粵

口hau2吻man5

hau2 man5kǒu wěn

English

  1. tone of voice
  2. (noun) The attitude of someone's said
  3. tone; note
  4. connotation in intonation
  5. accent (regional etc)
  6. snout
  7. muzzle
  8. lips
  9. protruding portion of an animal's face

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 講嘢嘅語氣、態度

Examples

  • 開玩笑嘅口吻

    jocular tone

  • 他是一位老師 ﹣ 這點從他說話的口吻就能看得出來。

    He is a teacher, as is clear from his way of talking.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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