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  • wèi
  • wéi

English

  1. interjection to call attention
  2. hello (when answering the phone)
  3. hey
  4. (interjection) (of answering phone calls) hello
  5. to indicate a suggestion; to try to persuade
  6. hello; standard greeting when speaking on the telephone, used by both parties
  7. hey; used to greet or address somebody, or to catch somebody's attention; an informal, less polite phrase showing intimacy or friendliness
  8. to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
  9. to express dissatisfaction
  10. used to express strong dissatisfaction

粵語

  1. 表示建議、鼓勵、慫恿
  2. 講電話嘅時候,用嚟向對方打招呼
  3. 用嚟打招呼,亦都可以用嚟吸引對方嘅注意,要求對方聽你講嘢;係一種唔正式、冇咁有禮貌嘅用語
  4. 表示不滿
  5. 用嚟向對方表達強烈不滿

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