Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- yuàn
English
- desire, want
- (bound form) wish; hope; desire
- (noun) 1. Wish; (adjective) Voluntary
- wish
- to be willing
- ambition
- to wish (that sth may happen); may ...
- vow; pledge
- to hope; to wish; to desire
- to be willing
粵語
- 即係希望；對一件事結果嘅偏好
- 即係心甘情願
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 願
- 意願ji3 jyun6
aspiration
- 願意jyun6 ji3
to wish
- 願望jyun6 mong6
desire
- 自願zi6 jyun6
voluntary
- 請願cing2 jyun6
to petition
- 志願zi3 jyun6
aspiration
- 寧願ning4 jyun2
would rather ... (than ...)
- 心願sam1 jyun6
cherished desire
- 但願daan6 jyun6
if only (sth were possible)
- 情願cing4 jyun6
willingness
- 願景jyun6 ging2
vision (of the future)
- 如願jyu4 jyun6
to have one's wishes fulfilled
- 祝願zuk1 jyun6
to wish
- 許願heoi2 jyun6
to make a wish
- 甘願gam1 jyun6
willingly
- 遺願wai4 jyun6
final wishes of the departed
- 誓願sai6 jyun6
(verb) to swear; to vow an oath
- 宏願wang4 jyun6
great aspiration
- 宿願suk1 jyun6
long-cherished wish
- 如願以償jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4
to have one's wish fulfilled
- 本願bun2 jyun6
intention
- 願心jyun6 sam1
a wish
- 遂願seoi6 jyun6
to have one's wish fulfilled
- 祈願kei4 jyun6
to pray