粵

何ho4謂wai6

simp何谓
ho4 wai6hé wèi

English

  1. (literary) what is?
  2. what is the meaning of?
  3. to inquire the sense of a name or an idea

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 查詢一個概念或者名字嘅意思,放響設問或者反問句入面就有鄙視或者憤慨嘅意思

Examples

  • 這部電影試圖打破刻板印象,重新詮釋何謂真正的男性特質。

    This film attempts to break stereotypes and redefine what true masculinity is.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 何謂民主?

    What is democracy?

  • 今日等我同大家講下何謂語言學。

    Let me explain what linguistic actually is to you all today.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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