粵

發faat3誓sai6

simp发誓
faat3 sai6fā shì

English

  1. to vow
  2. to swear; to vow; to take an oath
  3. to pledge
  4. to swear

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好鄭重噉講出有決心去做某件事嘅説話,或者對某件事作出保證

Examples

  • 發假誓

    to prejure

  • 向天發誓

    to swear to God

  • 我发誓我乜都唔知。

    I swear that I don't know anything.

    Tatoeba · iclementine CC BY

  • 我發誓以後都唔賭錢喇。

    I swear that I won't gamble again.

  • 個騎士發誓向國王忠誠。

    The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 阿湯發誓話無泄漏我等之間嘅秘密喎。

    Tom swore he didn't tell anyone our secret.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 佢喺老師面前發誓,會努力讀書。

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 破解詛咒嘅方法只有一個-要有個從來未談過戀愛嘅人發誓永遠愛奧德特。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

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

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