奉旨
fung6 zi2fèng zhǐ
English
- on imperial orders
- (slang) hold
- under obligation (to do things)
- to do something unjustified as if it were for granted; originally: to follow a decree (in the imperial age)
- to take something for granted; must; usually used in rhetorical questions for criticism
粵語 — Cantonese
- 理所當然地，通常係一啲唔好嘅習慣；由遵循皇帝或者上官旨意嘅本義引申
- 多數用喺反問句，質疑一件事係咪唔發生唔得
Examples
佢奉旨遲到㗎喇。
He will be late for sure. ----
我奉旨要幫你嘎？
Do I always need to help you?
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk