Cantonese · 1 October 2026 · Dim Sum and Yum Cha
比人借咗
bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2Jyutping
borrowed by someone / lent out to someone
phrase
A passive construction indicating that an item, equipment, or document has already been borrowed or taken on loan by someone else.
In a sentence
我想去攞疊新公司手尾合約，點知會計部主管話晨早比人借咗，家陣無人知放喺邊。
ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 lo2 dip6 san1 gung1 si1 sau2 mei5 hap6 joek3, dim2 zi1 wui6 gai3 bou6 zyu2 gun2 waa6 san1 zou2 bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2, gaa1 zan2 mou4 jan4 zi1 fong3 hai2 bin1.
I wanted to go grab that stack of new company leftover contracts, but the accounting department supervisor said it was borrowed by someone first thing this morning, and now nobody knows where it's kept.
