粵

老lou5實sat6

simp老实
lou5 sat6lǎo shi

English

  1. honest; sincere
  2. honest; trustworthy
  3. well-behaved
  4. naive; gullible

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔會講大話,有信用

Examples

  • 咪講大話。老實啲。

    Don't tell a lie. Be honest.

    Tatoeba · Riko CC BY

  • Tom仔好老實,唔識講大話。

    Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 阿Tom人好老實,我鍾意佢。

    As Tom is honest, I like him.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 佢係一個老實人,所以我請咗佢。

    As he was an honest man, I employed him.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢個人好老實,一定唔會篤你背脊。

    He's an honest person. He won't talk about you behind your back.

  • 老實講,我其實真係唔係好鍾意佢。

    Frankly speaking, I don't like him.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 老實講吖,其實我唔係好鍾意翻譯。

    To tell the truth, I don't like translating.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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