粵

吃hek3香hoeng1

also written喫香
hek3 hoeng1chī xiāng

English

  1. popular
  2. (noun) In high demand
  3. in demand
  4. well regarded
  5. to be at an advantage, to have an advantage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有著數;有優勢

Examples

  • 猫不吃香蕉。

    Cats don't eat bananas.

    Tatoeba · jiangche CC BY

  • 我在吃香蕉。

    I am eating a banana.

    Tatoeba · Adelpa CC BY

  • 我经常去重庆吃香肠

    I often go to Chongqing to eat sausages.

    Tatoeba · Alkrasnov CC BY

  • 韓國人不喜歡吃香菜。

    Koreans don't like eating cilantro.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 湯姆說瑪莉常吃香蕉。

    Tom said that Mary often eats bananas.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 而家做律師呢行好吃香。

    Being a lawyer is preferable these days.

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

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