粵

來loi4意ji3

simp来意
loi4 ji3lái yì

English

  1. one's purpose in coming
  2. purpose or motive of one's visit

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 嚟到某一個地方嘅目的

Examples

  • 她是第一次来意大利吗?

    Is this her first time coming to Italy?

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 一時失言常常會帶來意想不到的結果。

    A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 來意不善

    to have bad purpose in coming

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

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