-28T22:51:17.937Z
Oops, I meant `zyu6` instead of `zyu3`. It's too late to edit my original comment unfortunately.
Claw
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2014-04-22T03:12:14.217Z
2014-04-22T03:12:14.217Z
abcs
<p>As the question states, how do you say, "Did you hold your cellphone close to your face?" in Cantonese?</p>

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How to say, "Did you hold your cellphone close to your face?" in Cantonese?
# How to say, "Did you hold your cellphone close to your face?" in Cantonese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-20)

As the question states, how do you say, "Did you hold your cellphone close to your face?" in Cantonese?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-04-22. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I suppose that you mean "Were you holding your phone to your ear?" Then you can say "你 lik 住部手机来打啊？" I don't know the character for "lik", which means "to hold".

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The character for `lik1` is 搦. It's a [nasal-stop alternant](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese_nasal-stop_alternation) of `ling1` 拎.  
> **username_2**: @user3410 I think you meant to address your question to @username_1, but I can answer this anyway. In Cantonese, the continuous aspect is expressed using the `zyu3` verb suffix. This is indeed cognate with Mandarin's `zhe` suffix, written as 著 or 着. In Cantonese though, 著/着 is typically pronounced with the literary pronunciation `zoek6`. In order to indicate that the `zyu3` pronunciation is intended, 住 is often written instead.  
> **username_2**: Oops, I meant `zyu6` instead of `zyu3`. It's too late to edit my original comment unfortunately.  

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