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English

1. propriety
2. appropriate behavior
3. proper speech or action
4. within the norms
5. sense of appropriatenessunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 理解自己嘅身份同場合，知道有乜嘢應該做，乜嘢唔應該做unreviewed?

Examples

• 我自有分寸。

  I know what I'm doing.

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

• 他說話很沒分寸。

  He has no filter for what he says.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

• 我父母在的时候，请你言语注意分寸。

  Please keep your language decent while my parents are here.

  Tatoeba · kooler CC BY

• unreviewed?

  做事冇分寸

  to act inappropriately

• unreviewed?

  細路仔唔好咁冇分寸，大人講嘢唔准插嘴。

  Act appropriately kids. Don't interrupt when the grown-ups are taking.