粵

實sat6質zat1

simp实质
sat6 zat1shí zhì

English

  1. substance
  2. essence
  3. of good substantial qualities and contents
  4. essence
  5. actually; in fact

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 特質、內容唔算虛無
  2. 本質
  3. 表示現實、本質嘅情況

Examples

  • 與此同時,淨係得份全國性報紙喺佢嘅晚間版標題話日美談判已經達成咗實質協議,令唔少人感到驚訝,包括埋啲政府官員。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 這是一場沒有實質內容的爭論。

    It was an argument of little substance.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我们看东西不是看其实质,而是以我们的主观意识看它们的。

    We don't see things as they are, but as we are.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 南北朝在他們的統治之下失敗了的原因是他們讓文學的光輝超越了實質內容。

    The reason the Northern and Southern Dynasties had failed in their rule was that they allowed literary splendor to surpass real substance.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 現象嘅實質

    essence of the phenomenon

  • 佢掌握到問題嘅實質。

    He got the essence of the problem.

  • 天水圍行政上屬於香港,但係實質係國中之國。

    Tin Shui Wai, although administratively under Hong Kong's jurisdiction, is a world of its own.

  • 神嘅存在,並唔係指實質嘅存在,而係精神嘅存在。

    The existence of God is not a substantial being but rather a spiritual being.

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

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