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waa6 waa2
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[粵] waa6 | [國] hua4 [1] [n] word; talk; speech [2] [v] talk; speak; tell [3] [粵] [v] advise; persuade; admonish [4] [粵] [v] think; consider; see [粵] waa2 | [國] hua4 [n] language; dialect Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 活 |
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This word has been viewed 33105 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Sep 2013 15:09 |
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大話 daai6 waa6 = [粵]lie; [國] big talk 電話 din6 waa6*2 = telephone; phone call; phone number 正話 zing3 waa6 ; zeng3 waa6 = just now; a moment ago 粵 廣東話 gwong2 dung1 waa6*2 = Cantonese language 講大話 gong2 daai6 waa6 = to lie; to prevaricate 粵 廢話 fai3 waa6*2 = nonsense 電話號碼 din6 waa6*2 hou6 maa5 = telephone number 廣府話 gwong2 fu2 waa6*2 = Cantonese language 廣州話 gwong2 zau1 waa6*2 = Cantonese language 聽話 teng1 waa6 = be obedient; do as told See all 240 compounds (CantoDict reports 250 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 55 examples containing 話
嗰部手提電話壞咗 粵
That mobile phone is broken. [As in malfunctioning rather than being physically smashed.]
點先可以學好廣東話呢? 粵
How actually can I learn Cantonese well? [點先 is the abbreviated form of 點樣先至。 先至 means ‘really; actually’ here, often used with 呢 at the end of a sentence for emphasis. See this thread for details: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,111468,111471#msg-1114]
你唔要嘅話,可以送畀第二個 粵
If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else. [Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person]
雖然係真空,但係唔係話乜嘢都冇。 粵
Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there. [Lit. Although is vacuum, but not saying anything don't-have]
佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係大嚿衰 粵
He tells lies to me every time... he's really obnoxious. [大嚿衰 is specifically referencing a 大隻老.]
佢次次都講大話,都畀我聽到… 粵
He's always telling lies which I hear. [Lit. He time time also tells-lies, also give me listen]
我覺得普通話嘅兒化好惡聽 粵
I think that erhua in Mandarin sounds horrible. [Lit. I feel Putonghua [possessive particle] erhua very terrible-listen]
老細話去邊﹐我哋就去邊。 粵
We'll go wherever the boss says. [Cantonese sentences often feature a balanced structure with repetitive wordings rather than a simple structure. ]
我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。 粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him. [English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]
如果你唔忙嘅話,你可唔可以幫我搬呢個櫃入去間房。 粵
If you're not too busy, could you help me move this dressor into the bedroom?
你唔聽話, 就唔帶你去㗎喇! 粵
You better behave yourself else I won't take you there! [Here, 就...㗎喇 carries a more threatening tone, but still serves as a reminder.]
佢唔單只問得好溜,講話重開口夾著脷添 粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
出咗半斤力,想話攞返足八両。 粵
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels. [From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).]
靚女話要同你睇戲,你梗係𦧲飯應啦 粵
A pretty girl is willing to catch a movie with you. Surely that is something you wished for.
人哋啱啱學廣東話,發音唔準,你就唔好嘥人啦。 粵
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838]
間酒店冇理由咁平格,話唔定啲房有鬼。 粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms. [Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.]
如果你真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話,你就一定要聽多啲香港台 粵
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio. [Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]
佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票 粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone. [頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]
聽講話近排有隻獵豹喺呢頭殺咗三個人 粵
I heard there's a cheetah who killed three people recently. [Lit. hear-say-speech recently have [counter] cheetah at this area kill-[particle indicating completeness] three people See this thread for discussion on grammar: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,111098,111192#msg-111192]
佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。 粵
His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter. [起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'starting to ...'.]
自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。 粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]
近來傳出啲流言蜚語,話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞 粵
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.
直覺話我知﹐錢係佢偷嘅。 粵
I have a gut feeling that he stole the money. [The two nouns "feeling" and "money" could be placed ahead of the two pronouns "I" and "he" respectively in the Cantonese version.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |