粵

迴wui4避bei6

simp回避
wui4 bei6huí bì

English

  1. to shun
  2. to avoid (sb)
  3. to skirt
  4. to evade (an issue)
  5. to step back
  6. to withdraw
  7. to recuse (a judge etc)
  8. to make way for important people
  9. to avoid confrontation or contact so as not to have any embarrassment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 讓路畀重要或者尊貴嘅人
  2. 避免面對、接觸,以避免嫌疑或尷尬。

Examples

  • 主要官員多次迴避提問。

    Chief officials avoided responding for several times.

  • 公主嚟到嗰時大家都要迴避。

    When the princess arrives, everyone has to make way for her. ----

  • 個大肚婆穿咗羊水,就蘇得喇,叫班男人迴避下先啦。

    [ChatGPT]The pregnant woman's water broke, so she's in labor now. The men should stay away for a while.

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

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