可謂
simp可谓ho2 wai6kě wèi
English
- it could even be said
- one can be said to be; you could say he/she is
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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