粵

彷fong2彿fat1

simp仿佛
fong2 fat1fǎng fú

English

  1. to seem; as if; seemingly
  2. alike; similar
  3. seemingly; as if
  4. seemingly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係好似;形容兩件事嘅性質相近
  2. 即係好似;形容一件事可能有發生

Examples

  • 那一瞬間,彷彿一切都停止了。

    In just a moment, it seemed like everything stopped.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 他安靜地讀著書,彷彿什麼事都沒發生過。

    He read a book quietly, as though nothing had happened.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 好似有呢件事

    彷彿有這回事 (fong2 fat1 jau5 ze2 wui4 si6)

    to have a vague idea that it did happen

  • 飲咗啲酒,我好似喺洗衣機入面噉天旋地轉。

    喝過酒後,我彷彿在洗衣機之中般天旋地轉。 (hot3 gwo3 zau2 hau6 ngo5 fong2 fat1 zoi6 sai2 ji1 gei1 zi1 zung1 bun1 tin1 syun4 dei6 zyun3)

    I feel dizzy as if I was in a washing machine after I drink some wine. ----

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

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