粵

興hing3致zi3

simp兴致
hing3 zi3xìng zhì

English

  1. mood
  2. interest in, or mood to enjoy doing something
  3. spirits
  4. interest

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 享受做某件事嘅心情

Examples

  • 興致勃勃

    to be full of zest

  • 今日你做乜咁有興致去行山啊?

    What makes you in such a good mood for hiking today?

  • 我哋去新界釣魚,點知落大雨,乜嘢興致都冇晒!

    We were fishing in the New Territories, but all the good mood was gone when the downpour came unexpectedly.

  • 蓝色的鸟栖息在树枝上,兴致昂扬地唱着歌。

    The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

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

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