粵

好hou2嘢je5

hou2 je5hǎo yě

English

  1. (adjective) great; (noun) good stuff; (interjection) hooray
  2. expression of admiration such as "good work!"
  3. marvellous; excellent
  4. good stuff
  5. cry of delight or excitement like "great!" or "hurray!"
  6. gutsy; daring

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 表示讚賞、做得好
  2. 出色;犀利
  3. 品質優良嘅物件,通常指商品或者貨物
  4. 一種歡呼
  5. 有吉士;有膽識

Examples

  • 呢啲係好嘢嚟㗎!

    This is real good stuff!

  • 好嘢!我哋贏咗啊!

    Hurray! We've won!

  • 佢嘅數學好好嘢㗎!

    He's really good at maths! ----

  • 噉都畀你諗到,好嘢!

    That was an ingenious idea. Good thinking! ----

  • 佢敢講敢做,真係好嘢!

    He dares to speak his mind and do what is right. Such a gutsy person.

  • 呢啲好嘢,我淨係留俾熟客㗎咋。

    This selection is only reserved for frequent customers.

  • 睇完啲好嘢,唔好寫嘢,唔好講嘢,你無恥噉敢用你啲污糟嘅說話去污染嗰種美好嘅狂喜。

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

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