粵

發faat3揮fai1

simp发挥
faat3 fai1fā huī

English

  1. to display
  2. to bring into play; to use one's potential fully
  3. to exhibit
  4. to bring out implicit or innate qualities
  5. to express (a thought or moral)
  6. to develop (an idea)
  7. to elaborate (on a theme)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令能力、才華可以用到出嚟

Examples

  • 發揮才能

    to display one's ability

  • 呢份工佢冇得發揮,我估佢好快會走。

    He cannot utilise his potential fully at this job. I guess he's going to quit soon.

  • 物流業可以充分發揮香港既有優勢,創造好多就業機會。

    The logistics industry can bring Hong Kong's existing advantages into full play and create many job opportunities.

  • 視覺表現唔單止增強咗環境嘅美學吸引力,亦都喺遊戲嘅背景下發揮功能目的。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 我哋一定要發揮新嘅能量。我哋要創造新嘅工作機會。建立新學校,面對威脅,同埋修復返聯盟。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 濕地喺生態系統入面發揮重要作用,佢可以淨化水、防止洪水同侵蝕,同埋為野生動物提供食物同住所。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 行為決策喺塑造個人喺唔同情況下點樣作出選擇方面發揮住至關重要嘅作用,特別係喺涉及社會互動同資源分配嘅情況下。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 发挥您的想象力。

    Use your imagination.

    Tatoeba · Jokubas CC BY

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

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