粵

可ho2謂wai6

simp可谓
ho2 wai6kě wèi

English

  1. it could even be said
  2. one can be said to be; you could say he/she is

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 可以話係,指一樣嘢比喻成另一樣嘢好合適

Examples

  • 佢可謂一部活字典。

    You could say he is a walking dictionary.

  • 佢出車禍最後得輕傷,可謂不幸中嘅大幸。

    He sustained only minor injuries in a car accident. You could say it’s a fortune out of misfortune.

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

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