粵

仿fong2佛fat1

fong2 fat1fǎng fú

English

  1. to seem; as if; seemingly
  2. alike; similar
  3. seemingly; as if
  4. seemingly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係好似;形容兩件事嘅性質相近
  2. 即係好似;形容一件事可能有發生

Examples

  • 那一刻,时间仿佛静止了。

    At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 他讲起那场事故,讲得仿佛他亲眼所见。

    He recounted the accident to me as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 当我们回眸青春,仿佛有一种说不出的痛。

    When we look back at our youth, there seems to be an indescribable pain.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 在他们双目交接的瞬间,世界仿佛静止了。

    When their eyes met, it was as if the world stood still.

    Tatoeba · jessie0422 CC BY

  • 一年过去了,但仿佛我们昨天还见过面似的。

    A year has passed, but it's as if we saw each other only yesterday.

    Tatoeba · jiangche CC BY

  • 好似有呢件事

    彷彿有這回事 (fong2 fat1 jau5 ze2 wui4 si6)

    to have a vague idea that it did happen

  • 飲咗啲酒,我好似喺洗衣機入面噉天旋地轉。

    喝過酒後,我彷彿在洗衣機之中般天旋地轉。 (hot3 gwo3 zau2 hau6 ngo5 fong2 fat1 zoi6 sai2 ji1 gei1 zi1 zung1 bun1 tin1 syun4 dei6 zyun3)

    I feel dizzy as if I was in a washing machine after I drink some wine. ----

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

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