彷彿
simp仿佛fong2 fat1fǎng fú
English
- to seem; as if; seemingly
- alike; similar
- seemingly; as if
- seemingly
粵語 — Cantonese
- 即係好似;形容兩件事嘅性質相近
- 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