粵

褒bou1義ji6

simp褒义
bou1 ji6bāo yì

English

  1. commendatory sense
  2. commendatory sense
  3. positive connotation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (詞語所包含嘅)讚許、肯定嘅意思

Examples

  • 褒義詞

    commendatory term

  • 「英勇」呢個詞係帶褒義嘅。 ("jing1 jung5" ni1 go3 ci4 hai6 daai3 bou1 ji6 ge3.)

    The word 'courageous' has a positive connotation.

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

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