粵

會wui6意ji3

simp会意
wui6 ji3huì yì

English

  1. combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters)
  2. Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
  3. also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
  4. to comprehend without being told explicitly
  5. to cotton on
  6. knowing (smile, glance etc)
  7. combined ideogram

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種將漢字分類嘅方式:會意字由多個部份組成,字嘅意義同部份字有間接關係,如日月為明、人言為信;六書之一

Examples

  • 我相信有一日啲人會意識到英文係英美帝國嘅象徵,英美帝國喺攻擊世界其他地方之前已經摧毀咗好多國家同文化。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 有一天你会意识到它。

    The day will come when you will realize it.

    Tatoeba · JimmyUK CC BY

  • 人孔是圓的,因為這樣人孔蓋就不會意外地掉進洞裡。

    Manholes are round because that way they won't accidentally fall through the hole.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

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

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