萬maan6一jat1

English

1. just in case
2. (noun) (of number) 1. eleven thousand or 11.,000 (e.g. money)
3. (for undesirable events) what if; in case; supposing; literally: ten-thousand one
4. contingency; eventuality; circumstance; literally: ten-thousand one
5. if by any chance
6. contingency

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 假設一啲唔好嘅嘢會發生
2. 有機會發生嘅問題、潛在嘅風險

Examples

• 以防萬一

  in preparation for the contingency

• 唔怕一萬，只怕萬一。

  Fear not the ten thousand (expected things), just fear the one (unforeseen accident).

• 萬一佢遲到噉點算呀？

  What if he should happen to be late?

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 萬一佢唔嚟，噉我哋點算啊？

  If by any chance he doesn't come, what can we do?

• 萬一佢間公司破產，佢爭你嗰筆數點追返？

  In the case that his company goes bankrupt, how would you recover your money from him?

• 萬一發生火災，按鈴。

  In case of fire, ring the bell.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 萬一下雨，我就不去。

  In case it rains, I won't go.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 萬一他遲到的話怎麼辨？

  What if he should happen to be late?

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY