粵

宣syun1稱cing1

simp宣称
syun1 cing1xuān chēng

English

  1. to assert
  2. to claim
  3. to claim; to declare; to profess

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 聲稱;通常係喺冇證據之下講嘅

Examples

  • 当两个女生都跟约翰宣称她们对他有感觉时,他不知道该跟哪个谈恋爱了。

    When both girls told John they had feelings for him, he was in a quandary as to which girl he should be with.

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  • 佢宣稱自己係無辜嘅。

    He claimed that he was innocent.

  • 呢個人宣稱自己精通十七種語言。

    This person claims that he masters 17 languages.

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

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