粵

現jin6實sat6

simp现实
jin6 sat6xiàn shí

English

  1. reality; actuality
  2. reality; actuality
  3. realistic; practical; materialistic; calculating
  4. real; actual
  5. realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 客觀存在嘅事實同狀況;唔係幻想出嚟嘅世界
  2. 只顧實際利益,缺乏理想或者人情味

Examples

  • 現實生活

    real life

  • 面對現實

    to face reality; to face the facts

  • 佢必須面對現實嘅挑戰。

    He must face the challenges of reality.

  • 理想同現實往往有好大差距。

    There is often a huge gap between ideals and reality.

  • 佢份人好現實,唔會同你講感情。

    He is very calculating and won't let personal feelings get in the way.

  • 佢份人好現實,唔信世界上有奇跡。

    He's realistic and doesn't believe in the possibility of miracles.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個社會好現實嘅,邊有真心朋友㗎。

    Society is very materialistic; true friends are hard to come by.

  • 如果呢個係喺舞台上表演,我會抹黑佢係完全唔現實嘅小說。

    Tatoeba CC BY

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

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