會 (wui5 wui6 kui2 | hui4 kuai4) : will, would; get together; meet; city

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會

wui5 wui6 kui2

hui4 kuai4

[粵] wui5 | [國] hui4
[1] [v] will; shall; would; be likely to
[2] [v] understand; know; be able to

[粵] wui6 | [國] hui4
[1] [v] get together; assemble; gather
[2] [v] meet with; see; receive (a guest)
[3] [n] meeting; party; conference
[4] [n] association; society; union
[5] [n] chief city; capital; metropolis

[粵] wui6 kui2 | [國] kuai4
[v] compute; calculate; do the accounts

For the last definition, Jyutping wui6 is much more popular than kui2 even though the latter is recommended by most dictionaries as the standard reading.

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 曰 (#73)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

會 / 会

Don't confuse with:
曾

This word has been viewed 26761 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Jul 2016 15:32

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豬乸會上樹 zyu1 naa2 wui5 soeng5 syu6 = (lit. female pigs can climb tree) something impossible; "When pigs fly" 粵

聽證會 ting1 zing3 wui5 ting1 zheng4 hui4 = (legislative) hearing

中華會館 zung1 waa4 wui6 gun2 zhong1 hua2 hui4 guan3 = The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). Chinese Six Companies

興中會 hing1 zung1 wui5 xing1 zhong1 hui4 = Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山｜孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu

領會 ling5 wui6 ling3 hui4 = understand， comprehend， grasp

再會 zoi3 wui6 zai4 hui4 = 'see you soon' 國

教會 gaau3 wui6*2 jiao4 hui4 = church

唔會 m4 wui5 = cannot, not willing 粵

等一會兒 dang2 jat1 wui6 ji4 deng3 yi1 huir4 = wait a moment; wait awhile 國

會話 wui6 waa6*2 hui4 hua4 = conversation
See all 466 compounds (CantoDict reports 524 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 67 examples containing 會

我今日唔會食早餐粵
Today I'm not going to eat breakfast

平時唔會講〝多過〞. 粵
Normally we won't say "多過".
[(This is actually referencing the sentence "今年學費貴過舊年").]

我覺得行公司會悶死我粵
Going shopping bores me to death.
[Lit. I feel walk-company would boring die me]

點解會噉嘅？粵
Why does it have to be like this?
[Lit. why would thus? [Very common phrase on TV dramas and anime!]]

我一生一世都會愛你。
I'll love you for the rest of my life.

我畢業之後會搵工嘅嘞。粵
After I graduate, I will find a job.

如果我唔係太攰，我會去買嘢。粵
If I'm not too tired, I will go shopping.

你估聖誕日會唔會落雪吖? 粵
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

喺聖誕節，我哋會大宴親友粵
At Christmas we will have a big party.

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