粵

果gwo2然jin4

gwo2 jin4guǒ rán

English

  1. really
  2. unsurprisingly; indeed; eventually; as expected; sure enough
  3. sure enough
  4. as expected
  5. if indeed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 事情嘅結果同預測一致,或者結果同事情發展嘅方向一致

Examples

  • 佢考試冇温書,果然考試就唔合格。

    He didn't study for the exam. Unsurprisingly, he failed.

  • 尋日天氣報告話會有雨,果然今日就落雨嘞。

    Yesterday the weather forecast there would be a shower, and today, as expected, it is indeed raining.

  • 我對他的第一印象果然沒有錯。

    My first impression of him proved to be correct.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我们昨天试了一下,果然是很好。

    We tried it out yesterday; as expected, it was really good.

    Tatoeba · aeriph CC BY

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

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