粵

一jat1回wui4事si6

jat1 wui4 si6yī huí shì

English

  1. one and the same (thing)
  2. one thing (as distinct from another)
  3. (emphatic) the same thing; the same matter
  4. ... is one thing, (but ... is another)
  5. important thing; important matter

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 強調指相同或者相關嘅事
  2. 表示轉折,前者同後者可以分開看待
  3. 重要嘅嘢

Examples

  • 要考慮嘅係,喺夏威夷呢啲地方冇咁多日本人係一回事,但係附近有啲日本人係有啲令人放心嘅。 可能係感覺問題。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 那是另一回事。

    That is quite another matter.

    Tatoeba · Drake CC BY

  • 自己生了孩子後才明白母愛到底是怎麼一回事。

    It was not until I had a baby myself that I knew what mother's love is.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我只能问自己这对其他所有人是不是一回事呢。

    I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 知道一门语言是一回事,教这门语言又是另一回事。

    To know a language is one thing, and to teach it is another.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 錢對佢嚟講,唔係一回事。

    Money doesn't matter to her.

  • 大家都唔當係一回事,你唔使覺得尷尬喎。

    None of us cares about it. Don't feel embarrassed for yourself.

  • 佢哋講嘅嘢同我諗嘅係一回事,我哋都同意呢個方案。

    What they're saying is the same as what I was thinking, we all agree on this plan. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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