粵

公gung1認jing6

simp公认
gung1 jing6gōng rèn

English

  1. publicly known (to be)
  2. widely accepted
  3. to be generally recognised as
  4. accepted (as)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 公眾都認同

Examples

  • 佢被公認為全港最叻嘅廚師。

    He is generally recognised as the best chef in Hong Kong.

  • 他的技術是公認的。

    Everyone recognized his skill.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 鲸是被公认为最大的哺乳动物。

    The whale is well known to be the largest mammal.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 现在中国公认的标准旗袍的现代版本是首先在上海发展起来的。

    The modern version, which is now popularly recognized in China as the standard qipao, was first developed in Shanghai after 1900.

    Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY

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

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