謂 (wai6 | wei4) : say; call

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謂

wai6

wei4

[1] say; tell; speak; regard as
[2] call; name; be called; designate

Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

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

謂 / 谓

This word has been viewed 7554 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Apr 2011 02:10

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無謂 mou4 wai6 = pointless; no point

所謂 so2 wai6 suo3 wei4 = so-called

無所謂 mou4*2 so2 wai6 wu2 suo3 wei4 = inconsequential; don't care

不知所謂 bat1 zi1 so2 wai6 bu4 zhi1 suo3 wei4 = clueless 粵

冇所謂 mou5 so2 wai6 = inconsequential; don't care; no objections 粵

可謂 ho2 wai6 ke3 wei4 = it could even be said

正所謂 zing3 so2 wai6 = so-called 粵

細蝦大,無所謂,大蝦細,無智慧 sai3 haa1 daai6, mou4 so2 wai6, daai6 haa1 sai3, mou4 zi3 wai6 = when children bully adults it does not matter, adults bully children then it's not wise 粵

何謂 ho4 wai6 he2 wei4 = what is meant by; what is the meaning of

稱謂 cing1 wai6 cheng1 wei4 = title, appellation, form of address
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你可以留低﹐亦可以走人﹐對我嚟講都冇所謂。粵
You can stay or go, it's all the same to me.
[Sometimes we need more Cantonese syllables to express the simple English word "or". It's 亦可以 in this sentence. ]

請番嚟嘅所謂專家, 其實係個學生粵
The so-called expert they invited has turned out to be a student.

所謂專家原來係個學生粵
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.

正所謂"風水輪流轉" 粵
As the saying goes, "the boot is on the other foot".

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 謂
Unicode code for this character: U+8b02 (off-site link)

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