粵

表biu2揚joeng4

simp表扬
biu2 joeng4biǎo yáng

English

  1. to praise
  2. to commend
  3. to commend; to praise

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去讚賞人哋同埋將人哋做過嘅好事講出去俾其他人聽

Examples

  • 即使在受到表扬的时候,谦虚也是很重要的。

    Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.

    Tatoeba · miaojiandao CC BY

  • 小說家說謊並不是不道德的事。其實,謊話說得愈離譜、愈有技巧,就愈會受到公眾和批評家的表揚。

    It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個警察嘅英勇行為值得表揚。

    The heroic act of this police officer is praiseworthy.

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

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